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CONTENTS : VOL 26 NO. 1 WINTER 2015

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REMEDIATION: THERMAL TREATMENT

Organizations across the United States and Canada routinely have to deal with contaminated old properties, sometimes called “brownfield” sites. Our cover story author reviews this issue and describes a thermal technology that could be useful in restoring brownfields to a pristine condition.

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34 SAFETY: EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES Certifying equipment for hazardous locations and explosive atmospheres.

by Jeremy Maxwell

38 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: STRATEGIC THINKING

Critical thinking skills for executives looking at the big picture.

by Lucien Canton

40 HAZMAT PRODUCTS: VARIOUS to Tyco strengthens its portable fire extinguishers.

44 Ruwac's Attic Vac safely removes hazardous vermiculite insulation.

Vid eo for responders to HazMat/WMD incidents.

Connection app and system for high temperature environments.

The Trap Pac Pro innovative spill containment system.

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Up Front

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Environment Business

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Health & Safety

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Event Report

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Ad Index

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Legal Perspective

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Listing of products and services in the environmental services and emergency preparedness industries.

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Saying Goodbye.

Sort Of… After 25 years it’s time to move on

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by Guy Crittenden

“The most meaningful dimension of my career has been helping people, telling their stories.”

here’s something a bit surreal about sitting at my laptop, writing what I know will be my last “editor’s page” Editorial for this magazine. I recently gave my notice, feeling it’s time to move on and try different things in my life. By the time you read this I will no longer be editor of HazMat Management magazine and Solid Waste & Recycling magazine.

Has it really been 25 years? I never knew a quarter century could fly by so fast!

I’ve had bimonthly deadlines for so long it’s in my DNA! As much as I look forward to more freedom, I’m reminded of the section in Jean Paul Sartre’s Being and Nothingness about “requiredness.” As much as we daydream about not having to work, we human beings like to feel needed — no doubt one reason so many people retire only to reappear as consultants or volunteers in their former industries.

Not being needed anywhere specifically will be the toughest part of moving on.

Notice that I don’t use the word “retirement” (at least not loudly). I wouldn’t be happy playing golf every day or otherwise goofing off. My inner compass points me toward a purposeful life of service in worthwhile causes.

My concept at the moment includes some bucket list items. I want to go storm chasing in Tornado Alley. I’d like to volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary helping orphaned elephants or orangutans in some faraway place. I will no doubt resurrect some long-dormant creative writing projects, and my electric guitar beckons from the corner of the living room, whispering, “play me!”

This may not really be goodbye. I hope to write articles (online and in print) for these publications in future, so watch for my byline in future.

Thinking back over the past 25 years, I’ve witnessed some incredible changes. When my business partners and I founded our little publishing company in 1989 (that we sold to the new owners in 2000) personal computing was in its infancy. We were on the “bleeding edge” of technology laying out the magazines ourselves on desktop IBM clones. I recall taking the floppy disks late at night to a pre-production house so the files could be converted into linotype pages, onto which we’d paste screen versions of photos with a wax gun. The printer would later transfer images of each page to metal plates using a photomechanical process.

It all seems ancient now.

I wrote about a wide range of issues over the past 25 years. Most recently transportation of dangerous goods by rail has been the most topical.

Back then, a laser printer that sells for just $300 today cost us more than $10,000. We bought it used, and paid it off over several years! No one had cell phones, and the few models out there were large and clunky.

Probably the biggest technological change I witnessed was the birth of the Internet, which before the 1990s was the exclusive purview of a gnostic class of academics and military types. Email had perhaps the biggest impact. I still remember the first time a writer suggested she’d send me her story by email, and my reply that, “I’m not set up for that.” Can you imagine? Everything had been sent by mail or courier before then.

I recall we were early adapters in having a company website. The functionality was quite minimal and the site was really a glorified business card or poster for the magazines, and nothing like the robust interactive entities of today.

One of the most rewarding aspects of my career has been the way it educated me about environmental issues.

Editing and writing all those articles on environmental regulations, policy and technology is the informal equivalent of a post-graduate degree, I suppose. It scares me to think how much I know about topics like in situ remediation, air sparging, confined space entry and so on that most people have never even heard of!

Moving forward, one thing is for sure: Whatever I do with my life will always include a strong environmental protection component. Environmental conservation has been a blessing of a subject to write about all these years, for which I’m very grateful. I don’t know if I’d have lasted so long if my magazines had been about trucking, or construction, or any other topic.

Perhaps the most meaningful dimension of my magazine career has been helping people, telling their stories, and searching for justice when they’ve been wronged. I’ve made many friends from among my co-workers in this industry over the years, and value those relationships more than some of these friends may realize. The people I’ve met along the way have perhaps been the best part of it all.

And you, my readers! I will miss you very much! Thank you for your kindness and support over all these years! I look forward to seeing you again in print (or in person), some day!

HMM Guy Crittenden was editor of this magazine. The new editor, Dave Nesseth, will appear in this space in future.

Contact Dave at dnesseth@bizinfogroup.ca

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Vol. 27, No. 1

Solutions for the Business of the Environment

Guy Crittenden (retiring) EDITOR gcrittenden@hazmatmag.com David Nesseth ASSISTANT EDITOR dnesseth@hazmatmag.com Brad O’Brien PUBLISHER 416-510-6798 bobrien@hazmatmag.com Dave Douglas ACCOUNT MANAGER 1-866-238-1020 ddouglas@bizinfogroup.ca Kimberly Collins PRODUCTION MANAGER 416-510-6779 kcollins@bizinfogroup.ca Sheila Wilson ART DIRECTOR Anita Madden CIRCULATION MANAGER Bruce Creighton PRESIDENT

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HAZMAT: UP FRONT

Our editor moves on

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uy Crittenden, Editor of this publication, is leaving the company after 25 years working on both HazMat Management magazine and Solid Waste & Recycling magazine and their related websites, newsletters and conferences.

“It’s been a long and satisfying career, yet it’s time to move on,” says Crittenden. “I use the word ‘retirement’ only in the sense of retiring from the company that has published the magazines since they bought us in 2000. I plan to keep writing and pursue freelance opportunities, so don’t imagine me out golfing every day or anything like that!”

Crittenden joined with a small group of friends to launch HazMat Management magazine in 1989 in Toronto, Ontario.

A few years later the partners published Solid Waste & Recycling magazine. In 2000 the partners were acquired by Business Information Group — the trade magazine division of a conglomerate Hollinger that was later Editor Guy Crittenden (left) relaxes at his going-away party at Whistler’s Grill in purchased by the current owner, Toronto, Ontario with long-time cover illustrator Charles Jaffe (right).

Vancouver-based Glacier Media Group.

“I’m pleased to depart at a time when both products are financially healthy and on a growth trajectory as best-in-class information products in rapidly evolving markets,” Crittenden says, adding that what had been collection and disposal or end-of-pipe treatment industries when his career began have evolved into high-tech professionalized businesses.

“I’m also leaving the magazines in very competent hands,” Crittenden adds, referring to new Editor Dave Nesseth and long-time Publisher Brad O’Brien.

“And I plan to write for the magazines and websites from time to time, so I won’t be gone completely,” Crittenden says.

See Crittenden’s final farewell editorial on page 4. New Editor Dave Nesseth can be contacted at 1-800-268-7742 x3569 or dnesseth@bizinfogroup.ca

Welcome to our annual Buyers Guide edition!

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s many readers know by now, HazMat Management magazine switched in 2014 from being a print magazine to a purely digital product, namely a website www. hazmatmag.com website and a regular eNewsletter featuring news and feature stories. The eNewsletter is read by more than 25,000 readers, about two-thirds in the US and a third in Canada.

This Buyers Guide special edition of the magazine is produced once a year. Special editions will also be produced to reflect special major events, conference and trade shows, or sponsored content. The magazine producers also organize the Environmental Response! conference. (See pages 36-37.)

If you or your organization is interested in speaking with our Publisher Brad O’Brien about special editions and event sponsorship, call him at 1-416-510-6798 or email bobrien@hazmatmag.com or visit www.hazmatmag.com

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he Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy that occurred July 6, 2013 ment and efforts to date cleaning up the site, and the importance made a profound impact on the public, emergency respond- of organizational skills and analytical capacity to react calmly in ers and industries that ship dangerous emergency situations. Morin’s talk will also examgoods in Canada and the US by rail, truck and ine the incorrect labeling of hazardous materials other modalities. on the freight cars that crashed in Lac-Mégantic, Jean-Claude Morin, President and CEO of and the impact of that error on the clean-up proQuebec-based MD-UN, is an expert in HazMat cess. Morin also has interest in how legislation transport who shared his wealth of emergency can play a major role in keeping communities safe response knowledge as a keynote speaker at the around HazMat transport.

February 2014 Sites and Spills Expo in Toronto, MD-UN is based in Saint Amable, Quebec Ontario. Morin returns again as a keynote speakand is part of the Canadian Emergency Response er at the forthcoming one-day Environmental Contractors Alliance and was honoured in 2006 Response! conference at the Mississauga by the Commission on Health and Safety for the Convention Centre on Wednesday, February 11, company’s confined space entry training simula2015 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (just west tor, developed in collaboration with RSR. Jean-Claude Morin of Toronto).

MD-UN is a small emergency response comAs a first responder to the Lac-Mégantic train derailment, pany, based in Saint Amable, Quebec. which resulted in millions of litres of crude oil spilled across the rural Quebec landscape and the deaths of almost 50 people, Morin To learn more about the event and how to register or exhibit, has a number of stories and experiences to share with the rest of visit http://events.hazmatmag.com/environmental-responsethe HazMat and remediation industry. conference/ and also visit the pre-event coverage on pages At the event, Morin will update the audience about the derail- 36-37 and 47.

Haz-waste sites added to US Superfund list

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ive hazardous waste sites in the United States have been added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priorities List of Superfund sites awaiting cleanup, while another three contaminated sites are being considered for addition.

New sites to the list include: Indiana—North Shore Drive (groundwater plume) in Elkhart, Ind.; Louisiana—Delta Shipyard (former boat cleaning and repair) in Houma, La.; New Jersey— Pierson’s Creek (chemical manufacturer) in Newark, N.J.; Pennsylvania—Baghurst Drive (groundwater plume) in Harleysville, Pa.; and Vermont—Jard Company, Inc. (former capacitor manufacturer) in Bennington, Vt. Proposed sites for the priorities list include: Alabama— 35th Avenue (residential soil contamination) in Birmingham, Ala.; Indiana—Kokomo Contaminated Ground Water Plume (groundwater plume) in Kokomo, Ind.; and Michigan—DSC McLouth Steel Gibraltar Plant (steel finishing operation) in Gibraltar, Michigan.

Recent academic research, from the study Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health, demonstrated that investment in Superfund cleanups reduces the incidence of congenital abnormalities for those living within 5,000 meters (or 5,468 yards) of a site.

The new superfund sites have characteristics and conditions that vary in terms of size, complexity and when the contamination occurred, with some sites involving recent contamination, among other factors. As with all NPL sites, EPA first works to identify companies or people responsible for the contamination at a site, and requires them to conduct or pay for the cleanup. For the newly listed sites without viable potentially responsible parties, EPA will

investigate the full extent of the contamination before starting substantial cleanup at the site.

Past and current site uses include lead smelting, solvent handling, small capacitor and motor manufacturing, and maritimerelated activities. Site contaminants are numerous with lead, arsenic and other metals; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); and volatile organic compounds such as trichloroethylene (TCE), as well as others. Contamination affects residential yards, wetlands, surface water and groundwater, and soil.

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HAZMAT: COVER STORY

Peek into the Vulcan® Indirect Fire Thermal Desorption Unit

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ll over the United States, parcels of land remain abandoned — wasted — all because potentially hazardous contaminants may be present in the soil or groundwater.

