Workshops

AESF Compliance Assistance Workshops

Courses include Regulatory Compliance, Innovative Pollution Prevention Practices and Wastewater Treatment and Control. For a complete list of workshops visit AESF's web site.

Contact:
AESF Educational Services
(407) 281-6441

Agenda for chrome and halogenated solvents MACT workshop.

Region 3 Area Source MACT Training Course

Contact:
Al Montague, US EPA Region 3
(215) 814-5562
montague.albert@epa.gov

3 sessions on Dragout & Water Use Reduction, Hazardous Waste Determination, and Degreaser Standard.

Achieve Your Compliance and Pollution Prevention Goals: Workshops for Attleboro Area Metal Finishers

Contact:
Linda Darveau, US EPA Region 1
(617) 918-1718
darveau.linda@epamail.epa.gov

Includes case studies, violations list (used by presenter), and agenda to discuss regulatory problems of a large and a small electroplater.

Workshop for Metal Finishers: Papa's Plating and Junior's Plating Composite Case Studies
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Small Business Assistance Program

Contact:

David Hudson, TNRCC SBAP
(915) 698-9674
dhudson@tnrcc.state.tx.us

Fact Sheets & Guidebooks

A Guidebook on How to Comply with the Chromium Electroplating and Anodizing Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(EPA 305-B-95-002)

  • EPA publication that describes the Chrome Electroplating MACT Standard in plain language.

To order a copy of this document on-line, go to the EPA National Center for Environmental Publications Web Site or call 1(800) 490-9198.

TRI Reporting
U.S. EPA
Metal Finishing Guidance Manual
  • A comprehensive guide on compliance, pollution prevention, and environmental management systems, written in plain language. Contains both federal and state regulatory information and a compliance calendar.

To order a copy, go to the Strategic Goals Program Web Site to complete the fax-back form or call the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society (AESF) at 407-281-6441.

Benchmarking Metal Finishing Report

Click here to order or contact Cindi Bousley at (734) 995-3075

  • This study will allow metal finishers to gain a better understanding of their overall performance - on a process by process basis and gain a better idea of how they compare to other finishers using similar process lines. Additionally, the study provides data on best practices for specific processes.
Video
This video describes what RCRA inspectors are looking for and identifies common mistakes that job shops make.

RCRA Compliance for Metal Finishers in the Northeast

Contact:
Linda Darveau, US EPA Region 1
(617) 918-1718
darveau.linda@epa.gov

Online Assistance Tools

National Metal Finishing Resource Center

  • Through a grant from EPA, NMFRC provides a database of over 5,000 technical articles, summaries of environmental, health, and safety regulations, and tools to calculate requirements and costs.

Small Business First Stop Homepage

  • This First Stop provides easy to find information for small businesses concerning complying with laws, statutes and regulations, preventing pollution, solving technical problems and improving financial results.

Checklists

Lists of the regulatory requirements metal finishers are expected to meet.

Site Visit Programs

 

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