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Author: Karen Hamel

Karen D. Hamel, CSP, CIT, WACH is a regulatory expert and trainer for HalenHardy. She has more than 26 years of experience helping EHS professionals find solutions to meet regulations and industry standards. Karen is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT), Walkway Auditor Certificate Holder (WACH), OSHA-Authorized Outreach Trainer for General Industry, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Trainer and Hazmat Technician. She serves on the Blair County, PA LEPC.

Secondary Containment Systems at Bulk Liquid Terminals

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Secondary Containment.

Large storm events can dump hundreds or thousands of gallons of water at bulk fluid terminals that takes way too many hours to manually drain from secondary containment systems. Install Drainiac® Petroleum Filter Valves to save time and money.

Oil Spill Reporting Requirements

Oil Spill Reporting Requirements

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Regulations.

Do you need to report every oil spill? Who should you call? Find out when, how and to whom here.

Clean Water Act Overview

Clean Water Act Overview

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Regulations.

The EPA's authority to regulate water pollutants comes from the Clean Water Act. Learn how it got started more than 20 years before the EPA was even created.

Instant Underflow Dam

Stop Sandbagging! Create Underflow Dams in Less than 10 minutes

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Oil Spills on Water.

Now you can respond to oil and fuel spills on water faster. Learn how to cut down remediation time and minimize water pollution.

Marine Terminal Storm Drain Management - Storm Drain Filters

Storm Drain Solutions for Marine Terminals

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Stormwater Solutions.

Learn how to prevent silt and oil sheens from being discharged into the harbor with HuskyGuard® Storm Drain Filters.

Regs in a Nutshell - Sheen Rule 40 CFR 110.3

Sheen Rule 40 CFR 110.3

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Regulations.

Under the Clean Water Act, the Sheen Rule provides the framework for determining whether an oil spill should be reported to the federal government.

Stop Shoveling Oil-Soaked Dirt and Shale at Substations

Stop Shoveling Oil-Soaked Dirt and Shale at Substations

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Oil Leaks Under Equipment.

There’s a 99% chance that you’re using the wrong tools to control transformer oil leaks.

Storm Drain Maintenance

Innovative Storm Drain Best Management Practice

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Stormwater Solutions.

Innovative storm drain best management practices for storm drain and catch basin cleaning and maintenance.

Fast Daming in Hard-to-Reach Streams

Fast Damming Oil Spills in Hard-to-Reach Streams

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Case Studies, Oil Spills on Water.

See how one spill contractor helped their electric utility client stop a transformer oil spill from spreading in a remote location.

General Duty Clause Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)

General Duty Clause Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)

Written by Karen Hamel. Posted in Regulations.

The General Duty Clause under the Clean Air Act requires any facility with extremely hazardous substances to create and implement a plan.

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