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On July 24, 2023, the EPA, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) released a Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing the first in a series of funding opportunities to monitor and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector and for environmental restoration of well sites. Methane […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a heat hazard alert reminding employers of their obligation to protect workers against heat illness or injury in outdoor and indoor workplaces, the agency announced July 27. OSHA also announced it would intensify enforcement where workers are exposed to heat hazards, focusing on geographic areas and industries […]
Under the Biden administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued five National Emphasis Programs (NEPs) since 2021. Because OSHA doesn’t have the personnel to inspect every workplace in America, NEPs, along with Local and Regional Emphasis Programs (LEPs, REPs), enable the agency to focus its enforcement resources. Starting in July 2021, the […]
On July 27, the Department of Labor (DOL) published its regulatory flexibility agenda of rulemakings likely to have a significant economic impact on small entities, including six Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rulemakings (88 Fed. Reg. 48576). OSHA plans to issue proposed rules for two of the six by the end of the year. […]
On this week’s episode of EHSDA Shorts, we hear from Scott Selasky, Corporate OSHA and Workers Compensation Manager at L&F Distributors, on his thoughts about the importance of updating safety standards. Tune in to hear his insights.
On July 21, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it cited Petco’s North Andover, Massachusetts, pet supply store for routinely exposing employees to live and dead rodents, as well as their droppings and urine. Agency inspectors also found that the North Andover store exposed employees to electrical hazards by blocking access to electrical […]
Ten state attorneys general (AGs) filed a 60-day Notice of Intent (NOI) to sue the EPA over New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for residential wood-burning heaters on June 29, 2023. The letter alleges the EPA failed “to timely review and revise the [NSPS] for Residential Wood Heaters (wood heaters) under the Clean Air Act (CAA),” […]
On July 17, 2023, the EPA announced proposed new regulations for the solvent carbon tetrachloride (CTC). The proposed regulations would impose new restrictions and ban some uses of CTC to better protect workers and communities. CTC is a solvent used in commercial settings as a raw material for producing other chemicals like hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) used […]
On July 17, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the text of a final rule requiring certain employers in designated high-hazard industries to electronically submit injury and illness data contained in OSHA Form 300—Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and Form 301—Injury and Illness Incident Report. The final rule retains existing requirements for […]
For many years, the 85-mile stretch of chemical plants located in southeastern Louisiana and stretching from Baton Rouge to New Orleans has been nicknamed “Cancer Alley.” Home to approximately 83 chemical plants and 45,000 residents, who are predominantly low-income black families, the region’s high rates of cancer have been blamed on pollution from the plants. […]