Compliance guidelines, environmental

EPA. Guidelines for Water Reuse, EPA/625/ R-92/004 Office of Compliance, US Environmental Protection Agency Washington, Dc, 1992. 

Introduction Review and audit processes are used in the chemical process industry to evaluate, examine, and verify the design of process equipment, operating procedures, and management systems. These processes assure compliance with company standards and guidelines as well as government regulations. Reviews and audits can encompass the areas of process and personnel safety, environmental and industrial hygiene protection, quality assurance, maintenance procedures, and so on. 

U.S. EPA uses the guidelines in the Civil Penalty Policy for assessing penalty amounts and uses the Final U.S. EPA Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy to allow for flexibility in assessing penalties. Enforcement of RCRA at federal facilities is now similar to enforcement at TSDFs, as a result of the Federal Facility Compliance Act of 1992. 

The Government of India has established the National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority (India GLP), adopting the OECD quality system of the principles of GLP, for inspection, monitoring, and accreditation of test facilities in India for conducting nonclinical and environmental safety studies. Currently, India enjoys the full member status of OECD for GLP. India is a member of the OECD Test Guidelines program. 

EPA. 1995b. Emissions guidelines and compliance times for municipal waste combustors. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 40 CFR 60, Subpart Cb. 

Biohazard handling. All sample handling and disposal procedures should be performed in compliance with the guidelines of the institutional Environmental Health and Safety Office. Gloves should be worn when handling the samples. Discard tips, pipettes, and tubes into a radioactive waste bag, or an autoclavable biohazard bag. 

All laboratory waste (Figure 1.21) must be disposed of according to official procedures of the I.O.N.S. Corporation. These procedures are in compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, and the guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupation Safety and Health Act (OSHA). These procedures are listed in a separate document. All laboratory workers should consult their supervisor for proper disposal procedures following a given laboratory activity. 

The Discharge Receptors For compliance monitoring, to guarantee their protection according to EC drinking water and environmental guidelines. 

The information required for a notification is the chemical identity, amount manufactured or imported, use, physico-chemical properties, ecotoxicity studies, available mutagenicity studies and animal toxicity, indir t long-term effects on humans and recommendations for disposal and labelling. The data requirements for the notification of new substances are based on the OECD MPD and arc very similar to those in the EC. The minimum information required is listed in Table 34.1. There are no official reduced data requirements for notification of substances to be supplied only in low amounts, although FOEFL will negotiate on a case-by-case basis for certain of the standard tests to be omitted, especially if the substance is to be used in special applications or has special disposal methods which minimise environmental contamination. Studies are to be conducted in compliance with GLP to OECD guidelines or their equivalent. 

EIAs need to be reviewed by an independent body for relevance, completeness, and objectivity. The reviewer may be a government department or separate body. But whatever mechanism is chosen, the objective is to ensiu e compliance, with the spirit as well as the fine print of the environmental law, with established procedures and guidelines, including appropriate timetables. 

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