The Latest on Air Permit Regulations

A panel of experts will review the regulatory landscape and answer questions about emissions and other topics during the session Composites Air Permit Workshop at COMPOSITES+POLYCON. Owners and employees of manufacturing and supplier companies who are responsible for environmental and regulatory compliance should attend the sessions, says Panelist Jack Benton, CEO of Benton and Associates, Lubbock, Texas. “We give a refresher of the regulations, a fine-tuning based on our dealings during the preceding year with regulators in various states,” he says. “We discuss how these regulations are being applied on a day-to-day basis and d how they’re being interpreted by the various regulatory agencies.”

The floor is open to questions from attendees. Benton also thinks some of the more pressing topics that come up will include the following:

• The impact of a ruling in Texas on odor and emissions.
• Clarification of MACT standards that affect composites shops.
• The future of legislative and regulatory activity, including the impact of a new Democratic administration and whether EPA will pursue enforcement more aggressively. 
•  The review of styrene and its potential health effects by regulatory agencies. 

The session takes place Thursday, Jan. 15 from 2 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. For more information, click here.