New Working Group to Review ILTA Safety Awards Program Kathryn Clay / Tuesday, July 12, 2022 0 1053 Article rating: No rating ILTA formed a Member led Working Group to reevaluate and revise the ILTA Safety Awards program. Over the last several years, ILTA Members raised concerns about the quality and quantity of information that is used to determine eligibility for the ILTA safety awards. Read more
PFAS Federal, State Policy Update EPA Announces New Water Health Advisories for PFAS; Several States Pass PFAS Legislation Kathryn Clay / Tuesday, July 12, 2022 0 1229 Article rating: No rating On June 15 the EPA announced updated water health advisories for two PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) and created water health advisories for two other PFAS (GenX chemicals and PFBS). While these advisories are not enforceable, many states use these health advisories as the basis for enforceable state-level drinking water standards. All four of these chemicals are currently or have previously been used in AFFF mixtures. Read more
Cybersecurity Updates Michael Stroud / Tuesday, July 12, 2022 0 1243 Article rating: No rating Read more
ILTA Supports Coast Guard Foundation at Annual D.C. Gala Kathryn Clay / Tuesday, July 12, 2022 0 1126 Article rating: No rating The annual Coast Guard Foundation’s Tribute to the Coast Guard in our Nation’s Capital was held on June 7, 2022 at the historic National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Read more
Conference and Trade show Wrap up – call for proposals for 2023 Chuck Wellard / Tuesday, July 12, 2022 0 1261 Article rating: No rating Once again, the ILTA operating conference and trade show was a great success on many measures. With nearly 3,600 people being a part of the event, we had over 450 full conference attendees and just shy of 1,600 trade show only guests, ILTA 2022 exceeded our 2021 metrics by about 500 more people. Read more