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Safe and Compliant Gas Storage
Posted by John
on 6 March 2015
 "Safe and Compliant Gas Storage")
If your gas cylinders and aerosol cans aren't stored according to the requirements of the relevant Australian Standards, you place yourself and your staff (or co-workers) at risk of injury, and your company at risk of fines or even a void insurance policy!
To make compliance simpler we...
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Port Kembla Copper issued with a penalty notice for $15,000
Posted by Rick
on 13 February 2015
 "Port Kembla Copper issued with a penalty notice for $15,000")
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a penalty notice of $15,000 to Port Kembla Copper (PKC) after the company reported seven instances in November and December 2014 where selenium concentrations discharged from its wastewater treatment plant exceeded its licence limits.
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EPA investigating Ethylene Oxide leak
Posted by Rick
on 16 January 2015
 "EPA investigating Ethylene Oxide leak")
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating the extent of an Ethylene Oxide leak which occurred at the Huntsman Surfactants Plant, Botany Industrial Park, on Sunday, 4 January.
EPA Chief Environmental Regulator (CER), Mark Gifford, said the EPA's investigations were...
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Mining company to pay more than $110,000 after pleading guilty to water pollution
Posted by Tim
on 28 November 2014
 "Mining company to pay more than $110,000 after pleading guilty to water pollution")
KBL Mining Ltd, which operates the Mineral Hill Mine near Condobolin in the central west of NSW, has been fined $52,000 in the Land and Environment Court after pleading guilty to an Environment Protection Authority (EPA) charge of water pollution.
KBL Mining has also been ordered to pay th...
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Toll North to pay almost $20,000 for dangerous goods breaches
Posted by Tim
on 31 October 2014
 "Toll North to pay almost $20,000 for dangerous goods breaches")
The freight transport company Toll North Pty Ltd has been fined a total of $9,680 and ordered to pay $10,000 in costs after pleading guilty to two dangerous goods offences in the Downing Centre Local Court last week.
In March 2012, Toll North was engaged to provide transport for a consignm...
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