But hope for reinvestment isn’t out of reach for lands such as these, known as brownfields, particularly as new technologies emerge.

Worldwide Recycling Equipment Sales LLC in Moberly, Miss., for example, has designed systems able to process contaminated soil from as little as one ton per hour to as many as 25 tons per hour. One such system, the Vulcan® Indirect Fire Thermal Desorption Unit, is designed to remediate contaminated soils.

Consisting of an indirect heated kiln with four independently controlled heat zones, the Vulcan® Indirect Fire Thermal Desorption Unit comes complete with a vapor recovery system for removing petroleum hydrocarbons or other valuable organics from the feed material. The vapor recovery can be adjusted to suit specific projects and processes.

Before we take a closer look inside the Vulcan®, let’s remember that there are brownfield sites waiting to be cleaned up and reused almost everywhere. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that there are more than 450,000 brownfields in the U.S. alone. Most commonly found in urban areas, brownfield sites are contaminated properties that have been previously used for industrial or commercial purposes. Brownfields can be abandoned factories, mills, foundries, even gas stations. Brownfield land is often contaminated by low concentrations of hazardous wastes, such as hydrocarbons, pesticides, or heavy metals like lead.

In the U.S., the investigation and cleanup of brownfield sites is regulated by state environmental agencies in co-operation with the EPA. The EPA often provides technical help, and some funding, for the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites. Through the

Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, funds from the federal government help with the cost of cleaning up contaminated sites.

INSIDE THE VULCAN®

As we alluded to, one tool that can be used for remediation is the Vulcan® Indirect Fire (electrically heated) Thermal Desorption Unit. The material is fed to a live bottom-feed hopper mounted on a pugmill; from the pugmill, the material is then transferred to the feed auger through a transfer auger. The unit’s drum can reach an operating temperature of 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. Vapors from the contaminated soil are pulled out of the system in a countercurrent direction to the material flow. The treated, dried material is discharged to a water-cooled discharge auger. The vapors can be oxidized at temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit in order to destroy contaminants. A variety of scrubbers can also be incorporated to clean up chlorines, sulfurs, dioxins and other compounds.

“Vapors from the contaminated soil are pulled out of the system in a countercurrent direction to the material flow.”

by Savannah Cooper

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“Services include setup, commissioning, training and maintenance support services over the lifetime of any project.”

Vulcan® Systems custom designs and manufactures drying, calcining and thermal desorption equipment. Each system is built to suit the client’s specific needs. Services include setup, commissioning, training and maintenance support services over the lifetime of any project.

No matter which remediation tool is used, numerous organizations play a part in the cleanup and redevelopment of a brownfield site. State environmental agencies, community groups, technical consultants, legal counsel, investors, real estate professionals and federal government agencies, like the EPA, are just a few of the groups that may be involved in the remediation project.

CLEANUP COST

The actual cost of the cleanup is dependent on a variety of factors, including the level, type, amount and extent of contamination in the

soil. For example, if the groundwater beneath the site is also contaminated, the cost of cleanup will likely be higher. Similarly, the time it takes to clean the site varies. Brownfield sites with extensive contamination that will be reused for residential purposes will take longer to clean than sites with minimal contamination that will be reused for industrial purposes.

There are many advantages for property owners who clean up and reuse their brownfield properties. Often, it is borderline impossible to sell a brownfield site as is or even to receive a bank loan with a brownfield site as security. Cleaning up brownfields helps property owners avoid potential environmental enforcement actions by regulatory agencies—actions that could result in high penalties and expensive cleanups. There are also often tax benefits for cleaning up and reusing contaminated properties, as well as increased returns from the revitalized property, which is more

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The vapors can be oxidized at temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit in order to destroy contaminants.

valuable and marketable. Remediating brownfield sites reduces the potential contamination of adjacent properties or groundwater, decreasing the likelihood of additional cleanup costs in the future.

The cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites can encourage higher property values and stimulate job growth, as well as have a positive impact on the local economy by creating safer, healthier urban spaces.

Cleaning up and reusing brownfields increases local tax bases, creates job growth, makes use of existing infrastructure, reduces the necessity to develop open land, and improves and protects the environment.

REMEDIATED SITES

In Pittsburgh, Penn., for example, many former steel mill sites have been converted into high-end residential, shopping and business areas. One area in Pittsburgh, known as Nine-Mile Run, was formerly a dumping area for industrial slag, a waste product of steel processing. The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority, with help from the EPA, assessed and redeveloped Nine-Mile Run and another smaller tract of land into valuable residential property.

Papa John’s Stadium in Louisville, Ky., was constructed on a 92-acre former industrial site that was contaminated with chemicals and petroleum during almost a century of use as a railroad repair yard. One hundred cubic yards of soil were contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and 47 constituents were addressed, including lead, arsenic and chromium. The initial estimated cost of the remediation was $40 million, but the final cost was just under $7 million, after a risk assessment and the implementation of a cleanup and containment plan.

Similarly, the Jenkins Valve Site in Bridgeport, Conn., was once an abandoned 18-acre area contaminated by industry. In 1994, the city used an EPA brownfield pilot assessment grant to evaluate the extent of the contamination at the Jenkins site.

Today, the former brownfield is now Harbor Yard, a sports complex with a 5,500-seat baseball park, an indoor ice skating rink, arena and museum.

HMM Savannah Cooper is a writer and social media specialist at Worldwide Recycling Equipment Sales LLC. Contact Savannah at scooper@ wwrequip.com.

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Site Remediation The importance of getting it right

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emediation systems remove contamination from soil and groundwater in situ. If designed, installed and operated properly, the benefits can include lower costs, lower carbon footprint, reduced liability, and lower accident frequency (compared to other remediation methods such as “dig and dump”).

In comparison to simply hauling soil away for landfill disposal, a remediation system is safer. US OSHA reports the fatality rate for excavation work is 112 per cent higher than the rate for general construction.

In addition, once the excavators and dump trucks are removed from the picture, the overall carbon footprint of the project is greatly reduced, and liability is reduced when soil remains in place.

Though safer and more sustainable, the downside of remediation systems is that remediation can take longer and dedicated operation is required. Be warned: an inefficient system will have an increased carbon footprint, and budget! Three crucial elements must be

considered to ensure a successful remediation system project: right site, right technology, and right operator.

Determining if the site is “right” requires collection and interpretation of data. The contaminant plume must be delineated both horizontally and vertically, the concentration of contaminant must be determined, and soil and groundwater characteristics must be assessed: drill, sample, pilot test, the assess, assess, assess! Sandy sites can have a great radius of influence, but add silt lenses or layers and you can find yourself in a nightmare.

Clean silt above contaminated sand can be a dream.

Every site is different!

The right technology includes all elements of the system: piping, wellheads and equipment. Piping and equipment must be sized adequately, and a little too big is usually better than a little too small, though not so for the bottom line! Wellheads can be the difference between a stalled well with little or no drawdown and a fully evacuated well with excellent radius of influence.

by Chris McCue

“The mounding caused free-phase product to move away from the system wells.”

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“The right operator is one who understands the site, the technology, and the project objectives.”

On one such site, multiphase extraction wells installed in tight glacial till soil were found to be stalling. The former operator’s solution was to raise drop tubes until sufficient air was available to allow water to move up the drop tubes. The problem was that the drop tubes were raised higher than the static groundwater level to account for “mounding” created by the applied vacuum.

The mounding caused free-phase product to move away from the system wells and migrate further from the system. The engineers designed new wellheads for the existing system that overcame stalling and allowed the wells to be fully evacuated. Free-phase product moved back towards the system wells and was captured by the system.

The right operator is one who understands the site, the technology, and the project objectives. Operation is the responsibility of the project manager and field personnel. Good communication

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between the field and office is key to success and ensures the system continues to move toward the project objectives.

During a recent audit of a client operated remediation system, engineers determined that the sparge blower was operating at pressure too low to evacuate groundwater from the well and allow for air flow. The system had been operating that way for five years!

Neglect any one of these three elements and likely a remediation system will fail to reach the site objective, or take a very, very long time to do so. But, under the right circumstances and with good planning, a remediation system can rapidly remove contaminants and achieve the site objective in a cost effective, safe and sustainable manner.

HMM Chris McCue, AScT, is President of McCue Engineering Contractors in Delta, BC. Contact Chris at chris@mccuecontracting.com

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by John Nicholson

“In Canada 175,000 wells have been drilled with not a single recorded case of drinking water contamination.”

n November of 2014, US President Barack Obama stated he was skeptical of proponents’ claims that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would be a solid job creator.

In its review of the project, the US State Department estimated the project would create 3,900 jobs during the two years of construction and some 50 permanent jobs during operation.

Other energy projects in North America, including hydrofracking, have received similar skepticism over job claims. Opponents of energy projects claim the potential environmental harm from accessing oil and natural gas from shale is not worth the jobs and cheap energy.

Fervent environmental activists have made up their minds that hydrofracking anywhere in Canada is too dangerous and should not be pursued. (There’s natural gas stored in shale rock deposits in various provinces including the Maritimes, Upper Canada, and Western Canada.)

Opposition to hydrofracking has been so ardent that there are moratoriums on fracking in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec. A poll conducted by EKOS Research and released by the Council of Canadians (a not-for-profit lobby group with an anti-fracking stance) claims 70 per cent of Canadians support a national moratorium on fracking until it is scientifically proven to be safe. (The question asked during polling was prefaced with anti-fracking statements.)

The Council of Canadians doesn’t want fracking in Canada because of the high demands for water and the danger it poses to groundwater and local drinking water, among other concerns. It seems the Council is of the opinion that no technology exists today that can treat the water used in fracking to acceptable levels. However, wastewater generated from fracking is no more difficult to treat than industrial or municipal sewage.

Since fracking first began in the 1950s, there continues to be great amounts of research, development and implementation of new technologies, as well as methods for safe extraction of oil and natural gas. More information has also become available about the proper treatment and reuse of water.

tion. The pressurized mixture causes fractures in the rock, which results in the release of natural gas or oil.

Fracking releases petroleum embedded in the rock, captured at the surface along with a portion of the original fracking fluid or “flowback” water. The controversy around fracking is the concern about potentially contaminating local water supplies.

Fracking has taken place in Canada for more than 50 years. During that time more than 175,000 wells have been drilled with not a single recorded case of drinking water contamination.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES One of the major environmental concerns with fracking is the water that flows back up the well, referred to as flowback. There are a number of options for treating flowback, from deep well injection (relatively inexpensive) to treatment that preempts the discharge (relatively expensive).

With available water limiting the development of some natural gas resources, focus has been placed on recycling the flowback so it can be reused in other fracture wells. Recycling flowback can offset water source requirements, while avoiding the relatively high cost associated with flowback water disposal.

There’s nothing special about fracking water that cannot be treated using today’s wastewater treatment technologies.

MOVING FORWARD

According to Statistics Canada, there were 61,572 jobs in the oil and gas industry in 2013. There were 99,435 jobs in support activities for mining and oil and gas extraction in 2013. Included in these figures are environmental jobs.

Canada’s incredible natural resources have been a real key to our prosperity, but tapping these resources does impact the environment. Managing and mitigating the environmental impacts is critical to our continued prosperity. But shutting down development of oil and natural gas supplies is shortsighted and ignores the continual advancement happening in water recycling and wastewater treatment technologies. It also destroys jobs in the oil and gas industry, as well as the environment WHAT IS FRACKING? Hydraulic fracturing, also known as hydrofracking (or industry.

HMM just “fracking”), is a method of recovering natural gas that involves the injection of large quantities of water, John Nicholson, M.Sc., P.Eng., is a consultant based in sand and chemical additives (i.e., surfactants and gelling Toronto, Ontario. Contact John at john.nicholson@ebcagents) at high pressure down a well into a rock forma- canada.com

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Clements Assoc. Inc. 1992 Hunter Ave Newton IA 50208 641 792-8285 Fax: 641 792-1361.

