BULLETIN VOL. 7, NO. 5 SEP - OCT 1997 ------New Technology for Aircraft Surface Coatings Removal by Fred Tramontin & Tom of varying efficiency. Periodic Bottom-line cost to depaint and McCarley, HTIS changeout of the filters generates clean is estimated at less than $4 the only waste from the system; per square foot of surface. At the conclusion of the June, 1997 such filters may be hazardous Tri-Service Environmental waste depending on the The following is a cost comparison Technology Workshop, held in St. contaminant (e.g., chromium, lead of different methods of aircraft Louis, McDonnell Douglas etc.) concentration. coating removal for a typical Aerospace gave participants a narrow-body jet. chance to see their patented McDonnell Douglas helicopter FLASHJET ™ coatings removal systems in Mesa, AZ currently has process. a $2.7 million, full-fielded Chemical Depainting (typically with operational FLASHJET™ system. In This Issue FLASHJET™ uses a high-energy McDonnell Douglas is looking to xenon discharge lamp coupled with develop a mobile FLASHJET™ Joint Service P2 Handbook surface cooling and cleaning system for use on military and provided by pelletized carbon transport-type aircraft. New P2 Info Resources dioxide (“dry ice”) that depaints and cleans surfaces with a With the FLASHJET™ system, an Environmental Health Info Service robotically controlled motion over aircraft can be depainted in a matter “Green Bullets” the applicable coated surface. In of hours by a single operator, the demonstration, the instead of days with other chemical Weapons Cleaning Made Easy polyurethane topcoat from an and blast media systems. aircraft component was removed, FLASHJET™ works on both metal HazWaste Regs for Testing leaving the primer. The system can and composite coated surfaces. and Monitoring Amended remove paint and other coatings HazMat Storage & Handling down to the base metal or The FLASHJET™ system removes Handbook uncovered composite surface, if a 12-inch path of coating in one or needed. The thickness of coating multiple passes and can deliver DOT Poison Haz Label Rule removed can be controlled by the maximum energy density equal to voltage delivered to the xenon 18 joules per square centimeter. CEPPO Safety Alerts lamp. An integral part of the McDonnell Douglas estimates that FLASHJET™ system is a vacuum the Mesa, AZ system will pay for Green Lights Program Manual particulate removal subsystem itself in 18 months, based on 1600 NIOSH Ergononics which is run through several filters hours of operation per year. Battery News & More..... The HTIS Bulletin is designed to keep DOD personnel informed of technical and regulatory developments on the environmentally safe management of hazardous materials and wastes. For technical inquiries, call DSN 695-5168 or commercial (804) 279-5168 or toll free (800) 848-4847. A recording device is available for your messages on 5168. Hazardous Technical Information Services Sep - Oct 1997 methylene chloride): $96,000 resources to coordinate projects of Blast media system: $64,000 mutual interest. One such project FLASHJET™: $32,000 The HTIS Bulletin is produced has been the development of a bimonthly. Correspondence comprehensive information source 2 Waste generated by these methods should be addressed to Defense of P technologies used within is typically: Supply Center Richmond, DOD and private industry. The Chemicals: 60,000 pounds DSCR-VBC, 8000 Jefferson Davis product of this effort is the Joint Blast media system: 5,000 pounds Highway, Richmond, VA 23297- Service Pollution Prevention FLASHJET™: 175 pounds (filters, 5609. Or call DSN 695-5168, Opportunity Handbook. The misc.) Commercial (804) 279-5168, or Toll purpose of the Joint Service Free (800) 848-HTIS. Our Fax is Pollution Prevention Opportunity HTIS presents this information in (804) 279-4194. Handbook is to identify available 2 the interest of pollution prevention E-Mail Address: [email protected]. “off-the-shelf ” P technologies, awareness to our readers. HTIS can WEB SITE: management practices, and process not endorse or recommend any http://www.dscr.dla.mil/htis/ changes that will reduce the commercial product or service. htis. htm amount of hazardous waste and solid waste generated at military For further information on the Commander, Defense Supply industrial facilities. By considering FLASHJET™ process, contact Mr. Center Richmond this handbook as a preliminary Thomas Nied, Jr. at McDonnell Daniel H. Stone, Captain, SC, USN source of information for 2 Douglas Aerospace, St. Louis at identifying potential P techniques, 314-232-5761. Director, Product Development one can also minimize duplicated Charles R. Carrell efforts by sharing lessons learned. References: 1. Stripping Clean with FLASHJET™, McDonnell Douglas, Chief, Standardization & The handbook was prepared by the reprinted from Aerospace Digest, Hazardous Materials Information NFESC, under the direction of the Vol. 60, #2, September 1993. 2. Tour Division Office of the Chief of Naval and Demonstration of Allen J. Osborne Operations (CNO-N45) and the FLASHJET™ system, McDonnell Naval Facilities Engineering Douglas World Headquarters, St. Chief, Hazardous Technical Command (NAVFAC), the AFCEE, Louis, Missouri, June 12, 1997 Information Services Branch and the AEC. The handbook will be Robert L. Cook maintained by NFESC and updated semi-annually, as the Joint Services Joint Service HTIS Bulletin Technical Advisor points of contacts and others 2 Fred J. Tramontin, PhD continue to investigate and P develop new solid waste and Editor, HTIS Bulletin hazardous waste management Opportunity Natalie Carrington technologies.
