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	<title>KPA&#187; Environment: Industry Updates</title>
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		<title>The Secret to Getting Ahead of Corporate Responsibility</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/10/the-secret-to-getting-ahead-of-corporate-responsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/10/the-secret-to-getting-ahead-of-corporate-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Schmitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Responsibility and Service centers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dealerships and Corporate Responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dealerships and regulatory reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GRI reporting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GRI reporting and small businesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Reporting and Small Businesses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three key areas that will position family owned businesses to take advantage of emerging regulatory reporting trends.]]></description>
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		<title>Worth a Read</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/08/worth-a-read/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/08/worth-a-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Motyka Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safe Dealerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety in the news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I consolidated some of the most relevant environmental and safety content from the news this week. Here is a round-up of this week's 'must reads' for safe dealerships.]]></description>
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		<title>OSHA General Duty Clause Explained</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/08/osha-general-duty-clause/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/08/osha-general-duty-clause/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Motyka Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dealerships and General Duty Clause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Duty Clause Explained]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA General Duty Clause]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=2062</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The General Duty Clause is actually meant to clear things up a bit. It means that if there are actual injuries occurring, or a situation that could lead to an injury; if there are actual illnesses or health effects among workers or...]]></description>
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		<title>Monthly Facility Inspection List</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/07/monthly-inspection-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/07/monthly-inspection-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Motyka Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Checklists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealership safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealership safety inspection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monthly Inspections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monthly safety inspections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a few items in your dealership that need to be inspected and updated every month. There should be tags on these items for signatures and dates. These are safety inspection items, and federal law requires that they are monitored and maintained by the dealership on a monthly schedule. Here's the short list: ]]></description>
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		<title>Who Needs DOT HazMat Training?  It&#8217;s More Employees Than You&#8217;d Think!</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/05/who-needs-dot-hazmat-training-its-more-employees-than-youd-think/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/05/who-needs-dot-hazmat-training-its-more-employees-than-youd-think/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 20:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Schmitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOT compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOT Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazmat compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazmat shipping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazmat training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Title 49 Part 172.702]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1717</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Under the DOT regulations (Title 49 Part 172.702) any employee defined as a hazmat employee is required to be trained.  So you ask what is a hazmat employee? The definition is found in (Title 49 Part 171.8) and includes employees that: • Load, unload, or handle hazardous materials • Prepare, package, label or mark hazardous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Ways to Observe World Day for Safety and Health at Work</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/04/world-ehs-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/04/world-ehs-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Motyka Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today (April 28, 2011) is set aside as World Day for Safety and Health at Work by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to focus on systems and tools for continual improvement in the prevention of workplace incidents and accidents. This year, the annual report released in commemoration of the day discusses the effective management of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Health and Safety Start At The Top</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/03/environmental-health-and-safety-compliance-management-oversight/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/03/environmental-health-and-safety-compliance-management-oversight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOT compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR best practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety program]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A successful environmental health and safety program has to start from the top.  Without executive involvement,  even those programs designed and implemented with the best of intentions,  sputter and frequently fail.  With the increase in regulatory audits management must be an active not a passive participant. Outsourcing training, facility inspections and using software to track and report on compliance can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSHA Training Video: Respiratory Protection</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/02/osha-training-video-respiratory-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/02/osha-training-video-respiratory-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Motyka Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Respiratory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This 2011 video is an overview of the comprehensive respiratory protection program required of employers wherever respirators are used. It is smoothly presented, with some creative eye-catching visuals (by government standards). About a third of the hour long video is specific to the health care industry, but for the most part it is a very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free webinar on EPA&#8217;s 6H emission standard</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/01/free-6h-webinar/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/01/free-6h-webinar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[6H]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you signed up for the free 6H Emission Standards webinar on January 20, 2011? Peter Zaidel, product manager at KPA, will review the EPA-6H (40 Code of Federal Regulations 63, Subpart HHHHHH) requirements so you can be sure you&#8217;re fully compliant. Click here for the registration form.   You cannot make it on January 20? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OMB Watch reports drastic increase in OSHA citations for 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/12/omb-watch-reports-drastic-increase-in-osha-citations-for-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/12/omb-watch-reports-drastic-increase-in-osha-citations-for-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EHS trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OMB Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penalties]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study by OMB Watch finds that the Obama administration has noticeably increased enforcement of workplace safety laws, and supporting data also showed that the administration was making consumer health and environmental regulations enforcement tougher. In 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued more than 68,000 citations – more than twice the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Improving Profits &#8211; Safety Culture Is a Key Benefit for Employees</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/12/creating-safety-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/12/creating-safety-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Schmitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee morale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Creating a positive safety culture is one of the most important things you can do for your employees. The benefits of a strong safety culture go beyond reduction in insurance premiums, limiting exposure to fines and lawsuits and reducing time lost to an accident. A safe and healthy workplace shows that you care about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA intends to employ vigorous and targeted civil and criminal enforcement</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/epa-intends-to-employ-vigorous-and-targeted-civil-and-criminal-enforcement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/epa-intends-to-employ-vigorous-and-targeted-civil-and-criminal-enforcement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPA Strategic Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to provide effective and consistent enforcement of federal laws nationwide, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is stepping up its civil and criminal enforcement by targeting the most serious hazards that relate to air, water, and chemicals. The EPA summarized the measures it will take on how it plans to use “vigorous and targeted” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSDS Gone Wild!</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/msds-gone-wild/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/msds-gone-wild/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[29 CFR 1910.1200]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical database]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOT hazmat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saftey Inspectors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Oh no! We have a serious problem. The plant office manager ran into my office with a frantic look of panic on her face. The company safety inspectors are here and they want to see an MSDS on the Wite-Out. What will we do?” Although this article written by Greg Klima titled “MSDS Gone Wild!” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSHA&#8217;s Top 10 Most Cited Violations for 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/oshas-top-10-most-cited-violations-for-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/oshas-top-10-most-cited-violations-for-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazard communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazmat compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[most cited violations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respiratory protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OSHA&#8217;s Top 10 Most Cited Violations for the 2010 fiscal year was revealed at The National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo in San Diego in EHS Today. Keeping with the trends of previous years, this new top 10 was only slightly different from last year’s top 10. Thomas Galassi, the director of OSHA’s directorate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hazmat Training &#8211; Lives depend on it</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/hazmat-training-lives-depend-on-it/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/hazmat-training-lives-depend-on-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazard communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MSDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal protective equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training of Hazmat Employees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1082</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know how the old adage goes: “Train as if your life depends on it, because it does.” This is especially true when it comes to hazardous materials training &#8211; many lives depend on the proper training of Hazmat Employees. As we have mentioned before, if you have hazardous chemicals in your facility (and remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond “Right To Know” for MSDS information</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/beyond-%e2%80%9cright-to-know%e2%80%9d-for-msds-information/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/beyond-%e2%80%9cright-to-know%e2%80%9d-for-msds-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tip of the Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hazard communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=1054</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your employees have the “right to know” about hazardous chemicals in the workplace under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) which states “employers with hazardous chemicals in the workplace must have label and material safety data sheets (MSDS) for their exposed workers and train them appropriately.” The HCS allows for MSDS to be kept hard copy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the latest KPA services!</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/announcing-the-latest-kpa-services/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/11/announcing-the-latest-kpa-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KPA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOT compliance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at KPA, we have good news to announce about our latest and greatest software and services! We have taken our Environmental, Health, and Safety services product line and we have more than (drum roll please&#8230;) doubled what we offer! We have expanded our three levels of service to seven levels to accommodate all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now is the time to prepare, evaluate, update and implement your SPCC Plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/08/now-is-the-time-to-prepare-evaluate-update-and-implement-your-spcc-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/08/now-is-the-time-to-prepare-evaluate-update-and-implement-your-spcc-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prevention Plans]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year brings the hottest climate to the current state of environmental issues, and with the current focus of disasters such as the BP oil spill, enforcement is increasing and the consequences of non-compliance are expensive and potentially devastating. The SPCC Rule essentially requires specific facilities to prepare, amend, certify, and implement an SPCC plan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Underground Storage Tank Operator Training Requirements</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/04/new-underground-storage-tank-operator-training-requirements/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/04/new-underground-storage-tank-operator-training-requirements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Elliott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tanks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=496</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Energy Policy Act requires all States that receive federal grant money for their UST programs to ensure that all operators of UST systems demonstrate competency on how to comply with UST rules so environmental releases can be prevented. These new rules have created a training and registration program requirement for underground storage tank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green-Washing</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/04/green-washing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/04/green-washing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Schmitz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment: Industry Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.kpaonline.com/?p=464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was just reviewing an article on how the Federal government audited the Energy Star program and found that it suffered from a common trend these days referred to as “green-washing”.  “Green-washing” is where a corporation represents its products as being environmentally friendly even when they may not be.  This can be done by applying [...]]]></description>
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