Pres James M Clements

Cliff Lebowitz 16 N Franklin St

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2015 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Suite 110 Doylestown PA 18901 215 348-5105 Owner Clifford Lebowitz

Coast Waste Management Association 1185 Rolmar Cres Cobble Hill BC V0R 1L4 250 733-2213 Fax: 250 733-2214.

Toll-Free: 866 386-2962 Exec Dir Will Burrows

Coastal Environmental Systems, Inc. 820 First Ave S Seattle WA 98134 206 682-6048 Fax: 206 682-5658.

Toll-Free: 800 488-8291 Product Mgr Jim McGregor

Compliance Signs, Inc. 56 South Main St Chadwick IL 61014 Toll-Free: 800 578-1245 Toll-Free Fax: 800 578-1246 Mktg Coord David Anderson

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates

Corolon Coatings & Corrsion Control Technologies Inc. 2 Haas Rd Toronto ON M9W 3A2 416 401-8855 Fax: 416 401-8878.

Pres Stan Buchowski

Dakota Technologies 2201-A 12th St N Fargo ND 58102 701 237-4908 Fax: 701 237-4926.

Pres Randy St. Germain

Danatec Educational Services Ltd. 201-11450 29 St SE Calgary AB T2V 3V5 403 232-6950 Fax: 403 232-6952.

Toll-Free: 800 465-3366 PO Box 60543 AMF Houston TX 77205-0543 281 821-0859 Fax: 281 821-6558.

Pres Larry Snellings

Davis Controls Ltd. 2200 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5R3 905 829-2000 Exec Asst Barbara Smith

Conformance Check Inc.

48 Centennial Rd Unit 1 Orangeville ON L9W 3T4 519 900-5704 Fax: 519 942-8808.

VP Ian Thomas

Control Instruments Corp.

25 Law Dr Fairfield NJ 07004 973 575-9114 Fax: 973 575-0013.

Mktg Mgr Patty Gardner

Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Ltd. G-565 Bryne Dr Barrie ON L4N 9Y3 705 722-8377 Fax: 705 722-8896.

Toll-Free: 800 461-4286

E.S. Systems, Inc.

9910 North by Northeast Suite 600 Fishers IN 46037 317 295-9770 Fax: 317 295-9822.

Toll-Free: 800 355-4628 Pres Howard Levitin

151 Kalmus Dr Suite A202 Costa Mesa CA 92626-5999 714 513-2117 Fax: 714 513-2118.

Natl Sls Mgr Mikel Bills

Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.

14-5195 Harvester Rd Burlington ON L7L 6E9 905 634-7022 Fax: 905 634-0831.

Toll-Free: 866 326-2876 CEO Steve Meldrum

1-2425 Skymark Ave Mississauga ON L4W 4Y6 905 212-6600 Fax: 905 212-6602.

Toll-Free: 877 372-4371 Toll-Free Fax: 800 329-8823 Mktg Asst Lynn Scharfe

Eco Waste Solutions

EcoBec 2000 17952 ch Sainte-Marie Kirkland QC H9J 2L5 514 697-9888 Fax: 514 697-5508.

Pres Richard Masterton

DangerousGoods.com Inc.

651 Colby Dr Waterloo ON N2V 1C2 519 884-0510 Fax: 519 884-0525.

Toll-Free: 800 265-6102 Mktg Mgr Dan Kieswetter 52 Harrop Ave Etobicoke ON M9B 2G9 416 620-0846 Toll-Free Fax: 866 306-5084 VP-Fin Louise Kolanko

DQE, Inc.

Delta Piping Products Canada Inc.

Demesa, Inc. 458 Morden Rd Oakville ON L6K 3W4 905 842-6985 Fax: 905 842-0226.

Toll-Free: 866 333-6372 Credit Dept Mgr Diana Kovacevic

Donley Technology PO Box 152 Colonial Beach VA 22443 Location: 220 Garfield Ave 804 224-9427 Pres Elizabeth Donley

Drain-All Ltd. 1611 Liverpool Crt Ottawa ON K1B 4L1 613 739-1070 Fax: 613 741-3153.

Toll-Free: 800 265-3868 Branches: 444 Advance Ave Napanee ON K7R 3Z6 Drain-All Ltd provides Environmental Services, primarily in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, with support capabilities for other territories.

Emergency Response and First Responder services for spill containment, removal and remediation – available for truck roll-overs, train derailments and other accidents.

Other services include industrial wet/dry vacuuming, high pressure blasting and vacuum excavation. Hazardous and non-hazardous waste removal, confined space entry & tank cleaning, CCTV inspections and sewer line flushing, daylighting and VAC2SAC dry chemical transfer to supersacs or haz bins.

Dupont Protection Technologies PO Box 2200 Streetsville Mississauga ON L5M 2H3 Toll-Free: 800 387-9326

EcoLog Environmental Resources Group 80 Valleybrook Dr North York ON M3B 2S9 416 510-6867 Fax: 416 510-5133.

Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Ext. 5 VP Carol Le Noury The EcoLog Group includes environmental and safety legislation services, newsletters and websites for the busy EHS professional. We are Canada’s largest publisher of business information for environment and occupational health & safety. EcoLog also produces a number of events during the year to provide professionals with hands on training and information.

EcoLog’s ERIS division provides environmental risk information and property data from different government and private databases in a fast, accurate and convenient manner. Now the choice for North America. For more information, visit EcoLog and it’s group of websites: www. ecolog.com, www.erisinfo. com, events.hazmatmag.com.

Egmond Associates Ltd 9601 Winston Churchill Blvd Brampton ON L6X 0A4 416 782-7227 WINTER 2015 HazMat Management 25

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2015 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Toll-Free: 877 755-7227 Toll-Free Fax: 877 755-7227 Principal John VanEgmond

Ellicott Dredges, LLC 1425 Wicomico St Baltimore MD 21230 410 545-0232 Fax: 410 545-0293.

Emergency Film Group PO Box 1928 Edgartown MA 02539 508 627-8844 Fax: 508 627-8863.

Pres Gordon Massingham

ENV Treatment Systems Inc. 70 High St Toronto ON M8Y 3N9 416 503-7639 Fax: 416 503-8925.

Enviro Hazmat Emergency Response Inc. Bay 12 Box 328 Beiseker AB T0M 0G0 403 236-4901 Fax: 403 947-3930.

Toll-Free: 866 249-7583 Pres Barry Lesiuk

Enviro-Sol Plus PO Box 64001 Oakville ON L6L 0A1 Location: 466 Speers Rd Floor 3 Oakville ON L6K 3W9 Toll-Free: 888 767-2268 Toll-Free Fax: 866 593-3002 Admin Don Wright

Environmental Accident Protection Inc. 4218 Howletts Lane Petrolia ON N0N 1R0 519 328-2354 Pres Mark S Braet

Environmental Business Consultants 33 Wanita Rd Mississauga ON L5G 1B3 905 271-2845 Chairman James Sbrolla

Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) 102-2528 Ellwood Dr SW Edmonton AB T6X 0A9 780 429-6363 Fax: 780 429-4249.

Toll-Free: 800 661-9278 Dir-Prog/Event Dev Joe Chowaniec

EQ-The Environmental Quality Company, A US Ecology Company 36255 Michigan Ave Wayne MI 48184 734 329-8000 Fax: 734 329-8140.

Toll-Free: 800 592-5489 Toll-Free Fax: 800 592-5329 Bus Dev Mgr Nanette Myers

ERIS (Environmental Risk Information Service) 80 Valleybrook Dr North York ON M3B 2S9 416 510-5204 Fax: 416 510-5133.

Toll-Free: 866 517-5204 Dir-Sls/Bus Dev Mark Mattei THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL RISK INFORMATION SERVICES PROVIDER FOR ALL OF NORTH AMERICA Environmental Risk Information Services (ERIS) is the first company to provide comprehensive data to assess environmental risk for properties throughout all of North America. Now serving Canada and the US, ERIS is the leading source of current and historical property information in both jurisdictions, meeting criteria set by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Since 1997, ERIS has delivered accurate, affordable, on-demand database research services, and now wants to serve you.

Whether you are doing a Phase I, Phase II, a remediation assessment, financial perspective, evaluating insurance risk or legal due diligence, the ERIS service is an invaluable resource to assist

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Browse our site, learn about the different reports we offer, and discover how ERIS can best serve you!.

eShipGlobal 17304 Preston Rd Unit 280 Dallas TX 75252 972 518-1775

Etcos Environmental 96 Terrosa Rd Markham ON L3S 2N1 905 471-9890 Fax: 905 471-6439.

Project Mgr Ravi Sharma

exp Services Inc. 500-220 Commerce Valley Dr W Markham ON L3T 0A8 905 695-3217 Ext. 3621 Pres Jim Phimister

Fabricated Plastics Limited 2175 Teston Rd Maple ON L6A 1T3 905 832-8161 Fax: 905 832-2111.

VP-Sls G Landry

Fanchem Ltd. 207-3228 South Service Rd Burlington ON L7N 3H8 905 637-7034 Fax: 905 637-7037.

Gen Mgr Jeff Inkes

First Response Environmental 2012 Inc. 26 Burford Rd Hamilton ON L8E 3C7 289 639-2020 Fax: 905 578-5666.

Ops Mgr Steve Tylliros Air, Land & Sea and everything in between. First Response Environmental’s got you covered.

Fluid Metering, Inc. 5 Aerial Way Suite 500 Syosset NY 11791 516 922-6050 Fax: 516 624-8261.

Toll-Free: 800 223-3388 Mktg Mgr Herb Werner

Forestry Suppliers, Inc. PO Box 8397 Jackson MS 39284-8397 Location: 205 W Rankin St Jackson MS 39201-6126 Fax: 601 355-5126.

Toll-Free: 800 360-7788 Toll-Free Fax: 800 543-4203

FPI 151 Kalmus Dr Suite A202 Costa Mesa CA 92626-5999 714 513-2100 Fax: 714 513-2111.

Pres/Owner N. Stephen Van Valkenburgh

Gemtor, Inc. 1 Johnson Ave Matawan NJ 07747-2595 732 583-6200 Fax: 732 290-9391.

Toll-Free: 800 405-9048

Geneq Inc. 10700 rue Secant Montréal QC H1J 1S5 514 354-2511 Fax: 514 354-6948.

Toll-Free: 800 463-4363 Pres Maurice Parise

General Equipment Company 620 Alexander Dr SW Owatonna MN 55060 507 451-5510 Fax: 507 451-5511.

Toll-Free: 800 533-0524 Pres Dennis Von Ruden

Geonics Limited 8-1745 Meyerside Dr Mississauga ON L5T 1C6 905 670-9580 Fax: 905 670-9204.

Tech Sls Rep Mike Catalano

Gorman-Rupp of Canada Limited 70 Burwell Rd St Thomas ON N5P 3R7 519 631-2870 Fax: 519 631-4624.

Dir-Sls Mike Cosgrove

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2015 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 1 First Canadian Place 1600-100 King St W Toronto ON M5X 1G5 416 862-4300 Fax: 416 863-3410.

GrayWolf Sensing Solutions 6 Research Dr Shelton CT 06484 203 402-0477 Fax: 203 402-0478.

Toll-Free: 800 218-7997 Admin/Sls Asst Cassandra Rivera

Green-Port Environmental Services & Recyclers 64 Todd Rd Georgetown ON L7G 4R7 905 873-8561 Ext. 2001 Fax: 905 873-8561.

Toll-Free: 866 252-8645 VP-Ops Marc Mittleman

Ground Force Environmental Inc. 4 Bast Pl Waterloo ON N2J 4G8 519 664-0767 Fax: 519 664-0772.

Toll-Free: 855 664-0767 Sls/Mktg Mgr Jeremy Michel

GroundTech Solutions PO Box 1271 Stn K Toronto ON M4P 3E5 416 410-3130 Fax: 416 410-1249.

