Center for Industrial Services

In this issue ...

1. Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) 2002 Overview Course & Certification Exam to be Held in Nashville
2. Latest Findings on National Air Quality: 2001 Status and Trends
3. FREE TDEC Workshop on Air Emission Regulatory Process and Pending Regulatory Changes
4. E-Handbook of Statistical Methods Available Online
5. Knoxville/Knox County Mix Recycled Paint Program is a First for Tennessee
6. Lodge Manufacturing Company Saves Money While Reducing Solid Waste
7. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products - Proposed Rule
8. ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, SAFETY, QUALITY, and MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS October -- December 2002

1. CERTIFIED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGER (CHMM) 2002 OVERVIEW COURSE & CERTIFICATION EXAM TO BE HELD IN NASHVILLE

The 2002 Comprehensive Environmental, Health & Safety and Transportation Overview course is coming to Nashville in November. This course is a valuable learning opportunity for:

• Environmental professionals and managers
• Hazardous materials transportation professionals
• Health and safety professionals

The CHMM credential has become one of the most widely recognized and specified credentials in federal agency (EPA, U.S. State Department, FDIC, etc.) request for proposal procurement documents. Many private organizations have implemented corporate policies that require or foster staff engaged in environmental management activities to have or acquire the CHMM credential. Additionally, the CHMM Program is endorsed by the U.S. National Park Service, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense, Corps of Engineers, and various regions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The CHMM course will improve your understanding of hazardous materials management, help you perform your job duties and responsibilities, and prepare you for the optional Institute of Hazardous Materials Management CHMM certification examination. For currently certified CHMMs the course provides 24 hours of quality training that may be applied toward re-certification.

The course registration fee includes a course notebook and breaks, and the newly published Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference will be available to attendees at a reduced rate.

Overview Course: November 12 - 14 (Registration deadline November 4)
Optional CHMM Examination: November 15
Location: Radisson Hotel at Opryland
Course Fee: $595

For more information about the CHMM course and exam, contact Mr. Brian Webster at (615) 778-2535.

Register now! or download the Registration Form

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2. LATEST FINDINGS ON NATIONAL AIR QUALITY: 2001 STATUS AND TRENDS

A new report from EPA finds that air pollution is declining in the United States but that it remains a problem.

The Clean Air Act has led to many improvements in air quality in the United States. Scientific and international developments continue to have an effect on the air pollution programs that are implemented by the U.S. EPA and state, local and tribal agencies.

New data help identify sources of pollutants and the properties of those pollutants. Although much progress has been made to clean up our air, work must continue to ensure steady improvements in air quality, especially because American lifestyles create more pollution sources. Many strategies for air quality improvement will continue to be developed through coordinated efforts with EPA, state, local and tribal governments, as well as industry and other environmental organizations.

You can read the full report, "Latest Findings on National Air Quality: 2001 Status and Trends," at the EPA's Web site.

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3. FREE TDEC WORKSHOP ON AIR EMISSION REGULATORY PROCESS AND PENDING REGULATORY CHANGES

TDEC's Tennessee Small Business Environmental Assistance Program is presenting a workshop designed for small businesses on air regulatory issues in Tennessee. This workshop examines how the Clean Air Act can affect your business. You will receive updated information on regulations and the regulatory process with an emphasis on your opportunities to participate in rule making. The half-day workshop will cover new air quality standards for ozone, regional haze, particulate matter, NOX, hazardous air pollutants, and new source performance standards.

Locations and Dates:

• Chattanooga -- October 17, 2002
• Jackson -- October 23, 2002
• Memphis -- October 24, 2002
• Kingsport --October 29, 2002
• Knoxville -- October 30, 2002
• Nashville --October 31, 2002

To register or to obtain further information, call (800) 734-3619 or 615-532-8013, or e-mail BGSBEAP@state.tn.us

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4. E-HANDBOOK OF STATISTICAL METHODS AVAILABLE ONLINE

The" Engineering Statistics Handbook" from NIST and International Sematech is now online to help engineers, scientists, and business people understand and quickly solve statistical problems so that they can get back to their primary work. This comprehensive resource is available at www.nist.gov/stat.handbook

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5. KNOXVILLE/KNOX COUNTY MIX RECYCLED PAINT PROGRAM IS A FIRST FOR TENNESSEE

The Knoxville/Knox County Mix Recycled Paint Program, which began operation August, is the first local government paint recycling operation in Tennessee. The program produces paint from usable latex paint that is dropped off at the City of Knoxville's Household Hazardous Waste Facility.

The collected paint is processed by trained technicians. If no mold, evidence of frost damage or solid lumps are found in the collected paint, it is set aside for bulking by color into individual drums. Paint that doesn't meet the criteria for recycling is poured into drums and sent to a company that solidifies the spoiled latex, grinds it into powder, and mixes it with concrete and asphalt mixtures.

When the reprocessed paint meets all quality standards, it is strained into pails and sealed. The quality of this recycled paint is very high. As a general rule, the quality of paint is based on its solid content, which determines how well the paint will cover. The City/County Mix Paint has a very high solid content and in most instances will adequately cover in one coat. The reason for this paint's high solid content is that most of the paint that is collected has sat in a storage area for a period of time. Although the cans may be sealed well, they still tend to lose some of their liquid components -- mainly water through evaporation.

