NCMA Environmental, Energy, Health & Safety School 2018

A proud business partner of the North Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (NCMA), OBG recently took part in the NCMA’s Environmental, Energy, Health & Safety (EEHS) School on August 6-7, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. During the conference, OBG’s Bob Bell, PE, a water infrastructure expert, delivered a presentation on industrial wast...

OBG takes part in SWE WE Local Milwaukee

OBG recently took part in the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) WE Local Milwaukee conference in Wisconsin. A collaboration between SWE Headquarters, members, and local organizations with a goal is to see women achieve their fullest potential in­­ careers as engineers and leaders, WE Local brings together people in all st...

PA Chamber 2018 Annual Environmental Conference

OBG recently took part in the Pennsylvania (PA) Chamber's Annual Environmental Conference & Tradeshow, which was held on April 5, 2018 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  Our team of environmental experts shared with attendees compliance information and practical strategies for some of today's toughest environmental challenges, including innovative treatment...

2017 Georgia Environmental Conference

OBG recently participated in the Georgia Environmental Conference on August 23-25 at the Jekyll Island Convention Center in Georgia and presented an Early Session Workshop on environmental litigation. Our team of experts also challenged attendees to OBG's Environmental Trivia Challenge.   View our Workshop presentation: Selecting and...

2017 EEHS School

A proud business partner of North Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (NCMA), OBG recently participated in NCMA's 2017 North Carolina Environmental, Energy, Health & Safety (EEHS) School on August 7-8 at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Our team of experts exchanged ideas about current topics in air quality, water qu...

2017 World of Coal Ash Conference

OBG, together with NRT, an OBG Company (NRT), recently presented during the 2017 World of Coal Ash Conference (WOCA) on May 8-11 in Lexington, Kentucky. This international conference, organized by the American Coal Ash Association (ACAA) and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy...

Environment Virginia Symposium

OBG experts recently presented during the Environment Virginia Symposium on April 4-5, 2017 in Lexington, Virginia. More than 700 environmental professionals attended this conference for the mutual exchange of ideas, best practices, and knowledge.  View our presentations: Dumpster Diving to Dollars [Presentation]Tina Bickerstaff, CPG Industrial...

Annual Food & Beverage Environmental Conference

OBG's Dan Agramonte, PE, a senior managing engineer, recently participated in the 47th Annual Food & Beverage Environmental Conference on March 26-30, 2017 in Charleston, South Carolina. This conference brings together environmental managers from food and beverage companies, along with consultant partners, to share experiences with sustainable...

USEPA in the cross-hairs

During his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to “put a moratorium on new regulations until our economy gets back on its feet”. In the first 60 days of his presidency, Trump has so far followed through on that promise, and this could have a significant impact on environmental regulations in the U.S....

The Hidden Danger of OSHA’s PSM Interpretive Guidance (Part I)

Assessing the Threat

My previous Insights article, Changes to OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standard and USEPA’s Risk Management Program, announced that in March 2016, USEPA proposed significant revisions to its accidental release prevention requirements, often referred to as the Risk Management Program (RMP) (40 CFR Part 68). As we await finalization of t...