Toll-Free: 877 877-1862 VP-Sls/Mktg Sven Dean Branches: PO Box 102 Red Deer AB T4N 3T2 Location: 4819C 48 Ave 403 588-7011 Fax: 403 277-1115 GroundTech Solutions is the exclusive distributor of Geoprobe direct push machines and technologies in Canada. With locations in Toronto, Ontario and in Red Deer, Alberta we provide Genuine Geoprobe equipment,

service, training, and field demonstrations of the very latest Geoprobe Models specially designed for the tougher soil conditions found throughout Canada.

Hannay Reels Inc. 553 State Route 143 Westerlo NY 12193 518 797-3791 Fax: 518 797-3259.

Toll-Free: 877 467-3357 Toll-Free Fax: 800 733-5464 Dir-Sls/Mktg Edward Rash

Harold Marcus Limited 15124 Longwoods Rd Bothwell ON N0P 1C0 519 695-3734 Fax: 519 695-2249.

Pres Denis Marcus

Hassco Industries Inc. 223 Ashland Ave London ON N5W 4E3 519 451-3100 Fax: 519 451-3102.

Toll-Free: 800 668-0814 Pres David Hassan

Hazmasters Inc. 1915 Clements Rd Unit 1-2 Pickering ON L1W 3V1 905 427-0220 Fax: 905 427-9901.

Toll-Free: 877 747-7117 Mktg Mgr Jan Beattie

Hotz Environmental Services Inc. 239 Lottridge St Hamilton ON L8L 6W1 905 545-2665 Fax: 905 545-7822.

Toll-Free: 888 333-4680 VP Pamela McAuley

Hydro-Thermal Corp.

400 Pilot Crt Waukesha WI 53188 262 548-8900 Fax: 262 548-8908.

Toll-Free: (Canada) 800 9520121

Incinerator Consultants Incorporated ICC The Compliance Center 7-205 Matheson Blvd E Mississauga ON L4Z 1X8 905 890-7228 Fax: 905 890-7070.

Toll-Free: 888 977-4834 Toll-Free Fax: 888 821-0735 Sr Bus Dev Mgr Greg Monette Branches: 12-1600 Derwent Way Delta BC V3M 6M5 ICC The Compliance Centre 3506 78th Ave NW Edmonton AB T6B 2X9 ICC The Compliance Centre 88 Lindsay Ave Dorval QC H9P 2T8 16445 Air Center Blvd Suite 350 Houston TX 77032 2150 Liberty Dr Niagara Falls NY 14304 ICC Compliance Center (ICC) is a regulatory compliance solutions provider, and helps North American businesses comply with dangerous goods regulations, whether they are handling or transporting materials by air, ground or sea.

We specialize in regulatory training, plant audits, SDS services, labeling solutions, placards, workplace signs, and UN certified packaging.

With 7 locations throughout North America we serve our customers in the areas of GHS, 49CFR, 29CFR, TDG, IATA/ ICAO, IMDG, WHMIS, OSHA, and EU. www.thecompliancecenter.com.

ImageWave Corporation PO Box 4504 Lago Vista TX 78645 512 267-9705 Fax: 512 267-9703.

Imbibitive Technologies Canada, Inc. 2-1131 Niagara St Welland ON L3B 5N5 905 735-2323 Fax: 905 735-2622.

Toll-Free: 888 843-2323 Toll-Free Fax: 877 439-2323 Dir-Prod Dev J Chris Polis

20755 Crescent Point Pl Ashburn VA 20147 703 437-1790 Fax: 703 891-9350.

Pres Charles Brunner

INFICON Two Technology Pl East Syracuse NY 13057-9714 315 434-1100 Fax: 315 437-3803.

Mktg/Commun Mgr Naomi Kissel-Johns

Insitu Contractors Inc. 150 Stevenson St S Guelph ON N1E 5N7 519 763-0700 Fax: 519 763-6684.

CEO Harry Oussoren

International Environmental Products 2 Villanova Center 795 E Lancaster Ave Suite 280 Villanova PA 19085 610 520-7665 Fax: 610 520-7663.

VP-Sls Joe Dougherty

International Products Corp.

201 Connecticut Dr Burlington NJ 08016 609 386-8770 Fax: 609 386-8438.

Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc. 500-6605 Hurontario St Mississauga ON L5T 0A3 905 364-7800 Fax: 905 364-7816.

VP Eastern Region Glenn Ferguson

InVitro International 17751 Sky Park E Suite G Irvine CA 92614 949 851-8356 Fax: 949 851-4985.

Toll-Free: 800 246-8487 Pres/CEO W Richard Ulmer

INW 8902 122nd Ave NE Kirkland WA 98033 425 822-4434 Fax: 425 822-8384.

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2015 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Toll-Free: 800 776-9355 Sls Rep Romey Gilbert

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. PO Box 368 Neenah WI 54957-0368 Location: 3003 Breezewood Lane Neenah WI 54956 920 722-2848 Fax: 920 727-7516.

Toll-Free: 800 327-6868 Toll-Free Fax: 800 727-7516 Market Dev Mgr Stephanie Hallman

Lakeland Protective Wear Inc. 59 Bury Crt Brantford ON N3S 0A9 519 757-0700 Fax: 519 757-0799.

Toll-Free: 800 489-9131 Natl Sls Mgr Jason Riesberry

Layfield Construction Products 17720 129 Ave NW Edmonton AB T5V 0C4 780 453-6731 Fax: 780 455-5218.

Toll-Free: 800 841-0836 Mktg Mgr Tim Starchuk

Joseph Haulage Canada Corp.

LEHDER Environmental Services Limited

590 South Service Rd Hamilton ON L8E 2W1 905 643-0637 Fax: 905 643-6354.

Toll-Free: 855 656-7374 CEO Geoffrey Joseph

210-704 Mara St Point Edward ON N7V 1X4 519 336-4101 Fax: 519 336-4311.

Toll-Free: 877 534-3371 Principal Mark Roehler

JP Specialties, Inc.

Levitt-Safety Limited

25811 Jefferson Ave Murrieta CA 92562 951 763-7077 Fax: 951 763-7074.

Toll-Free: 800 821-3859 Pres/Owner David R Poole

2872 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5T5 905 829-3299 Fax: 905 829-2919.

Toll-Free: 888 453-8488 Mktg Coord Maureen McGillis

Kam Biotechnology Ltd.

LEX Scientific Inc.

101-9710 187th St Surrey BC V4N 3N6 604 888-4336 Fax: 604 888-6623.

Pres Aline Ferchichi

Kapejo Inc. PO Box 7250 Talleyville DE 19803-0250 302 322-4222 Pres/CEO Peter C Martinez

Kodiak Drilling 1101 North Service Rd E Oakville ON L6H 1A6 905 825-2943 Mgr Randall Goodwin

204-2 Quebec St Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Fax: 519 824-5784.

Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Dir Michael Hoffbauer

Lineman’s Testing Laboratories of Canada Limited 46 Meridian Rd Etobicoke ON M9W 4Z7 416 742-6911 Fax: 416 748-0290.

Toll-Free: 800 299-9769

KPR Adcor Inc. RPO 65625 Dundas ON L9H 6Y6 Location: 65625-133 King St W 905 628-3232 Fax: 716 568-8403.

Toll-Free: 866 577-2326 Fax: 866 908-6992 Pres Rick G Kozuch

Logical Data Solutions, Inc. 31 Windward Isle Palm Beach Gardens FL 33418 561 694-9229 VP Bill King

Logical Data Solutions, Inc. (LDS), provides environmental compliance data management software and services through the EPOCH product line – tracking and reporting hazardous materials – from receipt at a site, through usage and disposal. Chemical Inventory, Container Tracking and Manifest perform chemical life cycle management. Other EPOCH environmental tracking and reporting programs; Air Emissions, Water Reporting, Ground Water, Tanks, Events, Calendar Task Management, and more.

MEGTEC TurboSonic Inc.

Loraday Environmental Products

PO Box 683186 Marietta GA 30068 770 926-9994 Fax: 770 926-9949.

Toll-Free: 800 382-6940 Mgr Bob Blaskovic

1-142 Commerce Park Rd Barrie ON L4N 8W8 705 733-3342 Fax: 705 733-3352.

Toll-Free: 888 853-6600 Pres Peter Lorimer

LVM inc.

417 Exeter Rd London ON N6E 2Z3 519 680-3868 Fax: 519 680-3870.

Dir-Enviro Marc B Trudell

Malroz Engineering Inc. 308 Wellington St Floor 2 Kingston ON K7K 7A8 613 548-3446 Fax: 613 548-7975.

Pres David Malcolm

Mandel Scientific Co Inc.

A14-550 Parkside Dr Waterloo ON N2L 5V4 519 885-5513 Fax: 519 885-6992.

Mil-Ram Technology, Inc. 4135 Business Center Dr Fremont CA 94538 510 656-2001 Fax: 510 656-2004.

Toll-Free: 888 464-5726 Pres Carlos B Ramirez

Millennium Enterprises, Inc.

Miller Thomson LLP PO Box 1011 Toronto ON M5H 3S1 Location: 5800-40 King St W 416 595-8500 Fax: 416 595-8695.

Toll-Free: 888 762-5559 Asst Dir Mktg/Bus Dev Martha Hartwick

ModuTank Inc. 41-04 35th Ave Long Island City NY 11101 718 392-1112 Fax: 718 786-1008.

Pres Reed Margulis

2 Admiral Pl Guelph ON N1G 4N4 519 763-9292 Fax: 519 763-2005.

Toll-Free: 888 883-3636 Mktg Coord Tamara Jong

Monalt Environmental Inc.

MAPA Professional

MTE Consultants Inc.

3901 Liberty St Aurora IL 60504 Toll-Free: 800 537-2897 Toll-Free Fax: 800 537-3299 Mktg Mgr Carmen A Castro

McGill AirClean LLC 1777 Refugee Rd Columbus OH 43207 614 829-1200 Fax: 614 445-8759.

Natl Sls Mgr Jerry Childress

4-73 Railside Rd North York ON M3A 1B2 416 391-3241 Fax: 416 391-3815.

Pres Cornel Monaru

520 Bingemans Centre Dr Kitchener ON N2B 3X9 519 743-6500 Fax: 519 743-6513.

Dir/Sr Hydrogeologist Peter Gray

MTE GlobalTox 520 Bingemans Centre Dr Kitchener ON N2B 3X9 519 743-6500 Fax: 519 743-6513.

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2015 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Nelson Environmental Remediation Ltd.

Ontario Environment Industry Association

Purifics ES Inc.

R & R Laboratories Ltd. 1557 Fair Ave Peterborough ON K9K 1T1 705 748-9564 Fax: 705 748-9564.

Pres Ramesh Makhija

RGF Environmental Group Inc.

26519C Township Rd 530 Spruce Grove AB T7X 3L5 780 960-3660 Fax: 780 962-6885.

Toll-Free: 888 960-8222 Pres/CEO Darryl Nelson

410-215 Spadina Ave Toronto ON M5T 2C7 416 531-7884 Exec Dir Alex Gill

340 Sovereign Rd London ON N6M 1A8 519 473-5788 Fax: 519 473-0934.

Pres Brian Butters

Pacesetter Sales and Associates

Network Environmental Services Inc.

18 Cardinal Crt McKellar ON P2A 0B4 905 478-8042 Pres Craig Lindsay

Qikiqtaaluk Environment Inc.

31 Golden Gate Crt Scarborough ON M1P 3A4 416 299-0116 Fax: 416 299-9649.

Toll-Free: 800 272-6118 Pres Mike Aston

Netzsch Canada Inc. 740 Huronia Rd Unit 10-11 Barrie ON L4N 6C6 705 797-8426 Fax: 705 797-8427.