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· Hazardous Material/Hazardous Protection Agency (EPA) has NTP Technical Reports Waste Minimization published a directory of · Solid Waste organizations that will reuse and Toxicology Reports · Solvent Substitution recycle consumer electronics · Wastewater Management including computers, televisions The Biennial Report on · Storm Water Management and video cameras. DOD Carcinogens · Preproduction Technologies personnel interested in receiving a free copy may call the RCRA NTP databases P2 information can also be obtained Hotline at 1-800-424-9346. from the Joint Service P2 Technical Environmental Health Perspectives Library on both the Defense · New Toll-Free P2 Hotline: The and Supplements, and Environmental Network and National Pollution Prevention Information Exchange (DENIX) Roundtable has started a P2 Hard copy of certain reports and web site at: toll-free hotline service for other information. http://denix.cecer.army.mil/denix/de people looking for specific nix.html and the EPA’s contacts and other P2 DOD personnel interested in the Enviro$en$e’s web site at: information resources. The NTP, can access the EHIS site free http://es.inel.gov/index.html. Both hotline, 1-888-PIK-P2P2 (1-888- from July 1, 1997 to October 1, DENIX, and Enviro$en$e also 745-7272), is staffed from 11 1997. Access the site with the include a broad range of a.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time, on USERNAME: ntpfree and environmental information from the Tuesdays, Wednesdays and PASSWORD: ehis. Hard copies of Navy, Air Force, Army, EPA, OSD, Thursdays. NTP documents are also available DLA, and other Federal Agencies. to the users during this period free- The Library can also be found on of-charge. the Army’s Medical Items Disposal Environmenta Instructions (MIDI) CD-ROM, For guidance and further NAVFAC’s E1 program, and the l Health information concerning the annual Navy’s Lessons Learned. fee structures, particularly U.S. Information Government, DOD personnel References: 1. Adapted from US should contact EHIS at: Phone 919- Department of Defense (DOD) P2 Service 541-3841, FAX 919-541-0273, or E- Programs, October 30, 1996. 2. mail: [email protected].
Enviro$en$e homepages, June 5, by Abdul H. Khalid, HTIS 1997. Reference: A service of the
National Institute of Environmental Effective July 1, 1997, all major 2 Health Sciences National Toxicology Program New P Info (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ ) (NTP) data and published reports located at Research Triangle Park, are a part of a new Environmental Resources NC, June 6, 1997. Health Information Service (EHIS).
It is the most extensive by Abdul H. Khalid, HTIS international database available in
toxicology. DOD personnel may be
Source reduction and waste able to access and obtain prevention information are information through EHIS Web available from the following new Page, http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/. sources: There is an annual subscription fee · Reusing Electronic Items: The and the subscribers will receive U.S. Environmental Internet access to data which include the following:
“Green Bullets”
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by Wade H. Bunting, US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ - excerpted for the HTIS Bulletin by Fred Tramontin and Tom McCarley, HTIS
The “Green Bullet” Program, as this enterprise has been nicknamed, is a Department of Defense initiative to eliminate the use of hazardous materials in the process by which small caliber ammunition is manufactured, as well as in the ammunition itself. This fully integrated program is spearheaded by the Small Caliber Ammunition Branch within the Army’s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and encompasses all environmental aspects of the small caliber ammunition from 5.56mm through caliber .50. Specific thrusts include the elimination of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals (ODCs), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and heavy metals in the manufacture of primers and projectiles in small-caliber ammunition. These materials cause difficulties through the entire life cycle of the ammunition. Hazardous wastes and emissions are generated at the manufacturing facility and the use of these items results in contamination to both indoor and outdoor ranges. There are health hazard risks associated with their usage and demilitarization, and disposal is sometimes difficult and costly.
The hazardous materials were identified through a thorough review of the multiple Technical Data Packages, which include product drawings and specifications and through an analysis of the manufacturing processes. Once the materials were identified, funding resources, which range from basic research to production support funds, were sought. The type funding is dependent upon the nature and complexity of the change and the availability of potential direct substitutes. Programmatically, direct substitutes for the hazardous materials are sought first. If it is found that there are no direct substitutes, modifications to the process and/or product are then pursued. Developmental efforts are planned only when no other alternative exists. This selection process provides the least expensive alternatives while yielding the most expedient implementation. Currently, all toxic heavy metals, ODCs, and VOCs have been identified in the products and the processes, and programs to address these elements have been formulated and submitted.
The Joint Working Group for Non-Toxic Ammunition was formed by the Small Caliber Ammunition Branch in October, 1995. The members of this group include the major services plus US Army National Guard, Coast Guard; US Army Infantry Center; Ft. Dix Force Projection; US Army Environmental Center; Industrial Operations Command; Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP); and three Department of Energy (DOE) Facilities: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory and the DOE Kansas City Facility. The Working Group was formed to pool resources and knowledge so that efforts completed by one service would not be repeated and to preclude/eliminate duplication of efforts.
