ENPAC News

European “Restrictions on Hazardous Substances” (RoHoS)

Posted by ENPAC, LLC on Dec 19th 2007

Q: Are ENPAC products compliant with the European “Restrictions on Hazardous Substances” (RoHoS)?A: YES. All ENPAC products are manufactured without the use of Lead (PB), Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PDBE). These substances are strictly controlled by European Union governments and there are rigid import bans on such mate … read more

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)

Posted by ENPAC, LLC on Dec 14th 2007

Q: Do ENPAC products help users comply with the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulation (EPA 40CFR112) and the “1320 Rule”?A: YES. The SPCC regulation is the national oil spill regulation. The purpose of the SPCC regulation is prevention of oil discharge into navigable waters and related areas, rather than cleanup after a spill has occurred. The regulation generally affec … read more

Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)

Posted by ENPAC, LLC on Dec 3rd 2007

Q: Do ENPAC containment products comply with the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) of 1999, Part 5 “Regulation of Toxic Substances”?A: YES. The Canadian regulation, however, does not have a clear formula for determining required sump capacity for compliant spill containment like the US EPA regulations. Instead each toxic substance has a separate quantity of signific … read more