EPA SPCC expert highlights key requirements and common violations for terminal owners, operators storing oil

摘要

MARK Howard knows what Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspectors are looking for when they go out to storage terminal facilities. The environmental scientist is the EPA's Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) technical expert and team leader, and he's charged with training all its SPCC inspectors. So he also understands what makes them happy—and is eager to share that information with terminal owners and operators. Howard, who works in the Office of Emergency Management, Regulation and Policy Development Division in Washington DC, delivered an overview of SPCC regulations, including applicability, requirements, common violations and implementation issues, in "Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Planning: What You Need to Know" during the International Liquid Terminals Association's 39th annual International Operating Conference.