Every aspect of the bullets’ composition is being examined to reduce or eliminate hazardous materials as much as possible. The following chart shows the different segments of a small-caliber round and the various hazardous substances which comprise it. Such small-caliber ammunition manufacturing is volume production with over 400,000,000 units (5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50 caliber being produced in FY94). Elimination of the hazardous materials that go into its construction and the hazardous waste so-generated is a significant expense. The “Green Bullets” Program hopes that eventual savings will run from $5,000,000 (based on 1 cent/round) to $30,000,000 (based on 5 cents/round) by FY2000 by elimination of many of the hazardous substances indicatedin the diagram on page 5. Other benefits of the bullets make-over include:
Elimination of indoor range contamination,
Elimination of adverse effects of outdoor ecosystem and reduced costs of any cleanups,
Reduction of Ammunition production costs, and
Reduced exposure risks to users and manufacturing personnel.
Hazardous Materials In Small Arms Ammunition GREEN BULLET
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Primer Composition - Heavy Metals Lead Styphnate Barium Nitrate Antimony Sulfide and Primer Lacquer - VOC Toluene MEK Casemouth Sealant - ODC Projectile Slug - Heavy Metal MIK Methyl Chloroform Lead-Antimony
Combat Cartridge Tip ID - VOC Tracer and Igniter Compositions - Heavy Metals Glycol Ether Barium Peroxide Lead Dioxide or Barium Nitrate Primer Pocket Sealant - VOC Blank Cartridge Tip Sealant - VOC MEK and Ethyl Acetate MIK MEK Toluene Solvents - ODCs and VOCs MIK Lacquer Thinner Methyl Chloroform Toluene Xylene Ethyl Alcohol Xylene
It should be noted that DOD has requirements for its bullets that go beyond the standard for off-the-shelf commercial ammunition. As an example, low-temperature usage is proving to be a challenge for the Green Bullet Working Group.
POC: Point of Contact for the small caliber environmental thrusts a.k.a. “Green Ammo” is Mr. Wade Bunting, US Army ARDEC, (973) 724-6040, DSN 880-6040. Mr. Kevin Hayes is the designated alternate.
References: Chart and narrative materials provided by the POC, Mr. Bunting.
Presentation by Mr. Bunting at the Tri-Service Environmental Technology Conference, St. Louis, June, 1997.
GREEN BULLET
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Weapons evaluated its performance to environmentally compliant be superior to a rented solvents listed below are Cleaning partswasher with Stoddard included in the contract. This Solvent that was used contract employs up-to-date Made Easy previously. Benefits included commercial practices such as two-thirds (2/3) less time electronic data interchange
spent cleaning and no (EDI), and direct vendor by Steve Perez, DSCR-XA noticeable adverse effects on delivery to the customer
rubber and synthetic parts, (DVD), to ensure the fastest The US Army, Navy and which did occur with the old possible delivery times. Marine Corps have all faced system. Remember, the standard unit the challenge of effectively price of items in the federal cleaning small arms while NAVY The Naval Surface supply system always protecting the operator’s Warfare Center, Crane, IN includes delivery to unit safety and health, and approved Naval Amphibious addresses anywhere in the reducing hazardous waste Base Little Creek’s request to world- no matter how remote. streams. Many units have met use Skysol solvents to clean PRICE BREAK Please note this daunting challenge by small arms. The solvent is that solvent prices have adopting the IT-48WC, a used in the IT-48WC system. dropped significantly the past weapons cleaning system year. listed in the Defense Logistics ENVIRONMENTALLY Agency (DLA) Environmental COMPLIANT SOLVENTS ITEM: IT-48W Products (EP) catalog. The Army technical bulletin NSN: 6850-01-397-2539
TB 43-0135, Navy technical UNIT OF ISSUE: Each ARMY The US Army 1st DELIVERED PRICE report CARDIVNSWC-TR-63- Special Forces Group $2613.45 94/03 and Air Force ASC (Airborne) at Fort Lewis, WA HAZMAT Alternatives Guide tested the IT-48WC cleaning ITEM: SKYSOL (Sept. 93) have all approved NSN: 6850-01-381-4404 system on twelve (12) Breakthrough and Skysol UNIT OF ISSUE: Drum (55 different weapons such as the solvents as substitutes for P- gal.) M16A2 5.56mm rifle, M9 9mm D-680, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, DELIVERED PRICE pistol, and M224 60mm mortar, $1180.64 Perchloroethane. Use of these to name a few. They rated the solvents in the IT-48WC inspection results as ITEM SKYSOL weapons cleaning system can “excellent”, with over 95% of NSN: 6850-01-381-4420 result in dramatically reduced UNIT OF ISSUE: Can (5 gal.) the cleaned weapons passing solvent waste streams, quicker DELIVERED PRICE: inspection by the unit armorer turnaround time and no $155.75 the first time. In addition, the degradation in cleaning Fort Lewis Public Works ITEM: SKYSOL 100 performance. Use of other Environmental Engineer NSN: 6850-01-381-4401 solvents in the IT-48WC will recommended adoption of the UNIT OF ISSUE: Drum (55 invalidate its lifetime warranty IT-48WC system based on gal.) that otherwise would apply. DELIVERED PRICE: cost, worker exposure and $1519.77 pollution prevention EASE OF ORDERING DLA’s concerns. Defense Supply Center ITEM: SKYSOL 100 NSN: 6850-01-381-4423 Richmond has awarded a long USMC The USMC School of UNIT OF ISSUE: Can (5 gal.) term contract to the Infantry at Camp Lejeune, NC DELIVERED PRICE: manufacturer of the IT-48WC tested the IT-48WC with $212.24 Weapons Cleaning System Skysol solvent under with Edge-Tek filtration controlled conditions and system. The