Toll-Free: 866 683-7867 Adv/Mktg Mgr Diane Balcerczyk

Newalta Corporation 211 11 Ave SW Calgary AB T2R 0C6 403 806-7000 Fax: 403 806-7348.

Toll-Free: 800 774-8466 Dir-Corp Commun/Community Rel Greg Jones

NexGen Enviro Systems, Inc. 190 E Hoffman Ave Lindenhurst NY 11757 631 226-2930 Fax: 631 236-3125.

Toll-Free: 800 842-1630 Pres Michael N Robbins

Norditrade Inc. PO Box 75060 Toronto ON M4W 3T3 416 469-8438 Pres Lars Henriksson

NovaLynx Corporation PO Box 240 Grass Valley CA 95945 530 823-7185 Fax: 530 823-8997.

Toll-Free: 800 321-3577 Pres Joseph R Andre

Paracel Laboratories Ltd. 300-2319 St Laurent Blvd Ottawa ON K1G 4J8 613 731-9577 Toll-Free: 800 749-1947 Mktg Mgr Rachel Jones

Pentek, Inc. 1026 Fourth Ave Coraopolls PA 15108 412 262-0725 Fax: 412 262-0731.

Sls Rep Tim Benedict

Pinchin Ltd. 2470 Milltower Crt Mississauga ON L5N 7W5 905 363-0678 Fax: 905 363-0681.

Toll-Free: 855 746-2446 Mktg Coord Jose Barinque

Procyon Environmental Consulting 10106 Dixie Rd W RR 2 Addison ON K0E 1A0 613 924-2242 Associate Doreen Chamberlin

ProKleen Washing Services 500 Creditstone Rd Concord ON L4K 3Z3 905 761-0606 Fax: 905 738-8666.

Toll-Free: 866 337-8110

Provincial Environmental Services Inc PO Box 843 Hamilton ON L8N 3N9 Location: 505 Kenora Ave N Hamilton ON L8E 3P2 905 577-0575 Fax: 905 577-0842.

Toll-Free: 800 263-9762 Gen Mgr John Daneliuk

580-3333 ch Queen Mary Montréal QC H3V 1A2 514 940-3332 Fax: 514 940-3435.

VP Jacques Dion

Quantum Murray LP – Demolition Services 300-345 Horner Ave Toronto ON M8W 1Z6 Toll-Free: 800 565-7054 Gen Mgr Kevin Wallace

Quantum Murray LP – Emergency Response/ Training Services 4-10 Kenmore Ave Stoney Creek ON L8E 5N1 Toll-Free: 877 565-7054 Gen Mgr Dave Hill

Quantum Murray LP – Hazardous Materials Services 300-345 Horner Ave Toronto ON M8W 1Z6 Toll-Free: 800 565-7054 Gen Mgr Mark Reinhardt

Quantum Murray LP – Metals Recycling Services 961 Zelco Dr Burlington ON L7L 4Y2 Toll-Free: 800 932-6232 Gen Mgr Kevin Wallace

Quantum Murray LP – Remediation Services 300-345 Horner Ave Toronto ON M8W 1Z6 Toll-Free: 800 565-7054 Gen Mgr Jim Coughlin

Quatrex Environmental Inc. 16-1011 Haultain Crt Mississauga ON L4W 1W1 905 848-1039 Fax: 905 848-9323.

Toll-Free: 866 782-8739 Pres Patrick Paradis

1101 West 13th St Riviera Beach FL 33404 561 848-1826 Fax: 561 848-9454.

VP Walter Ellis

R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 15 Townline Orangeville ON L9W 3R4 519 941-5331 Fax: 519 941-8120.

Toll-Free: 800 265-9662 Exec Asst Patricia Halliday

Ram Lining Systems Inc. 99 Park St Goderich ON N7A 1K9 Location: 35292 Salem Rd RR 8 Parkhill ON N0M 2K0 519 524-1904 Fax: 519 524-6721.

Pres Ray Coletta

Raw Materials Company Inc. 17 Invertose Dr Port Colborne ON L3K 5V5 905 835-1203 Fax: 905 835-6824.

Toll-Free: 888 937-3382

RegScan, Inc. 800 W Fourth St Williamsport PA 17701 570 323-1010 Ext. 1415 Fax: 570 323-8082.

Toll-Free: 800 734-7226 Mktg Spec Heidi Ruckno

Response Biomedical Corporation 1781 75th Ave W Vancouver BC V6P 6P2 604 456-6010 Ext. 6057 Fax: 604 456-6083.

Toll-Free: 888 591-5577 Customer Support Lindsey Cowan WINTER 2015 HazMat Management 29

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2015 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Restoration Environmental Contractors – REC Demolition-REC Disaster Recovery PO Box 746 Gormley ON L0H 1G0 Location: 10 Stalwart Industrial Dr; Unit 5 905 888-0066 Fax: 905 888-0071.

Toll-Free: 800 894-4924 Pres/CEO Don Bremner

Rivercourt Engineering Inc. 507-124 Merton St Toronto ON M4S 2Z2 416 456-2319 Pres Andrew Hellebust

Rochester Midland Limited 851 Progress Crt Oakville ON L6J 0A7 905 847-3000 Fax: 905 847-1675.

Toll-Free: 800 387-7174 Serv/Support Mgr Annette Kieft

Rocky Mountain Environmental Ltd. 3155-21331 Gordon Way Richmond BC V6W 1J9 604 275-1346 Fax: 604 241-0995.

Toll-Free: 888 677-4556 Pres Ron MacMillan

Rocky Mountain Soil Sampling Inc. PO Box C-23 Bowen Island BC V0N 1G0 Location: Burnaby BC V7J 1G1 604 947-7677 Pres A Smith

Ronco 267 North Rivermede Rd Concord ON L4K 3N7 905 660-6700 Fax: 905 660-6903.

Toll-Free: 877 663-7735 Toll-Free Fax: 877 663-7735 Mktg Mgr Vani Kshattriya

RPR Environmental Inc. 164 South Service Rd Stoney Creek ON L8E 3H6 905 662-0062

Fax: 905 662-9607.

Toll-Free: 800 667-5217 Sls Mgr Patrick Whitty

Rubb, Inc. 1 Rubb Lane Sanford ME 04073 207 324-2877 Fax: 207 324-2347.

Toll-Free: 800 289-7822 Pres David Nickerson

SEI Industries Ltd. 7400 Wilson Ave Delta BC V4G 1H3 604 946-3131 Fax: 604 940-9566.

Div Mgr Paul Reichard

Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. 200-9935 Catania Ave Brossard ON J4Z 3V4 450 466-2123 Fax: 450 466-2240.

Toll-Free: 800 263-7870

Sarva Bio Remed, LLC B-25 Marianne Dr York PA 17406 717 779-0040 Fax: 419 710-5831.

Toll-Free: 877 717-2782 Ext. 1 Pres/CEO Satya Ganti

Schlumberger Water Services 72 Victoria St S Unit 202 Kitchener ON N2G 4Y9 519 746-1798 Fax: 519 885-5262.

Seaman Corporation 1000 Venture Blvd Wooster OH 44691 704 987-0055 Fax: 704 987-0140.

Toll-Free: 800 927-8578 Toll-Free Fax: 800 649-2737 Mktg Mgr Bill Shehane

SENES Consultants 12-121 Granton Dr Richmond Hill ON L4B 3N4 905 764-9380 Fax: 905 764-9386.

Pres Don Gorber

Sensaphone Inc. 901 Tryens Rd Aston PA 19014

610 558-2700 Fax: 610 558-0222.

Toll-Free: 877 373-2700 Dir-Mktg David Brecsacher

SGS Canada Inc. (Laboratory) 185 Concession St Lakefield ON K0L 2H0 705 652-2111 Fax: 705 652-6365.

Toll-Free: 877 747-7658 Sr Proj Spec Chris Sullivan

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 7102 Riverwood Dr Columbia MD 21046 410 381-1227 Fax: 410 381-1222.

Toll-Free: 800 477-1227

Sierra Monitor Corporation 1991 Tarob Crt Milpitas CA 95035 408 262-6611 Fax: 408 262-9042.

Skedco, Inc.

Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine 80 Valleybrook Dr North York ON M3B 2S9 416 510-6798 Fax: 416 510-5133.

Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Pub Brad O’Brien Solid Waste & Recycling magazine is published six times a year by the Business Information Group. The magazine provides strategic information and perspectives on all aspects of Canadian solid waste collection, hauling, processing and disposal.

Readers include municipal waste managers, recycling coordinators and haulers, as well as waste managers from the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors, consultants and operators of landfills, transfer stations, MRFs, incinerators, composting and other facilities.

PO Box 3390 Tualatin OR 97062 Location: 10505 SW ManRasset Dr 503 691-7909 Fax: 503 691-7973.

VP/Gen Mgr Bud Calkin

Sonic Soil Sampling Inc.

Skelly and Loy, Inc.

Specialty Technical Publishers

449 Eisenhower Blvd Suite 300 Harrisburg PA 17111-2302 717 232-0593 Fax: 717 232-1799.

Toll-Free: 800 892-6532 Pres John Gunnett

668 Millway Ave Units 15-16 Concord ON L4K 3V2 905 660-0501 Fax: 905 660-7143.

Toll-Free: 877 897-6642

306-267 Esplanade W North Vancouver BC V7M 1A5 604 983-3434 Fax: 604 983-3445.

Toll-Free: 800 251-0381

Smiths Detection

Spez-Tech Engineered Fluid Power Technology

21 Commerce Dr Danbury CT 06810 203 207-9700 Fax: 203 207-9780.

Mktg Mgr Michael Burrows

2144 Burbank Dr Mississauga ON L5L 2T8 905 828-5579 Fax: 905 828-8189.

Sls/Tech Mgr Lou Speziale

SNC-Lavalin Inc.

Spill Management Inc.

110-20 Colonnade Rd Ottawa ON K2E 7M6 613 226-2456 Fax: 613 226-9980.

Sr Project Mgr Austin Sweezey

45 Upper Mount Albion Rd Stoney Creek ON L8J 2R9 905 578-9666 Fax: 905 578-6644.

Pres/Owner Cliff Holland

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2015 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Standard Safety Equipment Company

Terrapex Environmental Ltd.

PO Box 189 McHenry IL 60051 Location: 1407 Ridgeview Dr McHenry IL 60050 815 363-8565 Fax: 815 363-8633.

Toll-Free: 888 345-4773 Pres/CEO Scott R Olson

90 Scarsdale Rd Toronto ON M3B 2R7 416 245-0011 Fax: 416 245-0012.

Toll-Free: 888 330-8739 Br/Sr Project Mgr Peter Sutton

4240 Blackfoot Trail SE Calgary AB T2G 4E6 403 229-3969 Fax: 403 244-1202.

Sr. Vice President Business Development Rob Davis

Tervita Corporation

Visual Planning Corporation

Stanley Vidmar 11 Grammes Rd Allentown PA 18103-4760 Toll-Free: 800 523-9462 Toll-Free Fax: 800 523-9934

Staplex Air Sampler Division 777 Fifth Ave Brooklyn NY 11232-1626 718 768-3333 Fax: 718 965-0750.

Toll-Free: 800 221-0822 Sls Mgr Doug Butler

T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. 101-93 Skyway Ave Toronto ON M9W 6N6 416 679-8914 Fax: 416 679-8915.

Toll-Free: 888 275-8436 Pres/CEO John C Fisher

500-140 10th Ave SE Calgary AB T2G 0R1 403 237-7565 Fax: 403 261-5612.

Toll-Free: 855 837-8482 Dir-Sls Gaetan Gobeil

Toterra Ltd. 2-4416 5th St NE Calgary AB T2E 7C3 403 265-5533 Fax: 403 265-5648.

Remediation Spec Tyler H Riewe

Transport Environmental Systems, Inc. 4915 Arendell St Suite J-161 Morehead City NC 285572687 252 571-0092 Fax: 252 489-2060.

