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OSHA Regulations Regarding Safety Showers and Eyewash Stations
It has been brought to my attention that our two safety showers and eyewash stations are in need of repair and/or replacement. It is my desire to provide the appropriate equipment, but I could use some help on determining what is required by OSHA. K.S.
Read MoreEffect of the Proposed Global Harmonization System
OSHA expects to adopt a revised Hazard Communication Standard that includes information included in the GHS in 2011. Once the rule is finalized, employers will have three years to implement the new standard. The most significant impacts upon employers include...
Read MoreDecontamination of Metal Finishing Area
We have a finishing room at one of our plants, and we have outsourced the plating. We also did pickling and bright dip in the room, and we now want to decontaminate it so that we can sell the equipment, or at least dispose of it properly. Our main concerns are cyanide, silver and nickel.
Read MoreDo We Have a Large Load?
We have a captive metal finishing operation and are looking at a process that will have a waste stream with 10,000 ppm Chemical Oxygen Demand at an average flow rate of 4 gal/min that will be discharging into our city’s wastewater treatment facility, which has a capacity of 2.5 million gal/day. Is this a large load for such a facility?
Read MoreIron Phosphate-Contaminated Rinsewater Disposal/Recycle
Could you provide us readers with some advice as to the potential to recycle or reuse our waste iron phosphate?
Read MoreCentrifugal Pump Versus Air-Operated Diaphragm Pump
We have an old wastewater pretreatment system for our metal finishing operation. The system contains two large air diaphragm pumps that transfer the wastewater from a holding tank to the flocculation tank before the clarifier. Since we are renovating the pretreatment system to extend its life, our team is arguing over whether to replace or keep these pumps.
Read MoreWhat New Air Pollution Regulations?
Info on the Plating and Polishing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
Read MoreMolybdenum Removal from Wastewater Revisited
I have been working for 15 years in the field of water treatment and the problem with molybdenum in wastewater is getting more and more prevalent. We’ve found the following treatment scheme to be successful.
Read MoreIs Grinding E-Coated Parts Safe?
Can you tell me if it is safe to rework electrocoated parts with grinding—using pads to remove the coating, and so on?
Read MoreRemove that Bleach Smell
In our scrubber system for chlorination, we use caustic soda as the oxidation agent. This produces sodium hypochlorite, and unfortunately, sodium hypochlorite has an unpleasant smell.
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