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RCRA-related testing, thus ITEM: BREAKTHROUGH HazWaste promoting cost effectiveness NSN: 6850-01-378-0666 UNIT OF ISSUE: Drum (55 Regs For and flexibility in choosing gal.) analytical test methods. It also DELIVERED PRICE: Testing & clarifies the RCRA Program's $1181.72 approach to working towards Monitoring the Performance Based ITEM: BREAKTHROUGH Measurement System (PBMS). NSN: 6850-01-378-0679 Amended Incorporation by reference UNIT OF ISSUE: Can (5 gal.) was approved for the updates DELIVERED PRICE: on the following dates: $179.96 by Abdul H. Khalid, HTIS Update I, August 31, 1993 ITEM: BREAKTHROUGH On June 13, 1997, the U.S. NSN: 6850-01-378-0698 Environmental Protection Update II, January 13, 1995, UNIT OF ISSUE: Can (15 gal.) Agency (EPA) amended its DELIVERED PRICE: hazardous waste regulations Update IIA, January 4, 1994, $386.55 for testing and monitoring as part of the wood surface activities. These regulations protection rule, and HOW TO ORDER Defense became effective as of June Supply Center Richmond 13, 1997. Update IIB, April 4, 1995, (RIC=S9G), lists these and clarification of the temperature hundreds of other This amendment revises and requirement for pH Environmental Products in the adds new methods as Update measurements of highly DLA EP catalog. Use normal III to the Third Edition of the alkaline wastes. MILSTRIP or FEDSTRIP EPA-approved test methods requisitioning procedures to manual “Test Methods for Copies of the Third Edition of place your orders. DSCR also Evaluating Solid Waste, SW-846, as amended by accepts requisitions by fax at Physical/Chemical Methods”, Updates I, II, IIA, IIB, and III, (800) 352-3291 or DSN 695- EPA Publication SW-846. It are part of the official docket 5695. Visit DSCR’s web site at also deletes several obsolete for this rulemaking, and are http://www.dscr.dla.mil to methods. The SW-846 available from the browse catalogs and place includes Third Edition, Superintendent of Documents, orders while “on-line”. Updates I (last amended July, Government Printing Office 1992); II (last amended (GPO), Washington, DC If you have questions about September, 1994); IIA (last 20402, (202) 512-1800. The these or other Environmental amended August, 1993, as GPO document number is 955- Products, please call Steve part of the wood surface 001-00000-1. Copies of the Perez, DSCR at (800) 345-6333 protection rule); IIB (last Third Edition manual and its or DSN 695-5698 or E-mail amended January, 1995, updates are also available [email protected]. clarification of the temperature from the National Technical requirement for pH Information Service (NTIS), measurements of highly 5285 Port Royal Road, alkaline wastes); and III (last Springfield, VA 22161, (703) amended December, 1996). 487-4650. The Third Edition integrated manual order According to EPA, the number is PB95264073, and purpose of this action is to the Final Update III order provide state-of-the-art number is PB97156137. In analytical technologies for addition, a CD-ROM version
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1997 of SW-846, Third Edition, as especially those directly 703-767-5078; or amended by Updates I involved in the http://www.dasc.dla.mil/hazma t. The POC, Mr. through IIB, is available from NTIS. In the future, the CD- storage and handling of Howard Jenkins, can be ROM will be updated by NTIS hazardous materials. reached at: 703-767-5082; to also include Update III to DSN 427-5082; e-mail: SW-846. The publication is a product [email protected] of policy specified in DLAH For guidance and further 4145.11/TM 38-410/NAVSUP information, DOD personnel PUB 573/AFJMAN 23- DOT Poison may contact the RCRA 209/MCO 4450.12A, “Storage Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or and Handling of Hazardous Hazard call (703) 412-9810. For more Materials”. Topics covered detailed information on include safety, personnel Label & specific aspects of this protection, spill control, rulemaking, contact Kim rescue, storage, hazards, fire Placard Kirkland, Office of Solid prevention, environmental Waste (5307W), U. S. protection, labeling and Rule Environmental Protection placarding, right-to-know, and Agency, 401 M Street, SW., waste minimization. The Washington, DC 20460, (703) section on storage, which by Tom McCarley, HTIS 308-8855 or use the World includes the use of the DOD- Wide Web at: developed Hazardous A new January 8, 1997 final http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer Characteristics Codes (HCC) rule from the Department of /rules.htm. and their application to Transportation calls for the storage segregation, is of inclusion of a new “Poison Reference: Federal Register: particular interest. The Inhalation Hazard” label and June 13, 1997, Vol. 62, No. 114, handbook, although not placard. These labels and pg. 32451-32463. intended to replace internal placards would readily alert service or agency regulations the public and emergency or procedures, is a quick response personnel to those HazMat reference for non-technical toxic materials that are personnel and will serve as an dangerous if inhaled. The rule Storage & excellent training aid. It is will also lower the quantity of printed on sturdy coated a specific hazardous class Handling paper to withstand the wear from 5000 to 2205 pounds and tear of an industrial (1000 kg), which will require Handbook environment and is sized placarding when loaded on a easily to fit into a shirt pocket. transport vehicle.
