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EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule is Final
In May we published an article on EPA’s proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule. The final Rule was signed on September 22, 2009, and will go into effect 60 days after Federal Register publication. It applies to an estimated 10,000 facilities in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. possessions and territories (i.e., Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa).
The final Rule requires facilities and suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial GHGs that emit 25,000 metric tons or more per year of GHGs and manufacturers of vehicles and engines to submit annual reports to EPA. The Agency equates 25,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent to the emissions from 131 rail cars of coal, 58,000 barrels of oil or 4,600 passenger vehicles or the annual energy use of 2,200 homes.
Posted in Environmental Compliance, Hot List
Tagged "Dr. Scott Harris", "epa final rule", "GHG emissions", "ghg rule", "greenhouse gas emissions", "greenhouse gases", "ieso llc", "iesollc", "kenneth Harris", "Kenneth Scott Harris", "Scott Harris PHD", "Scott Harris", "stationary combustion sources", co2, EPA, GHG, GHGs, IESO, methane
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IESO Client Achieves ISO 14001 Certification!
Sekisui in Winchester, KY has passed their certification audit for ISO 14001! Congratulations to Chuck Bond, the Safety and Environmental Manager, and everyone else on the ISO team for a strong effort in joining nearly 155,000 other certificants in 148 countries.
Posted in Environmental Compliance, Management Systems
Tagged "Dr. Scott Harris", "environmental management system", "environmental management systems", "ieso llc", "iesollc", "iso 14001", "kenneth Harris", "Kenneth Scott Harris", "Scott Harris", certification, EMS, IESO, ISO, iso14001, sekisui, winchester
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Is Your Lightning Protection Really Protecting You?
Do you have structures with lightning protection? Is it properly installed? How can you tell? While conducting a recent mock VPP audit, IESO discovered that a lightning protection system being installed did not comply with NFPA 780, the Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems.
Down-conductors were exposed inside the structure and improperly bonded to surrounding ground systems, which could have caused a sideflash during a strike. Anchor points were set in mortar joints,
rather than brick and concrete, and numerous down-conductors had bends of 90 degrees in less than the required 8-inch span. These “tight” bends greatly reduce carrying efficiency and increase the risk of sideflash as the bolt attempts to “find the path of least resistance.” Imagine the system doing exactly what it should do by capturing a strike, then routing several hundred million volts and 20,000 amps INSIDE your facility fully exposed to employees, equipment and raw and finished materials, in this case flammable liquids!
IESO Client Receives First-of-its-Kind State Grant for OHSAS 18001
Philips Lighting in Danville, KY will develop and implement their OHSAS 18001 program using in-part the first-ever Bluegrass State Skills (BSSC) grant awarded for a health and safety management system. The $25,000 grant from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development was the product of a cooperative effort between IESO and BSSC and their legal department. Historically the grant program excluded health and safety from eligibility, but IESO successfully negotiated a great outcome for our client.
Posted in Health and Safety Compliance, Hot List, Management Systems, Risk Management
Tagged "bluegrass skills", "bluegrass state skills", "Dr. Scott Harris", "health and safety", "ieso llc", "iesollc", "kenneth Harris", "Kenneth Scott Harris", "OHSAS 18001", "philips lighting", "Scott Harris PHD", "Scott Harris", "tax credit", "tax credits", bssc, grant, health, IESO, inspection, inspections, ohsas, OSHA, safety
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