Determining whether or not an area is going to be considered a hazardous (classified) location is critical to the type of construction, wiring methods involved, and the overall safety of the intended ...

Technical guidance on how to assess and classify hazardous waste has been published for public consultation. The guidance has been produced by the Environment Agency and clarifies existing criteria ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the agency will now consider coal ash on the same level as household waste as opposed to hazardous waste. Household ...

Environmental groups have long pushed for coal ash, a by-product of coal burning energy production that contains toxic contaminants, to be classified as a hazardous material. While the EPA announced ...

In the NEC, the word “hazardous” denotes the way a particular location is classified due to either: 1. Flammability properties within that area (Art. 500 – 506). 2. Specific use of that area (Art. 510 ...