Due to the fact that a wide variety of types of latex paints is collected, the finished recycled paint has many good qualities. It cleans and scrubs well, can be used for interior and exterior surfaces with excellent adhesion, and generally covers in one coat. It also resists flaking, peeling, chalking and cracking.

Departments within the city and the county have agreed to use a large portion of the recycled paint in their own public buildings and facilities, including schools. This cuts the government's need to purchase large amounts of paint. The remainder of the paint is sold at a cut rate to nonprofit and charitable organizations and to the public for a minimal charge of $10 per two-gallon pail or $25 per 5-gallon pail.

For more information on this innovative program, contact Mr. Mike Glovier by e-mail at MGlovier@ci.knoxville.tn.us, or phone (865) 215-6708.

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6. LODGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY SAVES MONEY WHILE REDUCING SOLID WASTE

Lodge Manufacturing Company in South Pittsburgh began recycling waste cardboard by letting outside recyclers pick up the cardboard at no charge as it became available. As the prices of recycled cardboard dropped, though, the availability of operators who would pick up the cardboard dropped off as well. One waste recycler eventually placed a trailer at a dock door. The recycler would exchange a full trailer with an empty one. As cardboard prices dropped again, the recycler was forced to charge a rental fee in order to maintain the trailer on site. When the cost of manpower required to handle the cardboard was calculated, it became apparent that Lodge could reclaim lost revenue in material handling by baling the waste cardboard.

Lodge then contracted with Rock-Tenn Company Recycled Fiber Division in Chattanooga to install a rented baler so the company could bale cardboard on site and sell the product to Rock-Tenn. In 2001, Lodge recycled 34.52 tons of cardboard and mixed paper. The return on cardboard, plus savings on the disposal cost of $25 per ton, plus elimination of hauling bills for the trash compactor more than paid for the baler rental. There also was a reduction in overtime costs needed to clean up cardboard as the waste was put into the baler. The availability of the baler in the area where most of the waste cardboard is generated reduces the amount of labor that was required to carry the waste cardboard to the trash compactor located outside and at the other end of the building.

The Savings
Lodge recycled 34.52 tons of cardboard and mixed papers in 2001. An estimated 50.4 tons of recycled cardboard and mixed paper is projected for 2002.

For more information on this success story contact Mr. Ricky King at Lodge Manufacturing: rking@lodgemfg.com

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7. EPA PROPOSES RULE FOR NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: SURFACE COATING OF MISCELLANEOUS METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS

On August 13, EPA issued a proposed rule for national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for miscellaneous metal parts and products surface coating operations located at major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). Industries likely to be affected by the standard include automobile parts, heavy equipment, job shops, rubber-to-metal products and structural steel, among others.

The proposed standards would implement section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) by requiring these operations to meet HAP emission standards reflecting the application of the maximum achievable control technology (MACT). The HAP emitted by these operations include xylene, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), phenol, cresols/cresylic acid, 2-butoxyethanol, styrene, methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), ethyl benzene, and glycol ethers. Exposure to these substances has been demonstrated to cause adverse health effects such as irritation of the lung, eye, and mucus membranes; asthma; effects on the central nervous system; and cancer. In general, these findings have been shown only with concentrations higher than those typically in the ambient air. The proposed standards would reduce nationwide HAP emissions from major sources in this source category by approximately 48 percent. For more details, read the proposed rule and supplementary information at the EPA's Web site.

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8. QUALITY, MANAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY WORKSHOPS - October - December 2002

For more information about the courses listed below, please visit our Web site. Or, call us: (615) 532-8657 or toll-free at (888) 763-7439. To register for any of these courses, please use this registration form.

LEAN MANUFACTURING
For Course Content, Click Here. For PDF Registration Form, Click Here.
To try our new Online Registration System, Click Here.

For problems with Online Registration, please call John Erdmann at (615)532-4908.

Quick Changeover/Setup Reduction

• Chattanooga -- October 24
• Memphis -- October 22
• Nashville -- October 23

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

ISO 14001: Internal Auditor

• Jackson -- October 22-23
• Knoxville -- November 5-6
• Nashville -- November 7-8

HAZARDOUS WASTE/CHEMICAL SITE WORKER

40-Hour Site Worker

• Gatlinburg -- November 18-22

8-Hour Site Worker Refresher

• Memphis -- November 5
• Nashville -- December 11

8-Hour Emergency Response Refresher

• Nashville -- December 12

16-Hour Industrial Incident Management

• Nashville -- December 17-18

DOT COMPLIANCE

16-Hour DOT

• Memphis -- November 6-7

SAFETY

Safety for Supervisors and Managers

• Knoxville -- October 30
• Memphis -- October 23

CERTIFIED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGER (CHMM) 2002 OVERVIEW COURSE & CERTIFICATION EXAM

For PDF Registration Form, Click Here.
To try our new Online Registration System, Click Here.

For problems with Online Registration, please call John Erdmann at (615)532-4908.

• Nashville -- November 12-14 (Exam November 15)

In-plant courses on topics such as Lean Manufacturing, Quality Management, Human Performance Technology, eBusiness, Manufacturing Management and Operations, and Environment, Health and Safety also are available on your schedule. Please visit our Web site for course information, or call us at (615) 532-8657 or (888) 763-7439 to request a catalog.

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