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EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports that the Agency is years behind in meeting the terms of a 2005 agreement with the animal feeding operation (AFO) industry to develop methods to estimate emissions of hazardous air pollutants from AFOs.
Whether a worker is injured on or off the job, the result is often the same—lost workdays, lost productivity, and hefty healthcare costs. That makes getting all injured employees back to work ASAP a priority. At General Electric the focus is on an integrated approach to worker injuries and return to work (RTW). By “integrated,” […]
Senator Tom Carper (DE), the Democrat’s top environmental spokesperson in the Senate, reacted with “incredulity” to a story in Politico indicating that the EPA was exploring the possibility of having the private sector participate in rewriting the Clean Water Rule (CWR). Upon publication of the story, Carper wrote to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt questioning whether […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its strategy to “ease the burden of managing hazardous wastes in a retail setting.” But, how helpful will these actions be for retailers faced with numerous and varied hazardous wastes and the convoluted regulations surrounding the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)? Let’s take a look and […]
Beginning November 15, 2017, owners and operators of farms and animal feeding operations (AFOs) must report air releases of hazardous substances, as required by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
In today’s Advisor you’ll meet two winners of the Pennsylvania 2012 Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence. Among the seven winners of the 2012 Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence are Dutchland, Inc. and Vanalt Electrical Construction, Inc. The winners were chosen from among 70 competitors, so they truly represent workplace safety at its best. Both companies […]
Superfund Site Redevelopment—Common Concerns Despite the negative connotations associated with Superfund sites, many are salvageable and reusable, not only for purposes like landfills or parking lots but also for recreational, commercial, and industrial uses. By 2014, EPA’s SRI had assisted with more than 800 sites now in continued, active, or planned reuse over its 15-year […]
E. Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the EPA, began the afternoon session of his hearing before the Senate and Environment and Public Works Committee by noting three additional legal actions he has initiated against oil companies in Oklahoma.
Here’s a company that’s achieved a 21 percent reduction in OSHA recordables and historic improvements in safety performance with a top-down commitment to a safety and a broad-based safety campaign that hits all the right notes. At Covanta Energy, headquartered in Morristown, NJ, safety initiatives are all part of a "pathway for continuous safety Improvement," […]
Despite some concerns from employees and labor groups, a federal government study finds that the noise in airplane cabins and cockpits likely does not exceed OSHA noise exposure limits.