Books published by Government Institutes

This updated edition examines the latest regulatory and judicial developments involving the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and provides a clear, practical explanation of its requirements. Using this book, you will learn how to manage the "field side" of RCRA compliance, including identifying hazardous waste, transporting hazardous materials under EPA and DOT regulations, and disposing of solid wastes. You will also learn how to manage the "paperwork side" of RCRA compliance, working with such documents as RCRA permits, manifests and land ban documents, and underground-storage-tank notices. New issues addressed in this edition include the new provisions regarding recycling, the corrective action program, and the regulation of combustion units; changes in enforcement policy, civil and criminal liability, and citizen suits; and new regulations regarding land disposal, underground storage tanks, facilities siting, and municipal solid waste management.

This practical guide to regulatory compliance and good management practice addresses key issues in underground storage tank (UST) management. Offers recommendations for developing and maintaining UST management programs that minimize the risk of a release and reduce the potential for costly repercussions.

Provides environmental and occupational-safety-and-health practitioners and students with a comprehensive overview of the principles and concepts of modern biology.

Addresses various topics from the history of the federal agencies that enforce the regulations to the requirements of the regulations themselves. This book provides facility managers with an instruction manual for understanding and complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

A guide to understanding and complying with the 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1900-1910. It addresses common OSHA regulations in alphabetical order and helps eliminate the regulatory circles that make compliance difficult.

Addressing the most common causes of excavation, trenching, and shoring violations, Excavation Safety provides you with the insight you need to ensure compliance and protect workers'' lives and company investments. The author provides step-by-step methods for restricting workers from hazardous areas, providing egress from excavations, protecting workers from materials and equipment, selecting competent people to perform self-inspections, and ensuring a protection system is in place. The first part of the book explains the hazards of the excavation site and the need for safe work practices. The second part contains all relevant OSHA standards as well as extensive notes, annotations, and comments. You will learn which actions should be taken at each site to eliminate serious injury, work delays, and additional costs. Such actions include evaluating soil conditions and structure, designing support systems to guard against cave-ins, and conducting self audits to detect potential problems. You will also examine pre-site considerations, including educating workers about unmarked, undetected underground utility lines, identifying employer responsibilities, and establishing a training program based on OSHA''s model of voluntary training guidelines. Each chapter includes a content summary for quick reference, and the included case studies provide examples of common excavation errors and the corrective actions required to fix them.

A valuable tool, this comprehensive reference simplifies the time-consuming process of searching through more than 14,000 pages of the Title 40 and 29 Code of Federal Regulations for sampling, analysis, and monitoring methods requirements, designated each year by EPA. Completely updated and greatly expanded from the previous edition, this edition features a new appendix containing the "EPA Index to Test Methods" and new sections on FIFRA, TSCA, noise control, and OSHA safety program. Within just one volume, you''ll find all the tables and listings of measurement methods that you need from eight major Acts: Clean Water Act; Safe Drinking Water Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Clean Air Act; Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; Noise Control Act; Toxic Substances Control Act; and Occupational Safety and Health Act. To make your job even easier, this book also contains chemical cross-reference tables by alphabetical order and CAS number order.

The Second edition helps you assess your exposure to disasters and formulate OSHA- and EPA-compliant plans that reduce the risk of losses. As well as revisiting disasters such as fires, explosions, floods, earthquakes, and transportation incidents, this edition reflects and examines changes made to emergency preparedness and mitigation efforts.

Used by OSHA inspectors to guide their inspection activities, this handbook can be used to develop a compliance program, prepare for an inspection, and avoid costly compliance problems. In addition to covering guidelines for abatement, citations, penalties, and investigations, this book covers maritime inspection, debt collection, federal agency safety and health programs, disclosure, water transportation services, SAVEs and AVDs, and money received from employers.

The success of any food manufacturer''s safety program depends on how accurately a facility interprets the laws and how it handles the hazards that workers face on a daily basis. This resource provides industry managers, safety directors, and workers with straightforward answers to complicated OSHA questions.Referencing FDA, USDA, and other regulatory standards as applicable, the authors explain the requirements of the twelve major Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 29 Part 1910 (general industry) and Part 1928 (agriculture) for food worker safety and provides examples to help ensure compliance with all applicable standards.The book examines the most serious health hazards in the industry, including inhalation of flavorings, radiation, and amputations, and identify ways to prevent accidents from occurring. They will address both industry-wide safety concerns and segment-specific hazards for meatpacking, poultry processing, fruit and vegetable canning, and food flavoring, and find information to help them overcome the language and cultural barriers of the food industry''s growing Hispanic workforce to ensure adequate protection for all.A complete sample food manufacturing safety program that meets OSHA requirements and a comprehensive checklist for completing self-audits are included.

This comprehensive guide to business aviation management provides in-depth and useful information on all aspects of managing a corporate aviation program, from regulations and safety concerns to finances and facility management. It is an essential tool for students and professionals who need accurate and practical information.

Marine Safety provides a toolbox of field-tested and proven tools for assessing and managing marine risks and making better-informed decisions to prevent marine casualties. Using this book as a guide, managers in the marine industry learn to apply 12 common risk-based decision-making tools that help them make practical and technically-defensible decisions for managing port and waterway operations, conducting inspections, and preparing and responding to accidents. The authors thorough examine the 12 tools and include discussions on each tool's concepts, limitations, common uses, procedures, terminology, and applications to marine safety in a clearly outlined, user-friendly format.

Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more.

A layman's guide introducing wetlands ecology and law through a thorough discussion of the permit process. Attempting to unite the interests of developers, ecologies, and attorneys, the manual provides important discussions in wetland classification systems, determinations, and delineations and more.

Identifies and fulfils the federal environmental requirements for your construction and development projects. This book features seven checklists to help you evaluate your compliance status through three stages of your project - pre-bid, pre-construction, and construction and a sample construction stormwater pollution prevention plan.