Toll-Free: 800 220-2466

TIGG Corporation

Treatment Products Corporation

1 Willow Ave Oakdale PA 15071 724 703-3020 Fax: 724 703-3026.

Toll-Free: 800 925-0011 Bus Dev Mgr Mike Bickel

PO Box 72444 Thorndale PA 19372 610 384-6279 Fax: 610 384-6239.

Pres/Owner Donald R Zimmerman

TankTek Environmental Services Ltd.

Tri-Arrow Industrial Recovery Inc.

970 Third Concession Rd RR 1 Pickering ON L1V 2P8 905 839-4400 Fax: 905 839-6600.

Toll-Free: 877 789-6224 Gen Mgr Thomas Burt

13364 Comber Way Surrey BC V3W 5V9 604 597-7334 Fax: 604 597-7382.

Toll-Free: 877 579-9988 Dir-Sls Greg Wright

Tee Mark Manufacturing

30 Leek Cres Floor 4 Richmond Hill ON L4B 4N4 905 882-4401 Fax: 905 882-4399.

VP-Enviro Serv Mahmood Ghinani

1132 Air Park Dr Aitkin MN 56431 218 927-2200 Fax: 218 927-2333.

Toll-Free: 800 428-9900 Pres/CEO Denny Rach

URS Canada Inc.

Vertex Resource Group Ltd

6805 boul Décarie Montréal QC H3W 3E4 514 739-3116 Fax: 514 739-0085.

Toll-Free: 800 361-1192 Toll-Free Fax: 888 563-8730 Man Dir Joseph P Josephson

Wallace, Van Egmond Spankie Inc. 27 Hall Rd Georgetown ON L7G 0A4 Toll-Free: 877 755-7227 Toll-Free Fax: 877 755-7227 Pres John Van Van Egmond

Waterloo Biofilter Systems Inc. PO Box 400 Rockwood ON N0B 2K0 Location: 143 Dennis St 519 856-0757 Fax: 519 856-0759.

Weatherhaven Global Resources Ltd. 8355 Riverbend Crt Burnaby BC V3N 5E7 604 451-8900 Fax: 604 451-8999.

Mktg/Media Mgr Karla Arias

Wells Cargo PO Box 728 Elkhart IN 46515-0728 Location: 1503 McNaughton Ave Elkhart IN 46514-0728 574 264-9661 Fax: 574 264-5938.

Toll-Free: 800 348-7553 Adv Mgr Scott Samuels

WESA Inc. 1-4 Kern Rd Toronto ON M3B 1T1 416 383-0957 Fax: 416 383-0956.

Principal David Hopper

Wessuc Inc. 1693 Colborne St. E Brantford ON N3T 5L4 519 752-0837 Fax: 519 752-0840.

Toll-Free: 866 493-7782 Toll-Free Fax: 866 493-7782 VP Hank Van Veen

West Coast Spill Supplies Ltd. 105-1763 Sean Hgts Saanichton BC V8M 0A5 250 652-4549 Fax: 250 652-5052.

Toll-Free: 888 548-3800 VP D’arcy Anderson

Wilks Enterprise, Inc. 25 Van Zant St Suite 8F East Norwalk CT 06855 203 855-9136 Fax: 203 838-9868.

Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP 900-4 King St W Toronto ON M5H 1B6 416 863-0711 Fax: 416 863-1938.

Partner John Willms

Winter Walking, A Jordan David Company 400 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044 215 441-9595 Fax: 215 441-9642.

Toll-Free: 888 667-5477 Pres/CEO Jonathan Bell

Wipeco Industries Inc. 201-3700 rue St. Patrick Montréal QC H4E 1A2 514 935-2551 Fax: 514 935-6653.

Toll-Free: 800 303-6419 Pres Jonathan Kaufman

Wizard Drum Tool Company 400 Pilot Crt Waukesha WI 53188 262 548-3108 Fax: 262 548-8908.

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2015 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE X-treme Energy Group PO Box 6239 Stn Main Innisfail AB T4G 1S9 Location: 3600 61 Ave 403 227-5400 Fax: 403 227-4073.

Toll-Free: 800 661-3747 Mgr Tony Smethurst

XCG Consultants Ltd. 300-2620 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 6Z7 905 829-8880 Fax: 905 829-8890.

Branches: Location: Edmonton AB Location: Kingston ON Location: Kitchener ON Location: Halifax NS Location: Cincinnati OH Expert People. Better Decisions.

XCG Consultants Ltd. is an environmental engineering firm that has earned a reputation for excellence. Our staff is committed to delivering innovative, practical and sustainable solutions. XCG offers comprehensive services in water and wastewater treatment, infrastructure management, water resources, site assessment and remediation, risk assessment, solid waste, and training and operations.

Xylem 300 av Labrosse Pointe-Claire QC H9R 4V5 514 695-0100 Fax: 514 697-0602.

Toll-Free: 800 588-7867 Indus Mktg Mgr Jason Nelson

York Fluid Controls Ltd. 2 Westwyn Crt Brampton ON L6T 4T5 905 454-4013 Fax: 905 454-8423.

Toll-Free: 877 454-6066

Young’s Environmental Cleanup, Inc. G-5305 N Dort Hwy Flint MI 48505 810 789-7155

Fax: 810 789-3606.

Toll-Free: 800 496-8647

YOW Canada Inc. 1306 Algoma Rd Ottawa ON K1B 3W8 613 688-2845 Fax: 613 248-0711.

Toll-Free: 866 688-2845 Sls/Mktg Coord MarieChantale Perron

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd 400 University Ave Toronto ON M5G 1S7 416 586-3000 Toll-Free: 800 387-5454

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The Truth behind Workplace Towel Safety Sorting through studies that argue both sides of the towel safety debate

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orkplace safety is an ever-evolving story, with a new chapter written every year.

In 1970, an estimated 14,000 workers died on the job in the United States. In 2010, that number dropped to 4,500, even though the workforce had doubled, according to the US Department of Labor.

That’s because the continual emphasis on workplace safety improvement in Canada and the US has been substantial, and it seems now more than ever that the workplace is looked at under a microscope to ensure all workers are kept as safe as humanly possible.

Recently, many industries, including automotive, printing and manufacturing, have come under fire for the safety of their towels and rags used by workers to wipe parts, spills and, of course, their hands. These towels are laundered after each use, but is that enough? Studies have been released arguing both sides, so at first glance it can be difficult to figure out if these towels are safe for employees or not. An analysis of available research, however, reveals that these rags and towels do not contain a high level of harmful chemicals.

The Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) recently conducted an independent study in response to research that suggested shop towels exceed regulatory toxicity criteria. In the study, 10 towels were sampled from laundering facilities to see if they contained high levels of chemicals after being washed. The study evaluated 27 metals with hazard indexes (HI) and calculated for three exposure pathways: towel-to-hand, hand-tofood, and hand-to-mouth transfers.

“The validation that comes with publication in this esteemed peer-reviewed journal validates TRSA’s longheld position that properly laundered shop towels do not pose significant health risk to workers” Joseph Ricci, TRSA President and CEO, said in a statement.

While the study did reveal low amounts of concentrated heavy metals in the towels, the amounts were low enough that they were of no threat to worker health.

Additionally, there have been no incidents in which workplace death or illness has been directly related to the

exposure of chemicals through the towels or rags, even though these products have been used for over 100 years.

This also poses a question. If there was a risk, why has the government not moved forward to include regulations under the Occupational Health & Safety Act regarding the proper usage of towels and rags in the workplace?

The research that claims these towels or rags are harmful was first conducted in 2003, and then again in 2011, yet the government has yet to make a statement regarding any of the allegations. Could this mean that although the research was conducted, there is no factual evidence that determines these workers were or are at any sort of risk?

Being a disposable towel company, Kimberly-Clark, the company that first decided to begin researching this topic, had a lot to gain. The company that funded an opposing study hired research consulting company Gradient to conduct the study in 2011, even though in 2003 an investigation conducted by a different company culminated in finding no significant health risk issues. In 2011, the TRSA stated, “The disposable products industry is simply to use baseless assumptions to strike fear and create doubt among textile services and customers and leverage self-funded research to encourage increased regulation.”

Having opposing research can make things complicated when trying to figure out what is best for your workers, or one’s own safety. But when you begin looking at the facts, it is evident that the research conducted by the TRSA is backed by statistics, as well as a clear motive for the competition to create research that argues nonexistent health implications. Although it’s important to continue to ask questions to keep the workplace safe and hazard-free, it’s also important to take into consideration the economic interest of one’s business and ensure that the proposed workplace hazards are, in fact, valid and need to be addressed.

HMM

by Lynne Bard

“If there was a risk, why has the government not moved forward?”

Lynne Bard is President and Senior Consultant of Beyond Rewards Inc., in Guelph and Fergus, Ontario. Contact her at info@beyondrewards.ca

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Certifying Equipment for Hazardous Locations & Explosive Atmospheres How to minimize the time and cost of a certification project

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by Jeremy Maxwell

“A Preliminary Design Review (PDR) can save substantial time and money.”

hen it comes to the certification process for equipment which will be used in a hazardous area, an understanding the certification process by the manufacturer can save time and a substantial amount of money. Here are some tips on how to prepare your project for success and avoid lengthy delays due to failures identified during the evaluation and testing of your equipment.

Certification scheme and area classification: Before beginning the design of your equipment it’s critical to know the end use location. Depending on whether the equipment will be used in a flammable gas atmosphere (classified as Class I Division 2 Group B, C, D, T3 in the United States, a Zone 1 – Ex d e IIB T4 Gb area in Au­stralia, or a Zone 20 – II 1D Ex ia IIIA T135oC Da area in Germany) will determine the certification scheme utilized to conduct the certification project. Knowing if your equipment needs to meet the North American Class/Division or Class/Zone system, the

European Union ATEX Directive, or if the end use country is a member of the IECEx Scheme will help in equipment design and component selection.

Protection method: Selection of the protection method can be made once the area classification and certification scheme have been identified. For Zone 0 the protection methods allowed are very limited (Intrinsic Safety, or Encapsulation). Class I Division 1 and Zone 1 areas allow for more flexibility and brings in additional protections methods such as Explosion Proof/ Flameproof, Oil Immersion, and Increased Safety, to name a few. Far more methods of protection are allowed for use in Division 2 and Zone 2. Selection of the protection method is critical as it determines what safety standards are utilized to conduct the certification project.

Preliminary Design Review: When designing new products for use in Hazardous Location, a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) can save substantial time and

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money. A PDR can be conducted as early as the design concept phase, or once the Bill of Materials has been completed (prior to purchasing). The value of a PDR is that it can identify potential design changes up front, can build confidence that the equipment will pass final certification, and in many cases reduce the overall cost of the certification by eliminating common failures before submitting for final certification.

Drawings and documentation: All drawings and documentation should be official documents under a document control program. Specifically, each document should contain: i) a title block showing the manufacturer’s name, ii) a unique drawing number, and iii) the revision level. Draft or unreleased drawings may be used for an initial evaluation (PDR), but officially released drawings are necessary for completion of certification reports.

Typical documents required for certification may include, but are not limited to: Block Diagrams, Control/ Installation Drawings, Installation and Operation Manuals, Electrical Schematics, PCB layout drawings, Assembly/Sub-Assembly drawings, Bill of Materials (including at minimum component manufacturer’s name, model number, ratings, and approval status), Marking Drawings, or Casting/Machining drawings.

Common Problems which Lead to Delays: Delays

in the certification process can be caused by many factors, most of which are due to lack of understanding of the certification process and the topics discuss above. The most common failures that lead to delays include: use of components not certified to the proper scheme; incomplete drawings or documentation; incorrect or missing markings; and, incomplete/incorrect samples. Once problems are identified, slow response to address the failures by the manufacturer can also lead to lengthy delays.

So what can you as a manufacturer do to help yourself?

