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NIOSH Revokes Approval for Certain Respirators
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is issuing this notice to inform respirator users that Global Secure Safety Products., Inc., is no longer producing NIOSH-approved respirators or replacement parts and is not planning to resume production in the future. Global Secure Safety Products, Inc., stopped production of respirators in April 2008 and has ceased doing business.
Global Secure Safety Products, Inc. (formerly CairnsAir Inc. or Neoterik) respirators will be listed on NIOSH’s Certified Equipment List (CEL) as obsolete and certificates of approval will be revoked.
NIOSH will revoke the approvals of these respirators on Dec. 31, 2009. Revoked status means that the respirators in question will no longer be listed as NIOSH-approved respirators. Once revoked, respirato
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Template for Developing SWPPPs for the New Multi-Sector General Permit
Any industrial facility that is eligible for coverage under EPA’s 2008 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) must first develop a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) before submitting its Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under the 2008 MSGP.
To assist industrial facilities in developing their SWPPPs, EPA is providing a template for facilities to use. The template provides step-by-step instructions for developing a SWPPP, which complies with the 2008 MSGP requirements. The template was created as a Microsoft Word document so that users can customize information to meet their specific needs, including any sector-specific permit requirements.
Copies of the new MSGP SWPPP Template, in addition to other materials pertaining to the 2008 MSGP, can be found on EPA’s ... more »
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