Hospital linen company pays $41K fine to the EPA
Hospital Safety Connection, June 20, 2007
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with a healthcare line company over alleged hazardous chemical reporting violations.
Hospital Laundry Services in Wheeling, IL, has paid a $41,242 fine to resolve a complaint from May that it failed to submit chemical inventory forms for certain substances to state and local authorities, according to the EPA. The company provides linen services to more than 40 hospitals in the Chicago area.
The EPA wants local authorities to receive notification from sites about hazardous chemical storage, particularly to better prepare for a fire or other emergency involving the chemicals.
To learn more about EPA requirements in hospitals, join us next Thursday at 2 p.m. for our live audioconference, "Understanding New EPA Healthcare Regulations: Cleaning Up Hazardous Waste Confusion."
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