OTA RESOURCES & CLIMATE CHANGE PREPAREDNESS Tiffany Skogstrom, MPH Outreach & Policy, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) tiffany.skogstrom@state.ma.us, 617-626-1086 @Mass_OTA
MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (OTA) Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) of 1989 Three partnering agencies: MassDEP (Regulatory) TURI (Research & Grants) OTA (Technical Assistance)
CHEMICAL SAFETY & CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY PROJECT Climate Reduced Toxics Change Risk of Use Resiliency Industrial Reduction Planning Accidents
Extreme Heat Floods Chemical Temperature Chemical Releases & Spills Explosion Risks Emergency Shutdowns Climate Change & Chemical Releases Extreme Cold Storms Power Outages Power Outages Frozen pipes HVAC Failure HVAC Failure Infrastructure Failure
DANVERS, MA - THANKSGIVING MIRACLE
OTA MAP OF TOXICS AND VULNERABILITIES Toxics Data Layers Tier II Facilities Major Facilities Underground Storage Tanks Active Railways Vulnerability Data Layers Flood Zones Hurricane Zones MASS.GOV/EEA/OTA-CLIMATE Environmental Justice Zones High Risk Dams
CHELSEA CREEK FALL RIVER & NEW BEDFORD LAWRENCE EAST BOSTON www.mass.gov/eea/ota-climate
Dangerous Chemical? Human / Environmental Contact? Potential for Hazard?
EVALUATE RISKS Chemical emical Weather ather Chemical emical Toxics xics Use Proper perties ies Risks ks Stora rage ge Reducti ction on Toxic Flood Secondary Product Containment Substitution Flammable Hurricane Compatibility Reduce Combustible Freezing Inventory Heat Engineering
MARK RICHEY WOODWORKING – ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND TOXICS USE / WASTE REDUCTION Almost Off the Grid Reduc ducti tion ons: s: 120 gallons lacquer thinner / acetone / other chemicals per year 1,200 gallons denatured alcohol per year 12 tons VOCs per year Savin ings gs of $16,435 35
OPHIR OPTICS – TOXICS USE REDUCTION THROUGH LEAN MANUFACTURING & SIX SIGMA Reduc ducti tion ons: s: 3,870 lbs mineral spirits per year Went from Large Quantity Generator (LQG) to Small Quantity Generator (SQG) Savin ings gs of $1, 1,000, 0,00 000 0 in efficien ciency cy imp mprovemen ements, ts, $100,000 00 in scrap ap reducti ctions, ons, and $60,000 00 in hazar ardous ous waste e reducti tions ons
COLUMBIA MANUFACTURING – ZERO WASTEWATER DISCHARGE & HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION Reduct uctions ons: 147,000 lbs of water per day in plating operations Recovered 98% of plating chemistry (nickel and chromic acid), saving 600 lbs per week Exempt from air / water discharge & hazardous waste treatment permits Savi vings ngs of $3,00 000, 0,000 00 in water er / sewer er fees, es, $3,850,000 50,000 nick ckel el purchases chases, $8,000, 000,000 00 chrome ome purch chas ases es
OPPORTUNITIES OTA Services to Businesses Unite Chemical Incorporate Govt. Safety & Trainings Agency Into L/REPC Emergency Resources Culture Preparedness Form Business Alliances
Rem emain inin ing Train inin ing Da g Dates es and d Location ations Charlton on Leomin inst ster er Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Montachusett Regional Planning Council Commission (CMRPC) (MRPC) Thursday, April 12, 2018 Thursday, April 26, 2018 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Charlton Public Library, 40 Main St., North Central Career Center, 100 Erdman Charlton, MA 01507 Way, Leominster, MA 01453 www.mass.gov/eea/ota-climate
THANK YOU! FOR MORE INFORMATION: Tiffany Skogstrom tiffany.skogstrom@state.ma.us, 617-626-1086 @Mass_OTA
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