by Russ Van Allen, DOSO-DH The handbooks are $6.00 each Other parts of the rule deal
and orders may be placed for with expanded requirements The Defense Logistic Agency this edition until December 31, for fumigated vehicles and is updating and will reissue its 1997; orders received after this freight containers. “Hazardous Materials Storage date may be held pending a & Handling Handbook” second printing. Order by In response to written (DLAI 4145.6). This useful contacting: DLA comments and petitions on pocket sized booklet covers a Administrative Support the January 8, 1997 rule, DOT wide variety of subjects which Center, Attn: DASC-VC, 8725 published changes and is designed for quick reference John Kingman Road, Fort compliance date extensions in for Federal personnel, Belvoir, VA 22060-6220; fax:
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1997 the July 22, 1997 Federal Substances, Issued: May, their lighting systems. EPA’s Register. 1997; Catastrophic Failure of Green Lights Program is one Storage Tanks, Issued: May, of the outcomes of the Energy To be more in line with 1997; and Fire Hazard From Policy Act of 1992. This act international requirements, Carbon Adsorption and Executive Order 12902 DOT has extended the Deodorizing Systems, Issued: (1994) have a direct impact on effective date for the entire May, 1997. Federal Agencies. rule until October 1, 1998. The Safety Alerts are available New Poisonous by Inhalation in Portable (PIH) labels are not required The Federal Government until October 1, 1999. The Document Format (pdf) on consumes over 2% of all the PIH placard requirement CEPPO’s Internet Web Site at energy consumed in the remains effective till October http://www.epa.gov/swercepp United States. The Energy 1, 2001. /whatnew.html or by calling Policy Act and EO 12902 the Emergency Planning and collectively call for Federal References: 1. Federal Community Right-To-Know Agencies to reduce their “per Register, Vol. 62, No. 5, (EPCRA) Hotline at 1-800-424- square foot” energy pp1217-1237, January 8, 1997. 9346. consumption by 20% from 2. Federal Register, Vol. 62, 1985 (baseline) to the year No. 140, pp39397-39409, July Reference: EPA Press 2000 and by 30% by 2005. 22, 1997. Release, May 30, 1997. The Green Lights Program is a voluntary program that CEPPO Green encourages investment in energy efficient lighting and Safety Lights over 2,500 participants have joined the program since 1991. Alerts Program Of most interest to those
involved with fluorescent by Tom McCarley, HTIS Lighting lighting disposal, a part of the
Manual is pamphlet EPA 430- EPA’s Office of Chemical Upgrade B-95-004, “Lighting Waste Emergency Preparedness and Disposal”, contains essential Prevention Office (CEPPO) Manual information on mercury- has released the first four of containing fluorescent bulbs its chemical safety alerts. by Tom McCarley, HTIS and lighting ballasts, which Such safety alerts will may contain PCBs. Such generally be issued as the HTIS Bulletin readers fluorescent bulbs must result of a chemical accident responsible for facility lighting generally be managed as investigation which EPA should be aware that EPA has hazardous waste under the conducts jointly with the now published its “Lighting Resource Conservation and Occupational Safety and Upgrade Manual”, EPA 430-R- Recovery Act (RCRA) and Health Administration 94-001, dated February, 1997. PCB containing ballasts as (OSHA). The new manual comes as a regulated waste under the
set of pamphlets covering Toxic Substances Control Act The four safety alerts are: everything from lighting (TSCA). The pamphlet Rupture Hazard of Pressure fundamentals and technical contains lists of states’ Vessels, Issued: May, 1997; considerations to financial agency contacts and Lightning Hazard to Facilities concerns for facility managers commercial recyclers for Handling Flammable contemplating an upgrade in lighting waste.
