Free Guidance Pages Overview

Here is a list of some of the topics addressed in the site - For terms and acronyms that are confusing, go to our acronyms page. To obtain information about any of the issues listed below click here to go directly to the contents page. Please allow it a minute or so to load - it access a LOT of information!

Air regs, issues, guidance: Clean Air Act overview, The Clean Air Act in Plain English (EPA publication), Air Guidance Manuals and other free downloads, CAA Operating Permits Guidance, Links & Downloads, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Clean Air Act 112r requirements, Indoor air quality, Sick building syndrome

Asbestos Information, background, Asbestos regulations, Asbestos Federal Register notices, Asbestos resource links, Asbestos, Training Materials

Assessments - environmental site assessments, Phase I and II's, compliance assessments, etc.

Auditing - Environmental auditing, state and EPA policies regarding audits.

CERCLA - Superfund: Brownsfields, Site remediation

Community Right-to-Know - (EPCRA)

DOT (Dept. of Transportation) contacts, phone numbers, links, etc.

Drinking Water Safety - vs. Tap Water - Get the facts here

EPA contacts, links, phone numbers, reg downloads, EPA/OSWER publications (free download here)

FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, & Rodenticide Act

Food safety - Mad Cow Disease, Pfisteria, E. Coli...how do you protect your family's health? Find out here.

Groundwater Contamination

HazMat - Hazardous Materials - MSDS searches, chemical compound information, etc. including used oil.

Hazardous Waste - RCRA information and regulations, Generators of Haz Waste, TSDFs (Treatment, Storage and/or Disposal Facilities), Land Ban requirements (Part 268, land disposal), HWIR - Hazardous Waste Identification Rule Now published - Nov 30, 1998!!!

Health & Safety - OSHA, Federal & State Health Department Links
contacts, links, etc., OSHA Fact Sheets - free to download here, OSHA News & FR notices - Back to 198 (Search & Download any notice), Respiratory Protection Standard (current reg), Respiratory Protection OSHA Interpretations, Disposable Respirators - OSHA Letters regarding their use, Asbestos, MSDS searches.

International Environmental Affairs - Everything from the Basel Convention to Whaling is here - and we're adding more information from each region and country every week.

ISO14001 - Environmental Management Systems overview, Detailed explanation, FAQs, News and new company certification listings

Lab Packs - Information about packing and removing small (less than 10 gallons each) containers of hazardous chemicals, cleaners, paints, etc. for disposal.

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) searches and other chemical information

News - latest significant regs, Newsletters & email subscriptions, Federal Register Notices & News, DOT News & FR notices, EPA News & FR notices, OSHA News & FR notices

OSHA - See Health & Safety (above)

Oil: Used Oil management information, regulations, etc.

Pollution Prevention - including online tools to search for alternatives

PCBs - Overview Page, PCB Health & Safety Information, PCB Regulatory Compliance Guidance, PCB Disposal, Federal Register Notices (downloads)

Radioactive/Nuclear wastes issues, regulations, links, State nuclear regulatory agencies links

Recycling issues - Batteries, Fluorescent Lights, Fluorescent lamp recyclers list, Mercury Wastes, lists of recyclers

Risk Management Plans - Publications, guidance, sample plans and current memos and regulations. Remmeber: They are due June, 1999!

Safety Information - OSHA, Federal & State Health Department Links
contacts, links, etc. (quite a lot here), OSHA News & FR notices,

Search Engines - 1. Search this site, 2. Search government sites, also has capabilities to search the Federal regulations and Federal Register, 3. Search the Internet, 4. Search for a book, article, or video at Amazon

Soil Contamination - regulations, guidance

State Government contacts, links, address, & numbers for all 50 states, State Stormwater Contacts, State Health Department info & contacts, State DOT (transportation) web sites

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) - Also see "PCBs" and "Asbestos", Premanufacture Notices (PMN) guidance, forms, etc., TSCA regulations and laws

Training - (required DOT, OSHA, RCRA training), Hazwoper (OSHA 40/24/8 hr) Detailed information, regulations, etc. provided about the EPA/OSHA and DOT requirements, DOT HM Training, OSHA Training

Transportation of Hazardous Materials - also see DOT, Hazardous material transportation regulations, Hazmat transportation links, State DOT agencies, FAQs and guidance

Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) - New information 12-15-98

Used Oil - information, guidance, regulations

Water & wastewater - NPDES, NPDES FAQ, NPDES Details, Pretreatment, Stormwater, State Government Stormwater Contacts, Wetlands

Wastes - Both Solid Wastes and hazardous wastes, Animal Waste - issues, resources, links; Batteries - Used, disposal, management, lead acid, car, etc.;

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