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		<title>Evict Your Tire Mosquitoes</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2011/05/evict-your-tire-mosquitoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 15:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glorianna Cooley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You probably already heard that the EPA and Ohio Department of Health are on a mission against disease-carrying mosquitoes. As part of this effort, they are targeting mosquito breeding grounds, including tire storage areas at dealerships, retailers, and any waste tire generation site. For tire storage of any tires not attached to a vehicle, there are some guidelines. Based on an Ohio Health Department document, this is what they are looking for, and how to effectively address mosquito pools inside the tires.]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:36:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<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>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>
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		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EPA Strategic Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

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		<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>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>
				<category><![CDATA[Checklists]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prevention Plans]]></category>
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		<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>Check your air conditioning service certificates</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/06/check-your-air-conditioning-service-certificates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/06/check-your-air-conditioning-service-certificates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the summer approaching and temperatures rising, EPA representatives have been visiting dealerships asking to see training certification records for air conditioning service technicians. Those unable to produce their records are facing stiff fines. In brief, a dealership should take care of the following tasks: Technician Training and Certification: Ensure all dealership air conditioning service [...]]]></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>
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		<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>Secure Oil Distribution Pumps Daily to Avoid Slippery Situations</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/03/secure-oil-distribution-pumps-daily-to-avoid-slippery-situations/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/03/secure-oil-distribution-pumps-daily-to-avoid-slippery-situations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a dealership experienced a 500-gallon release of new lube oil when overnight one of the overhead lube oil distribution lines sprang a leak. The air powered pump at the oil tank detected a pressure drop and fired off. With no one around to see the oil spewing out of the broken line, it kept [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA 6H rule: 9 reasons not to file for an exemption</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/epa-6h-rule-9-reasons-not-to-file-for-an-exemption/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/epa-6h-rule-9-reasons-not-to-file-for-an-exemption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPA 6H rule: 9 reasons not to file for an exemption ]]></description>
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		<title>Tip of the month: check if you meet the new SPCC rule compliance dates</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/tip-of-the-month-meet-the-new-spcc-compliance-dates/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2010/01/tip-of-the-month-meet-the-new-spcc-compliance-dates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPA has finalized the December 2008 amendments to the Spill Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC) rules, going into effect on January 14, 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>What workshops do you want to see at NADA in Orlando?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2009/12/nada-workshops/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2009/12/nada-workshops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What workshops would you be interested in, in addition to the NADA workshop schedule? I can arrange a conference room and speakers on the following topics: HR: including wage and hour law, Department of Labor regulations and trends Environmental, Health, and Safety: including anything related to OSHA, EPA, DOT Internet marketing: including SEO, and social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tip of the month: every facility conducting spray coating must file notification with EPA before January 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2009/12/tip-of-the-month-6h-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.kpaonline.com/2009/12/tip-of-the-month-6h-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patric Timmermans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPA - 6H rule - HHHHHH]]></description>
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