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Since the development of occupational exposure limits (OELs) for chemicals used in the workplace is so time-consuming and resource intensive, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed a new and faster way for initially categorizing chemical hazard exposures—band it! We’ll take a look at a draft document recently released by NIOSH […]
Finding out about a hazard that almost turned into an incident is always concerning. But near-misses can have a valuable silver lining.
California’s program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from major stationary sources withstood a legal challenge from industry when the 3rd Appellate District, a state Court of Appeal, ruled that auctions allowed by the cap-and-trade provision of the program do not constitute an unauthorized tax.
Yesterday we talked about reasons why you should be concerned about the potential of vapor intrusion (VI) on your property or property you may want for future development. We also reviewed the first two steps you should follow in a vapor intrusion investigation, as outlined in a process developed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency […]
Democrats and Republicans comprise a group of 63 House lawmakers who have written to the heads of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies requesting that about $300 million in funds for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) be included in the 2018 federal budget, the same amount included in the 2017 […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced a delay in enforcement of the crystalline silica standard that applies to the construction industry to conduct additional outreach and provide educational materials and guidance for employers.
Should you care about the implications of vapor intrusion at your facility or on your property? With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moving away from enforcement, maybe you can let these concerns go for now—or not. Your state may be stepping up to the plate to tackle problems associated with vapor intrusion. We will […]
Without comment or explanation, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a motion from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to hold briefings on litigation affecting the EPA/Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Clean Water Rule (CWR), which defined the term waters of the United States (WOTUS), in abeyance.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced he is denying a 9-year-old petition from environmental groups that requested that the Agency ban all uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Pruitt’s order reverses a November 2015 proposal by the Obama EPA to revoke all chlorpyrifos tolerances based in part on uncertainty surrounding the potential for chlorpyrifos to cause neurodevelopmental […]
In 2015, the French National Assembly began debating whether to add “burnout”—characterized by workers who feel exhausted, discouraged, and disinterested in work—to its list of occupational diseases as a compensable occupational condition. On February 15, 2017, the National Assembly’s Committee on Social Affairs issued its (ahem) exhaustive report on the subject.