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Musculoskeletal Disorders”. · Develop roles for both The Defense Logistics The new document highlights managers and workers in Agency (DLA) manages a practical approaches for an ergonomics program; variety of energy efficient protecting workers from job- lighting options for the related musculoskeletal · Recognize and file Federal consumer. Contact the disorders. training needs; marketing office at Defense Supply Center Richmond at 1- According to NIOSH, this · Gather and analyze data 800-DLA -BULB for further publication describes to define the scope and approaches that are information. DLA also has characteristics of ergonomics available the low mercury commonly used for concerns; Philips ALTO brand identifying, correcting, and fluorescent bulbs that are not preventing work-related · Develop control hazardous waste for disposal musculoskeletal problems. It solutions; when they burn out. includes actual examples from 20 years of NIOSH research · Establish health care For a copy of the Lighting and assistance and explains management; and Upgrade Manual, contact the how those techniques can be EPA Green Lights Program at tailored successfully for · Creating a proactive 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782- specific types of workplaces. ergonomics program. 7937; FAX 202-775-6680; Web site: Work-related musculoskeletal The new NIOSH document http://www.epa.gov/greenligh disorders are common and summarizes past NIOSH ts.html impose a heavy toll on studies that show various workers, employers, and the aspects of these steps in Reference: EPA: “Lighting U.S. economy in general. different work settings, Upgrade Manual”, EPA 430-R- Costly conditions occur including a "toolbox" section 94-001, dated February 1997 virtually in every category of that compiles checklists, business. Musculoskeletal surveys, illustrations, disorders of the upper directories, lists of NIOSH extremities affecting the publications, and other muscles, nerves, tendons, and information useful for Document: other soft tissues of the neck, adapting and applying the shoulder, elbow, hand, wrist, basic elements of a Elements of and fingers account annually musculoskeletal protection for more than $2.1 billion in program. It is a source of Ergonomics workers' compensation costs, information and a valuable while low-back disorders reference tool for protecting
impose about $11 billion on the health and productivity of by Abdul H. Khalid, HTIS the workers' compensation workers and saving
system each year. substantial costs for On May 5, 1997, the National businesses. Institute for Occupational Seven basic steps for Safety and Health (NIOSH), a controlling work-related DOD personnel interested in part of the Center for Disease musculoskeletal disorders the document “Elements of Control and Prevention (CDC), described in the document are: Ergonomics Programs: A issued a new document Primer Based on Workplace entitled “Elements of · Determine if Evaluations of Ergonomics Programs: A musculoskeletal problems Musculoskeletal Disorders” Primer Based on Workplace exist in a workplace; (NIOSH Publication No. 97- Evaluations of 117) should call the toll-free
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NIOSH information number, 1- improvement of existing or otherwise unclear, leading 800-35-NIOSH (1-800-356- batteries, and use of to much understandable 4674). Further information alternative power sources, will confusion. about preventing work-related be included. musculoskeletal disorders, The original UWR established including summaries and “Power Sources Newsletter” is simplified rules for the copies of NIOSH studies available from CECOM’s disposal of batteries, delisted referenced in the primer, is AMC Battery Management pesticides, and mercury also available by calling the Office, AMSEL-LC-BT, Bldg. thermostats, and allowed each toll-free number or visiting the 1200E, Fort Monmouth, NJ state to establish individual 07703-5011. management procedures. NIOSH home page on the World Wide Web: Small quantity handlers could http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ho store UW for up to one year mepage.html. CDC's web page The Newsletter can be can also be accessed on accessed and downloaded with no manifesting or http://www.cdc.gov. from the Word Wide Web at reporting requirements and http://www.monmouth.army.m with minimal marking and Reference: HHS Press Release, il/cecom/lrc/lrchq/power/news training. Transporters were to May 5, 1997. .html. The editor may be comply only with DOT contacted at: 908-532-8940, hazardous material rules DSN 992-8940. delivering UW only to New approved destinations: as UW handler, a foreign site, or a CECOM NiCad facility that treats disposes, or recycles UW. Battery Battery The UWR failed to address Newsletter Handling: practical issues, such as removability of NiCad’s
embedded in larger equipment, by R. A. Menuet, HTIS UW Rule & labeling, and the need for
individual states to adopt, (or A new quarterly entitled, Battery modify), and seek EPA “Power Sources Newsletter” is approval for inclusion in the now available in hardcopy and Managemen state’s RCRA program. To on the World Wide Web from remedy these defects, a Army CECOM t Act movement led by the (Communications-Electronic Rechargeable Battery Command) at Fort Monmouth, by R. A. Menuet, HTIS Recycling Corporation NJ. (RBRC), an industry trade
A number of inquiries have group, led to passage of the This newsletter reports on the been received at HTIS asking MCRBMA. latest information in the world for clarification of NiCad of power sources, principally battery handling procedures In the review that follows, it batteries, and its objective is under the Universal Waste should be remembered that to encourage consumers to Rule (UWR) and the Mercury the UWR covered all batteries reduce battery consumption Containing and Rechargeable except those that were not yet by 50%. Innovative proposals Battery Management Act a declared “waste” or to reduce power consumption (MCRBMA) of 1996. Some of “hazardous waste”, or lead- via management techniques, the published information has acid batteries covered earlier power reduction circuitry, been incomplete, ambiguous, under 40CFR Part 266G.
