The Toxics Reduction Act (the Act) and associated Ontario Regulation 455/09 (O.Reg. 455/09) was introduced in the Province of Ontario in 2010; the Act requires regulated facilities to complete the following tasks.
- Track, quantify and report annually on the toxic substances they use, create, release, dispose, transfer and contain in products.
- Develop plans to reduce the use and creation of these substances.
- Make annual reports and summaries of their plans available to their employees and the public.
John Zubick Limited, has completed the first reporting requirement and the following information is presented to fulfill the third requirement. The deadline for the second reporting requirement is not until December 2012 and is not included herein.
Section 1: General Facility Information
| Business Name: |
John Zubick Limited |
| NAICS ID: |
331490 |
| NPRI ID: |
7325 |
| Street / Mailing Address: |
105 Clarke Road
London, Ontario
N5W 5C9
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| Latitude / Longitude: |
42.98590 / -81.16750 |
| Number of Employees: |
55 |
| Company Certifying Official: |
Bruce Zubick
Vice President
(519) 451-5470 |
| Company Public Contact: |
Matthew Zubick
Environmental Manager
(519) 451-5470 |
Section 2: Prescribed Toxic Substances On-Site
Four toxic substances were identified to be reported on a facility wide basis under O. Reg. 455/09 as identified in Table 1 below.
| Table 1: Substances Reported on a Facility Wide Basis [1] |
| Amount of Substance |
Aluminum
(fume or dust)
CAS#7429-90-5 |
Cadmium
(and its compounds) |
Lead
(and its compounds) |
Hexachlorobenzene
CAS# 118-74-1 [2] |
Dioxins and Furans
(Total) |
| Enters the Facility (Use) |
>10 to 100 |
>0 to 1 |
>0 to 1 |
0 |
>0 to 1 |
| Creation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
>0 to 1 |
| Contained in Product |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Quantity Released |
>0 to 1 |
>0 to 1 |
>0 to 1 |
0 |
>0 to 1 |
| Disposals and Transfers |
>10 to 100 |
>0 to 1 |
>0 to 1 |
0 |
>0 to 1 |
Notes:
[1] All values shown in metric tonnes, with the exception of Dioxins and Furans which are presented as g/TEQ.
[2] Hexachlorobenze required for reporting based on activity (secondary aluminum smelting), not on releases.
To quantify these substances under the Act, John Zubick Limited utilized facility wide information including material brought in, released to air, disposed of and transferred off site as outlined in the table above. Additional information can be viewed on the Environment Canada website.
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