FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

F5 Sponsors Seattle’s Annual Bike to Work Day

F5 supports national campaign to promote the environmental and lifestyle benefits of bicycle commuting

SEATTLE, May 15, 2012

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, is the principal sponsor of this year’s Bike to Work Day, taking place on Friday, May 18, 2012. F5 Bike to Work Day, a Cascade Bicycle Club event, headlines the many National Bike Month activities held throughout May. The goal of the event is to help community members experience first-hand the health and environmental benefits of biking to work and to encourage city officials to support the creation of additional bicycle facilities, such as bike lanes and parking racks, throughout the region.

“F5 Bike to Work Day is a great opportunity to highlight the advantages of cycling for area commuters, as well as the community at large,” said Dan Matte, EVP of Marketing and Business Development at F5, and longtime cycling enthusiast. “As one of Seattle’s premier technology companies, we hope to inspire other local businesses and employers to institute programs that can make positive contributions to the region’s environmental efforts, as well as individuals’ health and fitness goals.”

To help make biking to work attractive to its employees, F5 offers numerous benefits, including bike racks, shower facilities, towel service, and a monthly stipend of $100 for those using alternative means of transportation for their commutes.

F5 Bike to Work Day officially kicks off with a 7:30 a.m. bike rally at Seattle City Hall featuring special guest speakers, including Mayor Mike McGinn. Between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., riders can stop by one of dozens of commute stationshosted by Cascade Bicycle Club throughout the Puget Sound region to get a free bicycle checkup, enter a free drawing, and pick up a free water bottle, snacks, maps, and other items. The day’s events end with a bicycle block party in the heart of Ballard, beginning at 4 p.m.

“Last year, over 20,000 Seattle-area residents participated in Bike to Work Day, and we look forward to another strong turnout this year,” said Stephanie Frans, Manager of Commute Programs at Cascade Bicycle Club. “With support from leading companies like F5, we’re able to provide great opportunities for the region’s employers to learn more about implementing sustainable commute programs at their organization. Through the combined efforts of F5 and other civic and business leaders, events like this help raise awareness and galvanize support for improved resources for cyclists throughout the city and region.”

Bike to Work Day Details

Date: Friday, May 18, 2012

Morning Rally: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. at Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle

After Party: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at 22nd Ave. NW between Market St. and Ballard Ave. (next to Bergen Place Park in Ballard)

Participation: Anyone can participate; no registration required

Commute Stations: A complete list of locations around Puget Sound is available from Cascade Bicycle Club

Giveaways: A Raleigh commuter bike, water bottles, snacks, maps, etc.

For additional information about Seattle’s F5 Bike to Work Day activities, visit Cascade Bicycle Club’s website.

About Cascade Bicycle Club

Founded in 1970, Cascade Bicycle Club is a 14,000+ member, nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington, serving more than half a million cyclists in the Puget Sound community. The club is operated by a volunteer Board of Directors, 28 professional staff and thousands of volunteers. More information about Cascade Bicycle Club’s advocacy, commute, education and riding programs is available online at www.cascade.org or by calling (206) 522-3222.

About F5 Networks

F5 Networks, Inc., the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), helps the world’s largest enterprises and service providers realize the full value of virtualization, cloud computing, and on-demand IT. F5^® solutions help integrate disparate technologies to provide greater control of the infrastructure, improve application delivery and data management, and give users seamless, secure, and accelerated access to applications from their corporate desktops and smart devices. An open architectural framework enables F5 customers to apply business policies at “strategic points of control” across the IT infrastructure and into the public cloud. F5 products give customers the agility they need to align IT with changing business conditions, deploy scalable solutions on demand, and manage mobile access to data and services. Enterprises, service and cloud providers, and leading online companies worldwide rely on F5 to optimize their IT investments and drive business forward. For more information, go to www.f5.com.

You can also follow @f5networks on Twitter or visit us on Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technology. For a complete listing of F5 community sites, please visit www.f5.com/news-press-events/web-media/community.html.

F5 and the F5 logo are trademarks or service marks of F5 Networks, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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EPA Announces TSCA Work Plan Chemicals - Lynn Bergeson - Pollution Engineering

EPA Announces TSCA Work Plan Chemicals - Lynn Bergeson - Pollution Engineering

Titan Environmental Services to Pay $10,878 Penalty

News release from EPA Region 7:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7

901 N. Fifth St., Kansas City, KS 66101

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

Titan Environmental Services to Pay $10,878 for Violations of Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act

Contact Information: Chris Whitley, 913-551-7394, whitley.christopher@epa.gov

Environmental News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 6, 2012) - Titan Environmental Services, Inc., of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to pay a $10,878 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, including failures to provide required hands-on training to contractors and other renovation professionals who enrolled in some of its training courses.

As part of its settlement with EPA Region 7, and in addition to paying the $10,878 civil penalty, Titan Environmental Services has agreed to offer the federally-required hands-on training at no cost to trainees who were enrolled in the company’s classes where EPA found violations.

The company has also agreed to perform a supplemental environmental project, through which it will spend at least $97,902 to fund lead abatement activities at five residential properties in St. Joseph, Mo. The project will cover window replacement and lead-based paint abatement, to be performed by entities licensed and/or certified by the State of Missouri. Titan Environmental Services must submit detailed work plans to EPA for approval before the abatement activities begin, and follow-up reports to the Agency when those activities are completed, under terms of the settlement.

According to an administrative consent agreement and final order filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., Titan Environmental Services’ violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act were based on findings from three EPA inspections: a May 2010 recordkeeping inspection at the company’s Kansas City business office, an October 2010 inspection at a lead-based paint training course given by the company at a hotel in Osage Beach, Mo.; and an October 2010 follow-up recordkeeping inspection at the company’s business office.

The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, which amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), was designed to address the need to control exposure to lead-based paint hazards. The law directs EPA to regulate the accreditation of training programs offered to renovation professionals, including minimum requirements for training providers, training curriculum, training hours, hands-on training, trainee competency and proficiency, and requirements for training program quality control.

Common renovation activities like sanding, cutting and demolition can produce hazardous lead dust that can be harmful to adults and children.

EPA’s inspections found that, despite being accredited in August 2009 to offer training in the Renovator Initial Course – English, Titan Environmental Services: 

• Failed to properly notify EPA at least seven days in advance of offering training on at least six occasions during 2010.
• Failed to properly notify EPA within 10 days after completions of training on at least 35 occasions during 2010.
• Failed to maintain and make available to EPA necessary documents showing the education, work experience, training requirements or demonstrated experience for the principal instructor of a course offered in April 2010.
• Failed to cover all required portions of hands-on training activities during training courses provided on at least four occasions in April 2010 and October 2010.
• Failed to maintain and make available to EPA the necessary student assessment forms for training courses provided on at least two occasions in April 2010. 

By agreeing to the settlement with EPA, Titan Environmental Services has certified that it is presently in compliance with the applicable federal regulations.

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