May 2008 Highlights & Dates to Remember
AIR
SJVAPCD Workshops
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Certification of Air Permitting Professionals (CAPP) Training Sessions |
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CAPP training sessions will be conducted to certify a pool of professional candidates who can verify and certify application as being in compliance with applicable District regulations. |
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Documents |
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Location |
Fresno - San Joaquin Room |
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Date |
August
27 and 28, 2008 |
· Next Board Meeting will be held on May 22 at 8:30 AM in Fresno.
Location:
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District
1990 East Gettysburg Avenue
Fresno, California 93726
Agenda: http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/ma/2008/ma052208.htm
This meeting will also be webcast. Contact Lori Andreoni at (916) 322-5594 or landreon@arb.ca.gov
Hazardous Waste Management
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Next
Regional Board Meeting
12 / 13
June 2008,
Central Valley Regional Water Board
11020 Sun Center Drive #200
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
· Board Meeting Agenda: Not Available Yet
California Signs First-of-its-Kind Agreement with United Nations in China
California Asked to Provide Climate Program Model for Chinese States
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/PressRoom/Releases/2008/PR5-042208.pdf
Release date: 05/20/2008
Contact Information: Gerard Bulanowski 303
312-6141; Rich Mylott 303 312-6654
Indicators for
EPA's Mountains and Plains region include measures of air and water quality,
land use, climate, human health, population, disease
(Denver, Colo. -- May 20, 2008) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued
the 2008 EPA Report on the Environment today, a document that provides
the American people with information on trends in the condition of air, water,
and land and related changes in human health in the United States.
In addition to
national scale indicators, the ROE also provides data broken out by EPA Regions.
This includes nearly 30 indicators for EPA Region 8, which includes the states
of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. Indicators
presented include air pollutant emissions and concentrations, acid deposition,
drinking water quality, land use patterns, population, fertilizer use,
cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, forestland, fish populations, carbon
storage, temperature and precipitation, and more.
The EPA 2008
ROE is a valuable resource that will inform and focus EPA activities to improve
and protect America’s environment. The report frames key questions related to
the protection of human health and the environment, and addresses each issue
using scientifically sound indicators that have been developed with extensive
public input. The 2008 ROE updates a draft report released by EPA in 2003.
The EPA 2008 ROE uses
scientifically sound indicators to measure and report on overall progress toward
protecting the environment and human health. The environmental indicators
analyzed are quantifiable and provide valuable information on the condition of
air, land, water, human health, or ecological condition. For example, one water
ROE environmental indicator is the percentage each year of public or community
water systems that have reported no violations of EPA health-based standards.
This report
and the indicators it contains were created in an open and transparent manner.
The Agency took the extraordinary step of having the proposed indicators
reviewed in a public forum to determine if citizens- -not just scientists-
-believed the proposed indicators provided the kind of information that was
useful, and were supported by technically sound data. From the ROE, EPA and the
public will know better where the U.S. needs to focus future work and resources.
It is
important to note that the EPA 2008 ROE is not intended as a “report card.”
There are both positive and negative trends contained in the report. The purpose
of the report is to create a reliable set of information that can be used for
year-to-year comparisons as well as planning. It is hoped that in the future,
EPA will be able to look at the trends of ROE environmental indicators over a
span of years, similar to the analysis done on the 20 years of data in the
Toxics Release Inventory. The report may also lead to the development of new
indicators, new monitoring strategies, and new programs and policies based on
measured environmental trends.
Later this
year, EPA will also publish the 2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of
National Trends, which summarizes highlights of the EPA 2008 ROE without all of
the technical detail. EPA is committed to releasing periodic updates of the ROE
and its indicators so that up-to-date information on environmental conditions
and trends is available to the American public.
EPA’s 2008
Report on the Environment:
http://www.epa.gov/roe
Site-Specific Targeting 2008
http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive_pdf/CPL_02_08-03.pdf
Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board - Public meeting/public hearing/business meeting - Third Thursday every month
May 15, 2008 – San Diego, CA 10:00AM
http://www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb/agendaMay08.html
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April 08, 2008 |
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SAN
FRANCISICO – With summer fast approaching, there is an urgent need for
employers to prevent “heat-related” illnesses that could lead to serious
injury or even death of employees. State Compensation Insurance Fund, in
partnership with Cal/OSHA Consultation Service, announced today the roll out
of 24 heat illness prevention seminars throughout the State of California. As part of its Employer Education Series, State Fund has been conducting Heat Illness Prevention seminars across California for the last two years as part of its commitment to educate its policyholders and their employees about the serious dangers of heat illness. The seminars are also open to the public. “California has experienced severe heat waves in recent summers that underscore the importance of these seminars,” said State Fund President Janet Frank. “By making these seminars available to our policyholders, their employees and the general public, we hope to help increase awareness and offer pertinent information about heat illness prevention.” State Fund has scheduled 24 Heat Illness Prevention seminars statewide: May 23 - Bakersfield May 29 - San Bernardino June 5 - Visalia/Oxnard June 13 - Fresno June 18 - Pleasanton/San Jose June 19 - Sacramento June 20 - Salinas Details of seminars including locations and times will be publicized in local newspapers in their respective cities. More information is available online. The dangers of heat illness can not be overstated. In 2005 Cal OSHA investigated 25 cases of heat-related illness in California, with more than half of those case involving fatalities and nearly a third requiring hospitalization. In 2006, an estimated 83 people died of heat-related illness in California including at least eight work-related fatalities. In 2006 Cal OSHA became the first State Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the nation to adopt a permanent standard for Heat Illness Prevention. Cal OSHA approved emergency Standard 3395 in response to heat-related deaths in the state. The emergency regulation mandates training of supervisors and employees to prevent heat illness in workers who are likely to suffer heat exposure, even if they are working outdoors for only a short period of time. The seminars will feature speakers from State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Loss Control Department and Cal/OSHA Consultation Service. Topics to be covered at the seminars include: · How to prevent heat-related illnesses · Understanding California’s Heat Illness Prevention regulation and how to comply. · Updating the company’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) with Heat Illness Prevention requirements. · Learning how to recognize the signs and symptoms of heat illness. · Understanding environmental and personal risk factors. · Determining how to respond to heat stress emergencies. All seminars are free of charge with several conducted in Spanish. Attendees will receive important informational material. |