Do your homework!

Identify your key market and select the certification scheme and area classification suitable for use in that market, and select a protection method suitable for the scheme and area classification. Provide details on the Bill of Material that include the Hazardous Area certification markings and certificate numbers for each component as a self-check of proper approvals. Engage in a partnership with the certifying body early in the design of the product and commit to a realistic certification schedule which allows for back and forth between the certification body and the manufacturer.

HMM

Jeremy Maxwell is an Engineering Team Leader for Intertek’s Hazardous Locations Group in Plano, Texas.

Contact Jeremy at jeremy.maxwell@intertek.com

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A One-Day Conference on HazMat Shipping and Site Cleanup Issues in Canada and the United States Wednesday, February 11, 2015 — Mississauga Convention Centre

If your organization ships or receives industrial or hazardous goods you cannot afford to miss this one-day event!

This one-day conference provides valuable information to anyone shipping industrial goods in Canada and the United States, or between the two countries, as well as any organization that must react to spills of dangerous materials or clean up contaminated sites.

Plant managers, business executives, environmental VPs, consultants, government officials — all will appreciate this chance to learn how to comply with the rules that govern HazMat transportation, including rail, spill response and site remediation.

Includes end-of-day contractor roundtable and product/technology exhibition!

THIS EVENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Read by 27,000 readers in the United States and Canada.

A FEW OF OUR SPEAKERS Jean-Claude Morin, MD-UN’s general manager. He will present the keynote address on lessons learned from the rail disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, where he was involved developing innovative solutions to face the situation in order to give their city back to the residents.

Morin has vast experience in emergency response and hazardous materials management, for municipalities, institutions and industries. MD-UN is a small emergency response company, based in Saint-Amable, Québec.

The company is certified by CERCA, the Canadian Emergency Response Contractors Alliance.

Barbara Foster, M. Sc., B. Ed., is Senior Regulatory Specialist with the ICC Compliance Center. She will speak on Transport Canada’s harmonization of TDG regulations and also compliance with PHMSA reverse logistics exemptions.

Foster has over 25 years’ experience in dangerous goods training and specializes in TDG Clear Language, 49 CFR, IATA, IMDG, WHMIS, and the GHS regulations. She is also actively involved with workplace regulations including WHMIS, OSHA and the GHS. When she’s is not training, Foster is authoring safety data sheets or creating label text for customers. Her expertise extends to the Hazardous Products Act/ Controlled Products Regulations, OSHA Hazcom 1994 and 2012, and Canada’s Consumer Chemicals and Container Regulations. Barbara has written many publications for ICC including the TDG Shipper and Driver Handbook, and GHS Compliance Procedure Manual.

Kevin French, B.A.Sc., P.Eng., QPESA is an Environmental Engineer and Vice President of Vertex Environmental Inc. with more than 26 years of experience and expertise in the environmental engineering field. French will address remediation techniques and technology.

French has been extensively involved in the design and implementation of remediation programs involving in-situ chemical oxidation and reduction (ISCO and ISCR), aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation, air sparging and soil vapour extraction (AS/SVE), etc. in soil, groundwater and/or fractured bedrock for a variety of environmental contaminants, including petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), chlorinated solvents and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heavy metals, pentachlorophenol (PCP), etc. French is senior client and project manager with Vertex, and provides business development and senior technical review services.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 — Mississauga Convention Centre OPENING: WELCOMING REMARKS PLE NARY: LESSONS FROM THE LAC-MEGANTIC DISASTER Understanding the recommendations from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) and it’s Railway Investigation Report and challenges cleaning up the devastated site.

SES SION ONE: SHIPPING BY RAIL AND SAFETY ISSUES IN CANADA AND THE USA Understanding Transport Canada’s proposed enhanced specification TC140 Tanker Car & Retrofit Schedule and related rail safety issues. Coming to terms with proposed rulemaking from DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) for revisions to requirements for oil spill prevention and response plans for rail transport. Implications of US bill S 2784 – the Rail Safety Improvement Act – and requirements for highly-hazardous flammable trains (HHFT).

SES SION TWO: TRANSPORT CANADA’S HARMONIZATION OF TDG REGULATIONS Understanding Transport Canada’s amendment to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations to harmonize with international standards and incorporate new packaging standards.

LOCATION: Mississauga Convention Centre 75 Derry Road West Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5W 1G3

SES SION THREE: COMPLIANCE WITH PHMSA REVERSE LOGISTICS EXEMPTIONS What shippers need to know about PHMSA’s proposed revisions to the Hazardous Materials Regulations applicable to return shipments of certain hazardous materials.

LUNCH SES SION FOUR: BROWNFIELDS RESTORATION LEGAL ISSUES Understanding the main federal and local statutes that govern contaminated sites and troubled properties in Canada and the United States.

SES SION FIVE: SITE RESTORATION TECHNIQUES & TECHNOLOGY An overview of practical brownfield site cleanup strategies and preferred technologies with real-world case studies and technology examples. Solution selection matrix.

SES SION SIX: REMEDIATION CONTRACTORS ROUNDTABLE Roundtable discussion panel with different contractors talking about solutions to different contamination cleanup challenges.

Question and answer with audience.

CLOSE: CLOSING REMARKS

For registration inquiries, contact: Tiffany Gin Event Coordinator 416-510-5211 tgin@bizinfogroup.ca

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Strategic Thinking for Emergencies Exercise your crisis decision-making skills

Many types of emergency exercises focus the attention of senior executives on short-term issues that could be delegated to the crisis management team.

by Lucien Canton

“Decisions that don’t include some thought to implementation are doomed to failure.”

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n July 19, 1989 United Flight 232 crash landed at the airport in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111 of the 296 people on board. Many of those who survived owe their lives to a coordinated interagency response by the county.

The outcome might have been much different.

The Sioux City airport was not rated to handle the large jumbo jets such as Flight 232’s DC 10 aircraft.

However, the county’s emergency services manager, Gary Brown, understood the strategic implications of the many flight paths that crisscrossed Sioux City airspace and anticipated that there might one day be a need to respond to an emergency involving large aircraft. Against much opposition, he exercised local responders and hospitals in dealing with mass casualties. This strategic thinking meant that county agencies and hospitals were ready to respond on that fateful summer’s day.

In any crisis situation, there are three levels of activity taking place. The most obvious is that at the tactical level where people actually deal with the immediate effects

of the crisis. The operational level provides support to the individuals engaged in the tactical response. These are the people that comprise your incident management team who attempt to get ahead of the crisis and anticipate the short-term needs of the tactical responders. Finally, there is a strategic level, which normally consists of senior executives whose emphasis should be on the long-term impact of the crisis.

Unfortunately, this strategic level is often neglected.

One reason is that it’s easier to solve problems than to make decisions. The problems created by a crisis are fairly tangible and the solutions are often obvious. It’s easy for senior executives to be drawn into the relatively easy work of solving these tactical and operational level problems than it is to take a step back from the crisis and try to see the big picture.

But there may be an even more subtle reason for failing to think strategically: organizations tend to build exercises around operational issues rather than strategic ones. It’s a cardinal rule of emergency planning that no

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plan can be considered complete until it has been tested through exercise. Consequently, our exercises focus on solving operational problems using the organization’s emergency plan. This is completely appropriate, but it doesn’t truly prepare senior executives for crisis. Instead, these types of exercises focus the attention of senior executives on short-term issues that could, in most cases, be delegated to the crisis management team.

Consider the following example: A major fire has occurred at your principal manufacturing facility, severely limiting your ability to produce your key product. People working at the tactical level are busy clearing away debris and assessing the damage while the operational staff is considering options for regaining the capacity to produce product. In the typical exercise, senior executives are usually drawn into this operational level by being asked questions such as •W hat should we tell our customers?

•S hould we authorize over time?

•S hould we pay people who can’t work?

•S hould we ask a competitor for help?

If we think about questions of this type, it soon becomes noticeable that many of them can be answered by asking for recommendations from the crisis management team or through existing company policies. In other words, they really don’t require serious decision-making on the part of senior executives. In fact, they can lead to a mistrust of the ability of the crisis management team to deal with these issues. They also may fail to engage senior executives in the exercise.

To truly increase the ability of senior executives to make decisions in a crisis it’s necessary to ask questions that truly challenge them. Using the same example, consider asking questions such as the following: • What is the true risk to the company posed by this crisis? In the example, the problem is not the loss of production capacity; the true crisis is what that loss of capacity represents. The true risk might be reputational; by failing to fulfill contracts the company develops a reputation as unreliable. The risk may be financial; failure to provide product on schedule could result in

severe financial penalties. The reason for asking this question is to get senior executives thinking beyond the immediate and obvious event to identify the true crisis.

• What decisions will I need to make? With an understanding of the true crisis, it is now possible to identify strategic decisions that may need to be made. For example, does this crisis offer an opportunity to modernize production processes? Will the organization’s customer base or labor pool be affected and require changes to company strategies?

• What information will I need to make decisions?

Understanding risk and the decisions that need to be taken generates a need for information. That information may be related to the organization or may require analysis of the operational environment and the local community. In some cases, the crisis management team can be used to collect this type of information.

• How will I implement these decisions? There is an old saying that, “the devil is in the details.” Decisions that don’t include some thought to implementation are doomed to failure. This is because thinking about implementation sometimes forces a re-examination of the decision. This is particularly true when resources are limited or information isn’t readily available. Thus, an important part of the decision-making process is to test decisions by making sure there are sufficient resources to implement them.

Operational exercises are absolutely essential to good emergency planning and the participation of senior executives is critical. However, it’s important to include senior executives not just as observers or by giving them work but by offering them opportunities to improve their crisis decision-making skills. A carefully crafted exercise will both engage them and help them understand their true role in crisis response.

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Lucien Canton, CEM, is a crisis planning consultant in San Francisco, California and author of the best-selling Emergency Management: Concepts and Strategies for Effective Programs.

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HAZMAT: PRODUCTS

Better portable fire extinguishers

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arinette, Wisconsin-based Tyco Fire Pro­tec­ tion Products (TFPP), a leader in total fire suppression technologies, recently launched the Ansul® Sentry high-flow, stored-pressure fire extinguisher to its network of authorized distributors. Designed specifically for commercial compliance markets, this portable fire extinguisher provides costeffective, high performing fire suppression.

Available in 10-pound and 20-pound models with standard or corrosion-resistant coatings, the Sentry high-flow, stored-pressure fire extinguisher is designed to meet the requirements of NFPA 10 (Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers) Section 5.5.1.1 for pressurized flammable liquids and pressurized gas fires. The higher discharge rate enables a greater volume of dry chemical agent to be applied to fires more quickly, providing increased firefighting capability (as compared to a standard fire extinguisher). Applications include propane filling and storage locations, gas/fuel stations, construction sites, maintenance facilities, hazardous material cabinets, small paint booths, marinas, salvage/recycling centers and warehouse/storage facilities.

The Ansul portable extinguishers include listings and approvals with UL/ULC/FM/USCG as defined on the individual product data sheets.

Models include: Red Line Cartridge-Operated Hand Portables & Wheeled Extinguishers — Customizable for specific needs, these premium firefighting extinguishers are selected by safety directors for high fire-risk industries such as chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas, minSentry high-flow ABC ing, aviation, and power generation.

20 lb. extinguisher.

Cartridge operation provides proven reliability, on-the-spot recharge, ease of service, and superior firefighting performance.

Sentry Stored Pressure Dry Chemical Extinguishers — Primarily used for protection of light and ordinary hazards. These compact and portable fire extinguishers are suited for compliance, commercial fire protection

needs. They’re ideal for auto repair shops, electrical equipment rooms, material handling vehicles, banks, hospitals, offices, schools and hotels.

Sentry Corrosion-Resistant, Stored-Pressure Ex­tinguishers — Suited for protection of light and ordinary hazards. This portable fire extinguisher is built for the harsh environments encountered in mining, chemical and marine applications.

