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BI-QEM INC

Administrative - Formal · FY2020 · — · — · 3602250352

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
01-2020-1021
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

On July 24, 2020, EPA Region 1 issued an administrative order on consent to BI-QEM Inc/Chemiplastica. to require the company to correct violations of the Clean Air Act's risk management planning (RMP) regulations at the company's plastic manufacturing facility in Florence, Mass. The company uses formaldehyde in its process. Among other things, the company had not documented compliance with recognized and generally-accepted good engineering practices or adequately maintained process equipment. For example, the company did not have adequate spill control for a large tank of formaldehyde. The order requires correction of those violations within 120 days. Also, the order also requires the company to perform a process hazard review under the General Duty Clause for conditions in its chemical storage warehouse.

Source

Authoritative
EPA ECHO
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