Table of Contents

• Message from the Chair
• RIPA, ICCR and the "Carbon Project"
• RIPA, EPA and VOC Emissions
• RIPA Takes Over Memphis
• Renewal of "M" Numbers and SP-6323 (IBCs)
• RIPA Advises OSHA on Potential Heat Stress Rule
• RIPA and IPANA Fall Conferences, San Diego

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Chair’s Message 

Tim O'Bryan

ICCR Begins Industrial Packaging Carbon Project

The International Confederation of Container Reconditioners wants every purchaser of industrial packagings in the world to know that using reconditioned containers reduces emissions of greenhouse gases.

ICCR is a global group representing private container reconditioning companies.  It is governed by the three principal trade associations representing Japan, Europe and North America.  ICCR members also include the South African reconditioning association and reconditioners operating facilities in China.

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RIPA & EPA Region 5 Agree to Work Together on
VOC Emissions Issue
 
RIPA and EPA officials Region 5 have agreed to work together to develop a testing protocol to measure emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at wash facilities for steel and plastic drums and IBCs.  Both parties anticipate the effort will be more efficient and cost effective than requiring each company to conduct its own emissions tests.
 
Region 5 EPA officials have been working with several RIPA members for the past two years to gather data on VOC emissions from reconditioner’s wash operations.  The Agency believes that some reconditioners have not been properly regulated in accordance with their emission status.  When RIPA became aware of the enforcement effort, the association opened a dialogue with the Agency to ensure that future enforcement measures would be applied fairly across the membership and take into account the needs of small businesses.

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U.S. DOT  - RENEWAL OF "M"  NUMBERS and SP 16323

Beginning in November 2017, U.S. DOT began putting registered “M” numbers on a 5-year cycle for renewal   M-Number holders were given one year to write into DOT and preserve their number(s).  RIPA assisted members in fulfilling this task.

Members should look in their files for correspondence from DOT re-establishing their M Number(s)   Many are coming due for renewal.    

RIPA provides members an M #  letter to renew.

Similarly, the IBC Special Permit SP 16323 has recently come due for renewal for several members.   RIPA has helped these several members submit for renewal.   Several others are coming due this fall.  Check with RIPA if you are unsure of your renewal date.

Again, RIPA provides a basic SP renewal letter to assist in this regard.

U.S. OSHA - Managing Heat Stress in the Workplace

On October 27, 2021, U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comments on ways to address heat stress in the workplace.