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Yesterday we explored some promising jobs in the solar and wind industries in the United States. Today we will take a look at the status of some jobs in the United States in the geothermal, biomass/biofuels, and hydropower industries.
On October 10, 2018, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) issued an emergency proposal that would amend its State Plan to require designated employers in the state to electronically submit to federal OSHA their Cal/OSHA Form 300A, which contains data on occupational injuries and illnesses that occurred in 2017; under the proposal, the […]
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on October 6 announced it will “restore three core procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations to provide communities and decision makers with more complete information about proposed projects, their environmental and public health impacts, and their alternatives.” What is NEPA? NEPA was signed […]
How many times has your company asked a contractor to work on energized equipment? How many times has an electrician chosen to not turn a circuit off because it was an inconvenience? Have you ever worked with a contractor who has an attitude of, “Yes we can work it hot since our competition won’t do […]
In yesterday’s EHS Daily Advisor, we took a look at some of the findings from the latest national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released on December 18, 2018. Today we’re reviewing some other key findings of the report, including the effect of overdoses and which […]
Back trauma accounts for almost 20 percent of all workplace injuries, but our expert says that implementing a simple stretching program can greatly reduce the number of back injuries and other MSDs in your workplace. Another football game, another player down. And, if our collective memory serves, it was Howard Cosell who used to lament, […]
In September 2016, three patients at the University of Washington Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, developed secondary infections after undergoing treatment. Their infections were ultimately identified as Legionella pneumonia—a bacterial infection that is usually caused by airborne exposure to Legionella pneumophila. As the hospital began investigating the outbreak, more cases appeared. Something in the hospital […]
The U.S. transportation sector is responsible for one-third of all domestic carbon emissions. In response, the Biden administration released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization: A Joint Strategy to Transform Transportation early this year. Developed by the Departments of Energy (DOE), Transportation (DOT), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the EPA, it is […]
Trimac Transportation Inc., operating as National Tank Services, faces $399,349 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines after two employees suffered injuries from exposure to hydrogen sulfide, the agency announced October 23. OSHA cited the company with nine health violations, including two willful, three repeat, and four serious. The flammable, highly toxic colorless gas […]
OSHA estimates that 1.8 million workers each year report work-related MSDs such as carpal tunnel syndrome and low back pain. About 600,000 of these MSD injuries are serious enough to require workers to take time off work in order to recover. Ergonomic measures, if implemented effectively, will reduce these numbers. According to Safety Training Presentations’ […]