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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and a number of states and organizations are calling on businesses to take part in efforts to develop, buy, and use greener products. Today we will review some of these efforts. Do you need a particulate respirator, a gas/vapor respirator, or a […]
Recently, we received a question about whether an employee should be required to have a physical exam following a work-related accident. Find out the answer: Read more.
OSHA is encouraging retail groceries to adopt practices agreed to by a New England supermarket chain as part of a settlement deal with the agency. Read the article to learn about the injury prevention strategies the chain will be implementing and how you can apply them at your facility. Read more.
OSHA is out with new policies and procedures for resolving whistleblower disputes. Find out what’s involved, and take steps to make sure your employees don’t blow the whistle on you. Read more.
Bringing oil and natural gas out of the ground and into homes and businesses is a demanding and potentially deadly job. Recent years have seen a number of serious and fatal refinery incidents, but many positive developments relating to worker protection are under way, as well. Read more.
In an opinion filed July 21, 2015, two legal challenges to multiple aspects of EPA’s 2012 revised National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) governing chromium electroplating and anodizing facilities were consolidated and denied in their entirety by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The EPA had revised […]
Under the used oil management rules at 40 CFR 279.22(d), upon detection of a release of used oil to the environment (e.g. soil) that is not subject to the underground storage tank requirements of 40 CFR 280, generators of used oil must (among other requirements) “clean up and manage properly the released used oil and […]
Do you know how to navigate EPA’s new underground storage tank regulations? Watch this video to find out what’s new, what changed, and best practices to comply with this long-anticipated rule. Read more.
In December 2015, representatives of the world’s nations will convene in Paris to negotiate a climate change agreement to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. In contrast to limited U.S. involvement in the development and implementation of the Kyoto agreement, the U.S. is expected to play a pivotal role in the Paris talks. Read more.
The environmental compliance world is constantly changing, but perhaps the most significant compliance modification to date is on the horizon. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled an integrated plan to propel environmental compliance and enforcement into the 21st century. Read more.