Sentry Carbon Dioxide Extinguishers — Provide an effective gaseous agent to respond quickly to Class B fires (flammable liquids and gases) and Class C (energized electrical equipment) conditions.

Sentry Water Extin­gui­ shers — Designed for Class A hazards such as wood, cloth, trash, and other materials that leave an ash. Specified in NFPA10 to be installed in areas containing oxidizers, such as pool chemicals.

Cleanguard Clean Agent Extinguishers — Designed for commercial and industrial facilities with libraries, computer rooms or any space that contains data, sensitive equipment and materials that could be damaged or destroyed by water, foam, dry chemical or carbon dioxide.

Sentry high-flow BC K-Guard Fire Extin­gui­sh­ers 10 lb. extinguisher.

— Designed specifically for the protection of cooking appliances that use combustible cooking media, such as hot grease, cooking oil and fat fires in the kitchens and food-prep areas of restaurants, convenience stores, food courts, hospitals, school cafeterias and other facilities.

Visit ansul.com or tycofsbp.com

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High-tech vacuum removes vermiculite insulation

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olyoke, Massachusetts-based Ruwac USA is pleased to announce the latest in its line of specialty vacuum systems, the Attic Vac Vermiculite Removal System. Ruwac understands the necessity to provide a safe vacuum environment while removing hazardous vermiculite without letting dangerous contaminants or construction materials getting in your way. Because of this, Ruwac’s Attic Vac features 11 Hg’’ of negative vacuum pressure — the most powerful in the market — and the ability to return only clean air.

The Attic Vac’s strength and durability easily allows it to tackle any vermiculite insulation job by containing and filtering harmful materials and insulation-related carpentry along the way. From there, it’s safely collected into a pre-separator featuring a 12-inch high efficiency cyclone, 55 gallon tipping drum with a lifting mechanism, as well as an equalizer kit for bagged collection, making disposal of Ruwac’s Attic Vac Vermiculite all insulation materials effortRemoval System lessly dustless.

Available in 300 CFM, the Attic Vac includes a 240 V single phase motor heavy duty vacuum with 28 sq. ft. of Ruwac’s industry-leading

MicroClean filtration and 40 sq. ft. of HEPA filter for air purification. The vacuum’s modular housing is fully grounded and sealed for dust-free operation, and made from a dent and rust-free compression cast composite housing that’s guaranteed for life. Each Attic Vac Vermiculite Removal System also features a 3-inch inlet and comes with a 150-foot hose, hose connector, 42-inch wand for quick material collection, and 10 lightweight bulk bags that easily attach to the vacuum and drum.

For the most complete removal of blown-in insulation, Ruwac recommends adding its 55 gallon Bulk Separator to your Attic Vac. The separator attaches in-line between the cyclone pre-separator and the vacuum unit. It features a 55 gallon collection capacity and optional burlap bag that ensures safe handling of your insulation material. With so many features and an easy-to-break-down construction, the product’s functionality HMMsept08gm1307 extends beyond yourKilmer.qxd attic space. 9/12/08 Visit ruwac.com

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HazMat & WMD Training Video DVD examines issues in NFPA 472

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Simulation of a WMD response.

he Emergency Film Group’s newest DVD training program Risk-Based Response examines key issues in the latest edition of NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/ Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

The DVD has been technically reviewed for accuracy by industry experts, and also includes interviews with dozens of veteran Hazmat responders on the latest National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.

“With a combined 966 years of experience in HazMat response, [these veterans] have been involved in every kind of HazMat incident, including the Crescent City Disaster, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, Iraq, Afghanistan, plane crashes, pipeline ruptures, bombings, BLEVEs and drug labs,” states an announcement from the Massachusetts-based Emergency Film Group. “As influential instructors, widely-read authors and HazMat responders, they reveal the secrets and street smart solutions they’ve learned on the front lines of HazMat response.”

The first program, Risk-Based Response, discusses core and mission specific competencies at the Operations Level, as well as Technician, Specialist and Command Level competencies. It also examines special issues concerning weapons of mass destruction, shows how safety is

managed at a HazMat incident, and describes how riskbased response applies to HazMat incidents.

Technical review for Risk-Based Response was carried out by a committee with extensive experience in the field of HazMat response. They review the work in process to insure that the program is technically accurate. The committee for Risk-Based Response includes: Steve Hergenreter from the Fort Dodge Fire Department, Chief Robert Ingram from FDNY, Greg Noll of Hildebrand & Noll Associates, Glen Rudner from the Security and Emergency Response Training Center and Charles Wright, retired manager of HazMat training for Union Pacific.

Risk-Based Response includes a resource CD-ROM with PowerPoint, testing materials, a risk management case study and additional resources that will help instructors with a seminar presentation based on the film.

This program will be useful for training new recruits or for HazMat team refresher training.

Emergency Film Group creates authoritative and accurate training programs for emergency responders. Winner of more than 140 awards in national and international competitions, the company addresses such timely topics as incident management, terrorism response, homeland security, and hazardous materials response.

Visit efilmgroup.com

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Connecting in Tough Environments Harting app configures custom connectors CONNECTORS FOR HOT ENVIRONMENTS Harting’s new Han® High Temp connectors are designed to circumvent the limitations of deploying connectors in hot manufacturing applications up to 200°C like mold machines and casting equipment.

Conventional connector solutions involve locating the connectors well away from high temp areas of the machinery, requiring additional cabling. The Han High Temp can be located right at the machine, saving on cabling and potentially simplifying machine design and wiring. The connector can be mated and unmated at temperatures up to 200°C due to a special non-adhesive seal the company implemented in the connector.

Harting’s new iPad configurator app

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lgin, Illinois-based Harting introduces its new iPad configurator app helps users design the custom, modular connector from standard parts that best suits their application. By employing this free, interactive, drag-and-drop app to choose the connector model and size (from select series of popular hoods and housings) as well as all inserts, users can see their custom connector coming together on screen and alter the content and layout.

During the selection process, both male and female sides of the connector are displayed. Power, signal, data, pneumatic and blank inserts are available. Once the customized connector has been configured, the app generates a list of specified materials (including part numbers) that can be emailed to the user.

Created by Harting of North America, the app makes designing a modular connector a fast, simple task that can be performed in the field or office. It can assure that when ordering connectors, all part numbers are correct.

Users who want to better understand how much they can save using the company’s modular rectangular connectors in place of hard-wired connectors can do it with the app’s Savings Calculator. This dynamically displays the cost savings from connectors that accrue over a period of time, from the initial investment through up to three subsequent installations resulting from shipping, assembling and maintaining the machine or system.

The app is available for download using this link: http://www. harting-usa.com/service/hartingipadapplication/

Harting’s Han High-Temp connector series can perform reliably in temperatures up to 200°C.

The connectors are based on the well-established Han B and Han E series, using the same panel cutout dimensions. The aluminum die cast hoods and housings feature a highly compressed surface with excellent non-stick properties allowing the connector to be unmated without the gasket sticking. The Han High Temp series features very rugged inserts made of injection-molded, liquid crystal polymer plastic (LCP) that deliver outstanding temperature resistance coupled with excellent mechanical stability. New temperature-resistant contacts (crimp or screw termination) ensure reliable connections with minimal contact resistance even at extreme temperatures.

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Spill containment innovation

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he Trap Pac Pro™ is the newest innovation in spill containment from Addax Industries of Saint Marys, Kansas. This Pac holds two complete spill systems in one color-coded, heavy-duty case. One side contains an Oil-Based Spill Pac™ with enough sorbents for a 10-gallon spill. The other side holds a reusable, 100-gallon Tank Trap™ containment pool for containing oil, diesel fuel, hydraulic fluid and more.

These two systems together take the guesswork out of spill response. Matching color-coded equipment labels can be used to identify possible leak sources before they happen so employees know exactly what spill response product to use. The Trap Pac Pro also comes in a Chemical/HazMat version for aggressive chemicals, acids and solvents.

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The Trap Pac Pro

Industry-versatile magnetic separator

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ndustrial Magnetics’ innovative, Large Tube drawer magnet is proving itself to be an industry-versatile magnetic separator. Typically used in the food processing industry for products with difficult flow characteristics, such as flour or powdered sugar, the

Large Tube Housing(LTH) has found recent success in a paper recycling operation.

The application involves shredding recycled news print, grinding it down into pulp and then remaking it into paper. The LTH rare earth magnet was installed after the shredding operation with two key tasks: to catch stray nuts or bolts in order to protect downstream grinding equipment, and to collect metallic fines to ensure a pure, metal-free end product.

The tubes are three times larger in diameter than in the company’s traditional drawer magnet housing, and also designed with 52MgOe rare earth magnet material; it can achieve 23 lbs. pull on a ?” ball, making it the strongest magnetic circuit available for gravity, metered and/or choke feed applications.

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Miller Thomson LLP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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HAZMAT: LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

Remediation Milestone

The site’s legacy includes 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide in underground chambers.

Progress with the Giant Mine $1 billion cleanup

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by Dianne Saxe

“The freezing system will have to be actively operated, forever.

The arsenic will stay poisonous.”

anada’s most contaminated site, the Yellowknife Giant Mine, has reached a milestone in its $1 billion taxpayer-funded remedial plan. The dangerous and badly contaminated roaster building, which created hundreds of thousands of tonnes of highly poisonous arsenic trioxide, has finally been demolished.

(There was enough of this deadly material to kill every human in the world.)

Between 1948 and 2004, the Giant Mine was a major economic driver for Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories. When the mine closed, bankrupt after bitter battles with its union and an explosion, it left behind an environmental catastrophe. This included 237,000 tonnes of arsenic trioxide in underground chambers.

The original concept (approved by mining regulators) had been that permafrost would naturally keep the poisonous dust frozen. It didn’t happen. Why? There was the heat of the mine operations themselves, plus infiltrating water, huge open pits that (with regulators’ permission, amazingly) were dug nearby, and climate change.

On August 14, 2014, after a very difficult and contentious environmental assessment, the federal government approved a controversial remedial plan to (hopefully) contain the arsenic trioxide in place for (at least) a hundred years.

The decision of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC), on behalf of the Responsible Ministers for this project, is available at Report of Environmental Assessment (EA). Other approvals still needed include a water licence from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, (which triggered the entire environmental assessment) and also a decision on the possible re-routing of Baker Creek which crosses the site. Also needed are possible municipal approvals, and the establishment of a community board to supervise the remediation.

The approved EA measures are very complex, and will include freezing in placve the huge underground dumps of arsenic trioxide that pose the greatest health risk. (It’s likely to take 25 years to freeze it all. The freezing system will have to be actively operated, forever. The arsenic will stay poisonous; it does not improve with time.)

Above ground, one of the top priorities has been to pull down (“deconstruct”) the huge roaster complex.

Its high concentrations of arsenic dust and asbestos made it one of the most contaminated areas on the site, and therefore in all of Canada.

On October 31, @GiantMine tweeted “The final roaster complex structure is down. The deconstruction project is nearly complete. #yzf http://ow.ly/DE1zW”.

The project team anticipates that the full roaster deconstruction project — including the removal of heavy machinery and other wrap-up activities — will be complete by March of 2015. Work is underway to design and implement other parts of the remedial plan, including the freezing program.

The $1 billion remediation of the Giant Mine will consume a large fraction of the federal government’s Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan. This means that many lesser, but still dangerous, site cleanups, will be left unfunded. It also means that Canadian taxpayers will pay much more to control the Giant Mine site than the total royalties ever received from the mine. The same may be true for the Sydney Tar Ponds.

One has to wonder: Are we making the same mistakes again with the Alberta oil sands?

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Dianne Saxe, Ph.D. in Law, is a leading Canadian environmental lawyer with her own practice in Toronto, Ontario.

Contact Dianne at dsaxe@envirolaw.com

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