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In the latest update to its recordkeeping rule (29 CFR Part 1904), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will for the first time require employers to submit the injury and illness records that they are required to collect. But that’s not the only thing OSHA will begin doing in January 2017 when the rule’s […]
Many employers with more than 10 employees have always been required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to keep injury and illness records. However, they were not required to submit those records to OSHA, unless OSHA sent them an annual survey form. Besides OSHA’s annual survey, employers only had to produce those records […]
Yesterday’s Advisor presented the first five tips about how to green your company; today’s issue presents the final five.
In recent years, many companies have initiated “greening” policies or programs that seek to cut down on waste by replacing products, procedures, energy sources, or office structures with more efficient and sustainable alternatives. While most of these changes require extra expenses up front, almost all of them result in long-term savings while also positively influencing […]
Last summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its underground storage tank (UST) regulations for the first time in over 2 decades. With this update, owners and operators of UST systems have additional compliance requirements—including new obligations for release detection.
It’s time for environment, health, and safety (EHS) managers to add another task to a seemingly endless list of everyday duties. The Zika virus has been identified as a workplace hazard, and it is incumbent upon employers to protect their workers from contracting the virus. Today we offer some steps you can take to keep […]
Two U.S. senators recently introduced legislation that would provide up to $200 million annually in “Climate Change Bonds.” According to the international Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), $41.8 billion worth of green bonds were issued in 2015. The CBI has set a target of $100 billion in green bonds in 2016. Moody’s Investors Services says global […]
When business leaders embrace worker protection, it dramatically increases the likelihood that a safety process will be successful. In fact, OSHA and most experts consider support from the top an essential element, without which a safety initiative cannot meet its mark.
If you are a publicly traded company, what exactly are your risk disclosure requirements under the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)? Environmental reporting is governed by three items in SEC’s S-K regulation, found at 17 CFR 229.101 to 229.915. Companies often encounter problems in determining which information should be reported and which can legally and […]
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), robbery-related homicides and assaults are the leading cause of death in retail businesses. Workers in convenience stores have seven times a higher rate of work-related homicide than workers in other industries. Not every retailer can afford to hire security personnel for their store. Yesterday […]