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Industrial-type NiCad Reprint from LOGLINES, Under MCRBMA, only batteries contain free alkaline March 1997, Vol. 3, No. 1 mercury-containing and liquid, typically 31% rechargeable batteries are potassium hydroxide, and are A number of commodities that included. The “rechargeable” subject to the marking, the Defense Industrial Supply category excludes lead-acid labeling, and shipping Center (DISC), Philadelphia batteries used to start requirements of 49CFR Parts manages contain materials engines, or used as principal 172 and 173, using the proper hazardous to personnel, the power source for a vehicle, or shipping name “Batteries, wet, environment or both. The used for load-leveling, or used filled with alkali, UN2795, most prevalent of these for storage from an alternative etc.”. materials is asbestos. The power source, or used as a preponderance of this backup power source. Also The Federal documentation carcinogenic material is excluded are package and further contained in certain gasket information on NiCad battery products. DISC has coordinated closely with the rechargeable alkaline batteries services in identifying, testing which are not further defined identification and recycling , and implementing in the Act. The MCRBMA under UWR and MCRBMA also defines a “regulated may be obtained from the asbestos substitutes in battery” subset as any which offices listed below or RBRC specifications and standards. contains a cadmium, lead, or web site at: This comprehensive effort combination electrode; or http://www.rbrc.com included performance, as well which contains any other as physical properties testing, electrode chemistry as RBRC Corporate Office, and determination of specific determined by EPA. 4210 NW 37th Place, Ste 400, acceptable replacements for Gainesville, FL 32606 each unique application and The RBRC has published Phone : 352-376-5135 environment. As replacements details of the NiCad battery Fax : 352-376-5942 are approved for use, new types covered under NSNs for replacement items MCRBMA and defines them RBRC Recycling Eastern are established and the as: Consumer-type NiCads Region, asbestos items are canceled. and Industrial-type NiCads, 2233 NW 41st St. Ste 300, which typically contain 31% Gainesville, FL 32606 In order to help our customers potassium hydroxide liquid Phone: 352-376-6693 in identifying asbestos- electrolyte. Fax: 352-376-6658 containing items and determining if a non-asbestos replacement is available, DISC Used consumer-type NiCad RBRC Recycling Western has set up an Asbestos batteries do not contain Region, 1800 Century Park Bulletin Board System. These sodium or potassium East, Ste 600, data are now available to hydroxide, i.e., no free alkaline Los Angeles, CA 90067 anyone with a computer and liquid, are not defined as Phone: 310-229-5733 modem. Dial in DSN 442-2340 hazardous substances or Fax : 310-229-5799 or Comm. (215) 697-2340. The database contains more than marine pollutants. Hence, only 13,000 National Stock the marking requirements of Numbers (NSNs) in Federal the UWR apply, and no DISC Supply Classes ( FSCs) 5330, marking, labeling, or shipping 5310, 5340, and 6145. DISC has requirements under Hazardous Asbestos already identified 3,000 non- Material Regulations would asbestos replacements. apply. BBS DISC is constantly working
toward eliminating all
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1997 asbestos from the items that recycling, trade and “Combined Services are procured, managed and environmental groups, plans Recycling Working Group” distributed. However, this is a are to emulate the enormously will finalize and release the time-consuming effort. Therefore, the BBS is updated successful Texas Recycling first publication of a new on a monthly basis. If you Day, first held on November guidance series entitled have any problems accessing 15, 1994. “Closing the Solid Waste the Asbestos BBS, contact Circle: Recycling, The Steven Rigefsky at (215) 697- A call for Federal Agency Combined Services’ Guide for 0930, or (DSN) 442-0930, or support and participation has Qualified Recycling email: [email protected]. Programs”. This guidance For information on individual NSNs, call Lloyd Stefanic at been issued by George Mohr, series is to be issued in three (215) 697-3392 or (DSN) 442- Co-chair of the Federal parts under the authority of 3392, or email: Steering Committee for Executive Order 12873 [email protected] America Recycles Day. Some (October 20, 1993) “Federal (bjh) suggested activities are: Acquisition, Recycling and Waste Prevention and DODI 4715.4 (June 18, 1996). These publications prescribe
November Sign pledges to start, continue, or increase recycling guidance for an Integrated 15: America efforts; Solid Waste Management Program which coordinates affirmative procurement, Recycles Purchase recycled displays, recycling and solid waste toner cartridges, copier paper, disposal. The Recycling Guide Day! etc. and participate in will specify preparation, recycling programs for such coordination, and oversight
items; for a qualified recycling by R. A. Menuet, HTIS program. Follow-on guides
Establish youth educational will be entitled “Solid Waste” With Vice-president Albert and “Affirmative programs; Gore as honorary chairman, Procurement”. with Federal Environmental Plan a cleanup/recycle day; Executive (FEE) Fran In an HTIS Bulletin article, “EO On Federal Acquisition, McPoland and Steel Recycling Publicize agency recycling Recycling, and Waste Institute’s (SRI) Bill Heenan efforts. Prevention” (Jan-Feb 1994), acting as co-chair, the country the requirements of EO 12873 will celebrate the first were outlined and the Office A Federal planning guide “America Recycles Day” on of the Federal Environmental package for America Recycles November 15, 1997. America Executive was described. A Day is available from George Recycles Day will proclaim the mission statement issued later Mohr at 410-965-4387, fax 410- described its duties as to economic and environmental 966-1391 or -6158, or e-mail: “Advocate, coordinate and benefits of recycling and [email protected] or call assist environmental efforts of purchasing of recycled- Marilyn Harris Harpe at the the Federal community in content materials. waste prevention, recycling, FEE office 202-260-1297, fax the affirmative procurement of 202-401-9503, or e-mail: Organized by a National guideline items and the [email protected]. Executive Steering Committee, acquisition of recycled and environmentally preferable comprising the Federal As plans for the DOD products and services.” Environmental Executive, celebration of America EPA, U.S. Postal Service, Steel Recycles Day develop, a DOD Activities of the OFEE and its Recycling Institute, and other newsletter “Closing the committee known as the
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Circle News” may be read at Fleet Environmental Comm. 405-442-2111; Fax website: http://www.ofee.gov, Symposium; Virginia Beach, 405-442-5722. or otherwise ordered from the VA; POC: Michelle Currier, OFFE phone and fax numbers in the previous column. (757)445-6528. U.S. Army Logistics Management College, ATSE- The HTIS Bulletin has November 17-19 LSE, 12500 Logistics Circle, published 24 recycling-related Pollution Prevention/Green Fort Lee, VA 23801-6050; articles since 1991. A Manufacturing Conference; DSN 539-4601; Comm. 804- bibliography of these articles Atlanta, GA; POC: EPA, 765-4601. is available from HTIS at DSN 695-5168 or Comm. (804)279- (404)562-9362. 5168. Defense Services Directory of November 18-20 Environmental Training References: 1. HTIS Bulletin, The National Marketplace For Courses, Army Jan-Feb 1994, Vol. 4, No. 1. the Environment; Environmental Training Washington, DC; USDA & Support Center, U.S. Army DOE; POC: 1-800-334-3976 Engineer Division, Attn: CEHND-TD-ET, P. O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807- 4301; 205-895-7405 or DSN HTIS 760-7405.
