National Metal Finishing Resource Center (NMFRC)

Access to the Technical Database is now through NASF or by subscription. Find out more ....

OSHA Hexavalent Chrome Deadline for Engineering Controls is May 31, 2010. More ...

Metal Finishing Shops must Submit Plating and Polishing NESHAP Notification of Compliance Status by July 1, 2010. More ...

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC). Regulated facilities must develop and implement SPCC Plans by Nov. 10, 2010 that establish procedures and equipment requirements to help prevent oil discharges from reaching navigable waters.

Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Fact Sheet

Metal Finishers may see new Superfund financial assurance requirements. EPA is developing financial assurance requirements to help ensure that owners and operators of facilities foot the bill for environmental cleanup.

EPA Directive Exempts Popular Cleaning Agent from VOC Status (Jan. 2009). Dimethyl carbonate has solubility and other properties that might make it a replacement for trichloroethylene in solvent cleaning operations.

EPA finalized several changes to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Regulations (More ...)

EPA finalizes changes to solid waste definition—changes may increase recycling of F006.

OSHA has issued an Instruction to provide guidelines and establish uniform inspection and compliance procedures for the Chromium PEL. This new directive sets forth OSHA’s policy and guidance for enforcing the hexavalent chromium workplace exposure standard. More ...

Future of Metal Finishing Report
The NMFRC has published a report entitled Future of Metal Finishing. The technology section is based on the results of a survey of experts from job and captive shops and suppliers/consultants. If you have a stake in the surface finishing industry, this report was written for you.

New Information on Stormwater Rules for Metal Finishers.

TSD Facility Directory Launched! Search for and locate hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities using this new tool. Go to the TSD Locator


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Hard Chrome Plating Training Course. This on-line course complements the NMFRC's Hard Chrome Training manual.

On-line Inspection Survival Course for Metal Finishers.
NMFRC is now offering an on-line course delivered entirely over the Internet designed to help your shop survive an EPA or state agency inspection. It contains a wealth of information, including real-life examples from metal finishers who have recently survived their own inspections.