SHELDON PRIMUS ARTICLES

• EPA's Looming Risk Resilience Assessment (RRA) And Emergency Response Plan (ERP): What You Need To Know

  4/11/2019

  The U.S. EPA has a new Risk Resilience Assessment (RRA) and Emergency Response Plan (ERP) compliance deadline coming for water systems across America. These key plans are set to come due in 2020 and 2021 with varying deadlines as per the size of the utility’s service areas. This article will give you tips to be ready for the EPA deadlines.

• Top 5 Violations For The Water And Wastewater Sectors

  3/8/2018

  The water and wastewater sectors are mostly regulated by their own organizations because they are exempt from federal OSHA regulations. But utilities are responsible for more than delivering water and wastewater treatment services. They must provide a workplace that is free from known hazards.

• Utility Safety Culture: A Hidden Key To Employee Retention

  3/20/2017

  Sound safety policy does more than keep your workforce free from harm. It keeps them around.

• 10 Key Changes To Fall Protection Regulations For General Industry

  12/15/2016

  The Walking-Working Surfaces rule for General Industry (GI) has been a long time coming for regulators. There have been fall protection rules with vague or missing wording in the 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D standard ever since it was adopted in 1971.

• The Top 5 Features Of The OSHA Website That Can Save You Thousands Of Dollars

  11/17/2016

  The OSHA.gov website is one of the most powerful resource sites for the safety professional and business owner. I've used this site repeatedly to research, gain training material, and uncover regulatory agenda for years to come. Unfortunately, there are many people that are unaware of the wealth of information buried on this site. This blog post will uncover the top five features on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) website that will save you thousands of dollars.

• Crystalline Silica: The Deadly Dust

  8/10/2016

  Crystalline silica has been linked to several medical conditions and even death to workers exposed to the dust. Exposure to respirable crystalline silica is a health concern for both the construction and plant personnel. This article will shed some light on the exposure possibilities for the wastewater and drinking water professions and how to protect yourself from this deadly dust.

• Fight Against 'Flushable' Wipes: Steps To Recovering Cost From Manufacturers

  4/2/2016

  Flushable wipes and related products have been a blight for wastewater collection systems and utilities in recent years.

• Proposed Changes To The Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule

  3/15/2016

  The Risk Management Program (RMP) is a law created to protect the greater community from the accidental release of highly hazardous chemicals. Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7), there are requirements for the employer to have accident prevention plans for every facet of handling these chemical hazards.

• Online Training: EPA’s 'All-Hazards Boot Camp'

  12/16/2015

  The U.S. EPA has recently released a video tutorial that outlines all phases of emergency planning and response for the water and wastewater facilities. This article will introduce and give an outline to the new training from an insider’s point of view.

• Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) And Sewer Backups: Causes And Solutions

  7/6/2015

  Wastewater collection systems are a series of pipes and water accumulation points known as lift stations.

• Confined Spaces In Construction: The New 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA

  6/1/2015

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has just released a new construction standard 29 CFR 1926 Subpart AA.

• Asbestos Pipe Safety Awareness And Compliance

  2/20/2015

  The distribution system for water treatment has several hazards especially asbestos cement piping.

• 4 OSHA Changes To Be Aware Of In 2015

  11/26/2014

  The utility sector mirrors what happens with the general industry and construction sectors throughout America.

• The Top 5 Fall Protection Hazards Overlooked By Utilities

  9/2/2014

  Fall hazards are the number one killers in the construction field according to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). In 2010, fatalities from falls to lower levels was 255 out of 264 recorded fall deaths.

• The UV Uprising: How UV Disinfection Will Claw Its Way To Prominence

  6/20/2014

  Chlorination in all of its forms — gas, liquid, or solid — has been the primary way for treatment plants to disinfect the treated wastewater. The treatment plants that use gas chlorination must face federal regulatory oversight in the form of a Risk Management Program (RMP). Liquid chlorine plants trade in the regulatory oversight for a more expensive and less effective product. While chlorine in its solid form is good for small treatment facilities known as package plants (named for their mobility). However, ultraviolet (UV) technology is rapidly altering the landscape of disinfection throughout the industry.

• Occupational Safety And Utility Compliance: 7 Tips For Risk Management Program Compliance

  5/15/2014

  The EPA’s Risk Management Program is a necessary but daunting regulation that imposes strict adherence and heavy consequences for non-compliance. These tips are designed to keep utilities safe in every sense.

• Radioactive Iodine In Wastewater Treatment Plants

  3/18/2014

  Radioactive material in the environment often causes public concern or even panic. However, it is very common for wastewater treatment plants to have some radioactive material passing through the system. Radioactive material may occur naturally or through nuclear fission. Iodine-127 and Iodine-131 are the most common Iodine isotopes found in municipal biosolids, because it has a tendency to re-concentrate in the waste stream_. This article will further explain the basic background of radioactive Iodine, its use, health risks, and its presence in the wastewater treatment plant.

• Occupational Safety And Utility Compliance: Tips for Surviving A Regulatory Plant Inspection

  2/21/2014

  Whether the name is the State Department of Environmental Protection Agency or Department of Water Quality, or some other name, the agency can strike fear in municipalities when they inspect the plant. It is not that most plants have something to hide or are discharging inferior water, but no one likes to be under the microscope. Let alone under the microscope of a regulatory agency with the power to fine the utility.

• An Overview Of The New Hazard Communication Standard With The GHS

  1/8/2014

  The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classification and labeling of chemicals is a logical, comprehensive, and international approach.