Bob Colby introduces new environmental regulations
photo by Jim Robbins
Tim Spires, Megan King, Willa Kalaidjian and Jeb Barrett, organizers of the Environmen?t Summit
photo by Jim Robbins
EPA speaker Carol Kemker
photo by Jim Robbins
The Tennessee Association of Manufacturers held an environmental conference at the Convention Center on Wednesday.
Keynote speakers included:
- “Astec Industries – Innovative & Responsible” - Steve Anderson, VP of Administration – Astec Industries
- Forum Discussion on Environmental Hot Topics including representatives from Industry, Regulatory & Legal
§ Amy Katcher, WDEF - Moderator
§ Mike Mallen, Miller & Martin PLLC
§ Elaine Patterson, Patterson Consulting
§ Alan Schwendimann, TDEC
- Update from U.S. EPA - Carol Kemker, Deputy Director – Air, Pesticides & Toxics Management Division
The Summit included 20 breakout sessions with topics regarding: Air, Water, Waste, Regulatory and Health & Safety
2014 Breakout Sessions included:
· Water
o Storm Water Inspection Overview, Mike Bascom, TDEC- Water Resources Division
o TDEC Pre-Treatment, Ariel Wessel-Fuss, TDEC
o Storm Water Best Management Practices, Taylor Stein, CTI Engineers
o Water in Industry, UTC
· Air
o Computational Engineering, Tim Walsh, SimCenter
o Asbestos Programs in Tennessee, John Schultz, Air Pollution Control Bureau
o Air Pollution Control Bureau Update, Bob Colby, Air Pollution Control Bureau
o Combustible Dust, Fred Callahan, IEP Technologies
· Waste
o Universal Waste, Lex Lechleiter, Marion Environmental, Inc.
o Hazardous Waste 101, Don Moore, TDEC
o 2014 CRMA Environmental Excellence Award Recipient , David Perrano, EPB
o Waste Reduction, Holly Richeson, Chattem, Inc.
· Health & Safety
o OSHA Update by the Tennessee OSHA Director, Steve Hawkins, TOSHA
o Business Side of Safety, Russ Bartholomew, Core Safety Group
o Auditing Program Development, Implementation, & Execution, Michael Green, Environmental Standard, Inc.
o OSHA Law & Hot Topics, Mike Mallen, Miller & Martin PLLC
· Regulatory
o Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification & Labeling of Chemicals, Marty Bourquin, W.R. Grace
o An Environmental Regulator’s Best Evidence: Your (incorrect) Records, Rick Hitchcock, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.
o Self-Reporting Privilege: State/Federal Reporting Requirements, Brian Humphrey, Miller & Martin,
o TDEC Update, Tyler Jeffrey, TDEC