Greetings!
We've provided information, workshops and other resources below to help you increase efficiency, prevent pollution and enhance compliance at your business or facility.
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Trainings are co-hosted by OTA and Massachusetts regional planning agencies in partnership with Local and Regional Emergency Planning Committees.
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Who should attend?
- Businesses and industries that use or store hazardous materials
- Business owners
- Facility managers
- Environment, health and safety (EHS) managers
- Facility operators and workers
- Consultants
- Toxics use reduction planners
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Workshop topics
- Emergency planning regulatory review
- Engaging with your Local or Regional Emergency Planning Committee
- Toxics use reduction to reduce risks of dangerous industrial accidents
- Lessons from local chemical incidents and Hurricane Harvey
- Local and regional resources (funding, training, free technical assistance)
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Company Spotlight: Water Conservation
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Rousselot Achieves Water Savings by Modernizing Process for Changing Markets
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Rousselot (Peabody, MA), a subsidiary of Darling Ingredients Inc., has reduced its consumption of process water by approximately 300,000 gallons per day. Rousselot produces gelatin ingredients for photographic, pharmaceutical, and food industries. The natural raw material (bone) undergoes extensive pretreatment and was
hing before hydrolysis, filtration, and concentration. As photographic gelatin is no longer the dominant product of the Peabody facility, Rousselot has been differentiating processes to more efficiently produce high quality gelatin for their growing line of ingredients for pharmaceutical and food products.
After looking more closely at how much water was needed for pre-extraction washes to meet the specifications for each grade of product, Rousselot was able to reduce wash water by almost 60%. Capital expenditures for larger extraction vessels have made this processing step easier to manage and more energy efficient.
The company has also upgraded its wastewater treatment system to include a new, more efficient clarifier. Not only does this improve the efficiency of the wastewater treatment process, it greatly reduces odor generated in the process, helping to maintain good relations with neighbors.
In the future, Rousselot Peabody seeks to reduce its impact on the environment further and will evaluate options to recycle water on-site and safely discharge water to the aquifer post treatment.
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Our Partners' Workshops and Events
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Boston Harbor Now's Two Day Idea Exchange on Boston's Working Port
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Boston Harbor Now is holding a two day event on January 23 and 24, 2018. Boston Harbor Now's goal is to achieve broader public-private consensus on the necessary steps to build a 21st century harbor and, in doing so, create a working port that is increasingly innovative, climate-resilient, and economically viable.
OTA's Tiffany Skogstrom will be speaking about chemical safety and climate change preparedness during the afternoon session on Wednesday, January 24, 2018: the Working Port Idea Exchange.
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Resource Conservation Planning
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On February 5 and 12, 2018, the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) will hold Resource Conservation Planning training.
These trainings are designed to meet the continuing education requirements for TUR Planner Resource Conservation planning certification.
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Sustainable Dairy Products Summit
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On February 12, 2018, the Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA) has partnered with the Vermont Department of
Environmental Conservation to host this summit specifically for processors of secondary dairy products (e.g., cheese, yogurt, butter, ice cream) in the Northeast.
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TURA Planning and Reporting Reminders
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Toxics Use Reduction Plans Due by July 1, 2018
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By July 1, 2018, Massachusetts facilities subject to the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) planning requirements must:
- Complete a toxics use reduction plan,
- Ensure that their plan is certified by a senior management official and by a MassDEP licensed Toxic Use Reduction Planner; and
- Submit a plan summary with their Annual Toxics Use Report to MassDEP.
If you're not certain whether your facility is subject to the TURA planning requirements, you can
request free and confidential compliance assistance from OTA.
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Upcoming TURA Reporting Requirements
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The following Toluene Diisocyanates (TDIs) have been designated as higher hazard substances, effective calendar year 2017, for reports due July 1, 2018
. The reporting threshold is 1,000 pounds. Guidance on reporting TDI is in the
TURA Reporting Instructions Appendices, under Rules for Reporting Diisocyanates (page 73).
- 2,4-TDI – CAS 584-84-9
- 2,6-TDI – CAS 91-08-7
- TDI mixed isomers – CAS 26471-62-5
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Massachusetts Nanomaterials Survey
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The Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance & Technology (OTA) and the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) are conducting a short survey to develop a better understanding of the use of nanomaterials in Massachusetts. Nanotechnology is a growing and important industry sector in the Commonwealth. This information will be used to better inform and target program resources.
If your facility uses, manufactures, or distributes/sells nanomaterials, please complete this survey. All responses are voluntary and will remain confidential.
Part 3 of this survey is optional and asks for voluntary information about nanomaterial quantities and emergency plans. If you choose to answer this section, it may be useful to have inventory information and emergency plans on hand. For more information contact Tiffany Skogstrom at
[email protected]
and (617) 626-1086.
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All OTA assistance is free and 100% confidential.
Phone: (617) 626-1060
Fax: (617) 626-1095
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Governor
Charles D. Baker Jr.
Lieutenant Governor
Karyn E. Polito
EOEEA Secretary
Matthew A. Beaton
OTA Director
Richard A. Bizzozero
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