Reporting Requirements for Hydrogen Peroxide under EPCRA
Q. What are the regulations surrounding Hydrogen Peroxide, 50% solution? Is it considered an extremely hazardous substance (EHS)? What are the reporting requirements under EPCRA?
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Chemical Facility Safety: OSHA delays enforcement of new retail exemption policy
In the wake of Executive Order (EO) 13650, issued in August 2013 and titled Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, federal agencies have been working to modernize key policies, regulations, and standards, including EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) and OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM).
2016 Reporting Season: What is on the horizon?
2016 has the potential to be a very busy reporting year. In addition to the usual annual reports, such as TRI and Tier II, this year also brings the hazardous waste biennial report and TSCA’s chemical data report, which only comes around every 4 years. Reporting deadlines will come up faster than you think. It […]
Are Your Workers Becoming Complacent? Four Ways to Keep Workers in the Safety Game
When your safety program is working well, your workers may develop a bad case of overconfidence. For sports teams, overconfidence can come before a season-changing loss. Are your workers keeping their heads in the game? Or, are they in danger of losing their next outing? Here are some strategies for making sure that your workers […]
Are Your Workers Becoming Complacent? Three Deadly Distractions and How to Address Them
When workers become complacent about safety—when they stop feeling that they are at risk—they can be less aware of safety in the workplace. A complacent worker is more easily distracted than one who’s aware of danger. Any task can be subject to distraction-related errors, but some errors will cost more than others—and some mistakes are […]
Are Your Workers Becoming Complacent? Help Them Refocus on Safety
When you put an effective safety program in place—one that eliminates as many hazards as possible, substitutes safer alternatives whenever available, and uses engineering controls to minimize other hazards—your workers can start to think of the workplace as “safe.” And, when they feel safe, what happens? They might let their guard down. In the workplace, […]
Fines Stack Up for Missouri Warehouse Over Reporting Rule
Recent citations against a logistics company demonstrate that OSHA is serious about changes in its reporting requirements. Find out what this employer failed to do.
Feds Announce New Push to Prosecute Worker Protection Violations
The United States government says it’s going after those who criminally endanger the lives and health of workers. Keep reading to learn about this important new effort to hold employers accountable for their actions.
Get Out! A Checklist for Inspecting Your Emergency Escape Routes
In the event of a fire, chemical release, or similar disaster, your workers might need to leave the building quickly. You’ve probably established emergency evacuation routes, but have you given them a test run? What looks good on paper may not work in real life. When designating your evacuation routes, actually walk each route, observing […]
Cleaning Chemicals Sicken 20 Workers; How to Avoid Deadly Mixtures
When Taylor Farms workers in Tracy arrived for the morning shift on October 15, 2015, they immediately noticed a strong chlorine smell. Twenty workers, including two pregnant women, became sick enough that they evacuated the building and called 911. According to the Tracy Fire Department, the plant’s sanitation crew had accidentally mixed two cleaning chemicals, […]