Calendar Courses Contact for Course USA Center for Health Conferences Listings & Schedules Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Attn: MCHB-S-A- September 20-24 Defense Logistic Agency TO, 5158 Blackhawk Rd., National Recycling Coalition (DLA) Civilian Personnel Aberdeen Proving Ground, & Federal Environmental Support Office, MD 21010-5422; DSN 584- Executive Conference; Environmental Division, Attn: 8138/8139; Comm. 410-671- Orlando, FL; POC: Laura DCPSO-E, 74 N Washington 8138/8139. Seabneck, (703)806-5212; DSN Ave., Federal Center, Battle 656-5212. Creek, MI 49017; DSN 932- Navy Environmental and 7047; Comm. 616-961-7047. Preventive Medicine Unit No. November 5-7 2, 1887 Powhatan Street, Norfolk, VA 23511-3394; Cadmium & Chromium Naval & Occupational Safety DSN 564-7671; Comm. 804- Alternatives: Information and Health & Environmental 444-7671. Exchange; Pittsburgh, PA; Training Center, 9080
POC: Teresa Kishlock, Breezy Point Crescent, (814)269-2800. Norfolk, VA 23511-3998; New HMIS DSN 565-8778, ext. 300; November 12-13 Comm. 804-445-8778. Web Page International Conference on Ozone Protection Center for Environmental Technologies: Baltimore, MD; Initiatives and Hands -On by Delisa Davis, HMIS POC: Heather Tardel, (703)807- Training, Directorate of 4052 Environmental Quality, Attn: The Hazardous Materials ATZR-BT, Fort Sill, OK Information System (HMIS) November 12-13 73503-5100; DSN 639-2111; has published a web page on
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1997 the Internet. The address is service is available Monday http://www.dscr.dla.mil/ through Friday from 06:00 to Federal Register Information: hmis/hmishome.htm. DOD 17:00 Eastern Time and is Federal Register notices and Federal personnel can covered by voice mail at all dealing with pesticides and request Material Safety Data other times. endangered species. Sheets (MSDSs) via this page by filling out the MSDS SERVICES Pest Management Bulletin: request form provided, which The Pest Management then can be e-mailed to HMIS Pesticide Product Bulletin is published quarterly Technical Support. Inquiries Information: Product labels to provide current information about HMIS data, such as are available for approximately on pesticides and pest control hazard characteristic code, 18,000 EPA registered to pest control operators and transportation information, pesticide products. Product preventive medicine discrepancies in data, can also usage data, chemistry, and personnel. be addressed using the HMIS other technical information is web page. The HMIS also available. Information is Technical Guides (TG): These Technical Support Helpline is maintained on canceled or documents are technical DSN 695-4371 or suspended pesticides and on bulletins which provide Comm.(804)279-4371. restricted use pesticides. guidance on selected pest management topics. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS): MSDS's are available Electronic Mail (E-mail) for the more commonly used Information Distribution: pesticide products within Current regulatory and pest DOD. Those which are not management information is currently on distributed to those who have Internet e-mail addresses. For subscription to this service, DOD file will be obtained as send your request to: requests are received. Pesticide Ken_Olds@chppm- Fact Sheets: During the ccmail.apgea.army.mil Hotline registration/re-registration process, EPA produces a Fact World Wide Web (www) by Ken Olds, DOD Pesticide Sheet on the pesticide active Home Page: A home page Hotline ingredient. These Fact Sheets with pesticide and pest provide a brief synopsis of the management information as The DOD Pesticide Hotline information known about the well as links to other was established in 1974 to material and document the entomology related sites is serve as a means of answering existing data gaps which must available. The URL is pesticide and pest be completed for the http://chppm- management related questions registration or continued www.apgea.army. for Department of Defense registration of the ingredient. mil/ento/index.htm personnel. The DOD Pesticide Hotline is operated Pest Biology and Control POC: DSN: 584-3773, by the Entomology Program of Information: Information is Commercial: (410) 671-3773, the US Army Center for available on the biology and FAX: (410) 671-2037; Health Promotion and control for vertebrate and US Army Center for Health Preventive Medicine, and is invertebrate pests. Integrated Promotion and Preventive located at Aberdeen Proving Pest Management (IPM) Medicine Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The techniques are emphasized. Ground, MD 21010-5422.
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