Occupational Health and Safety Bulletins

Industry Standards for Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Industries Announced An "Industry Standard” is an alternate form of compliance to obtaining an ECA for air emissions, and obviates the need for air quality impact assessments. Instead, industries must...

The MOECC has Amended O. Reg. 524/98 The MOECC has amended O. Reg. 524/98 (commonly known as the Exemption Regulation) which lists all activities that do not require an emissions permit. This has included demolition activities, emissions related to small residences...

New Ontario Self-Permitting Regulation (O. Reg. 1/17) The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has significantly changed environmental emissions permitting (formerly known as CofAs or ECAs) for many types of industries and facilities...

2017 Seminar Series (In person and webinars) Check the boxes for webinars or seminars that you want to attend. More information on each talk is given below. Location for In-person...

Airzone Winter 2016 Newsletter MOECC Amends Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation to Support Future Cap and Trade Program The amendments were enacted 1 January 2016 and include: lowering the...

Airzone Summer 2016 Newsletter Further News on Updates to Guidance Supporting Local Air Quality Regulation (O. Reg. 419/05) The Air and Waste Management Association and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change held a meeting in Spring 2016 to further discuss the...

Airzone Summer 2015 Newsletter MOECC Plant to Update AERMOD Regulatory Version Models on Regular Basis - Update As we reported in our previous newsletter, the MOECC was looking into developing an implementation plan for the adoption of new air dispersion models for...

Airzone Gains MTO RAQS Registration Airzone is happy to announce that we have gained acceptance onto the Ministry of Transportation?s (MTO) Registry, Appraisal and Qualification System (RAQS). This accreditation awards Airzone the eligibility to work on MTO-related...

Airzone Summer 2014 News Bulletin Ontario News Assessing Cumulative Air Quality Levels in relation to ECA?s? The MOE regulates air emissions from stationary facilities is by requiring emissions to meet air quality standards at surrounding locations through its...

Airzone Seminar Series 2014-2015 This is an Airzone announcement about our series of seminars. ?A light breakfast will be available during each in-person seminar and discussions will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m. Location for In-person Seminars: Airzone One,...

Airzone Winter 2014 Newsletter The MOE Proposes to Amend Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR) Application Requirements EASR?s, introduced in 2012, were intended to replace complex Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECA's) for contaminant emissions (e.g.,...

Airzone Summer 2013 News Bulletin Air Quality aspects of re-zoning and land use planning   Fundamental to good land use planning is that incompatible land uses should not be placed within close proximity.?In Ontario the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has had...

Air Quality Updates - Breakfast Seminar Series 2013-2014 This is an Airzone announcement about our series of breakfast seminars.? A light breakfast will be available during each seminar and discussions will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m. Location: Airzone One,...

Winter 2013 News Bulletin- Emissions Reporting TRA and ChemTRAC EMISSIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 1. PROVINCIAL TOXICS REDUCTION ACT (TRA) REQUIREMENTS The goal of the Toxics Reduction Act is to reduce the use and emissions of toxic substances. It requires facilities...

ECAs Introduction to Annual Standards 2016 In 2011, the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) introduced for the first time air standards with annual averaging periods to be used when applying for an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA).? All of the new annual...

Location: 222 Matheson Boulevard East, Mississauga, Ontario, L4Z 1X1, (north side of Matheson, east of Hurontario St. between Whittle and McAdam Roads). Session Dates: 1st Seminar: Toxics Reduction Planning for Phase 1 Facilities ? Thurs. Oct. 4th, 2012 The various...

Toxics Reduction Act (TRA) The goal of the Toxics Reduction Act is to reduce the use and emissions of toxic substances. It requires subscribed facilities within Ontario to: [fancy_list style="triangle_arrow" variation="blue"] Track and Account for toxic substances...