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On October 23, 2023, the EPA announced a proposed rule to ban all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), an extremely toxic chemical known to cause serious health risks, including cancer, neurotoxicity, and reproductive toxicity. TCE is used in cleaning and furniture care products, degreasers, brake cleaners, and tire repair sealants. According to the EPA, a variety […]
In a minor victory for the EPA, a panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed to recall its July 3, 2017, vacatur (mandate) of the Trump EPA’s 90-day administrative stay of the Obama EPA’s June 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for fugitive emissions (leaks) of methane and other pollutants […]
Green Business Strategies for 2015 Adopt environmentally preferable purchasing. This growing area of sustainable business combines contract language, specifications and policies, with environmental standards and guidelines, and product vendors and service providers to help business make environmentally sound purchasing decisions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Database to help them […]
Yesterday, we discussed key safety requirements for flammable and combustible liquids. Today, we spotlight a disastrous accident that underlines the critical importance of those requirements. A few years back an explosion ripped through a solvent manufacturing plant in Iowa. The accident was caused by a static electrical spark resulting from inadequate electrical bonding and grounding […]
Oregon employers and safety professionals should be aware of new worker protection laws that took effect January 1. The changes were announced by Oregon OSHA and the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Following through on an August 2015 proposal, the EPA has issued a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for trichloroethylene (TCE) when manufactured or processed for use in a consumer product (exceptions apply).
Here’s a consultant and trainer who says stress isn’t caused by situations or other people. It’s your reactions to situations and people that cause stress. The key to managing work stress is to learn to remain calm regardless of what’s happening around you. David Gamow, founder of Clarity Seminars, which provides on-site training in stress […]
Indiana Furniture of Jasper is a 100-year-old business with a thoroughly modern approach to employee protection.
Metrics can help show the value of your safety training to your organization. How can you establish effective metrics for your training program? For metrics to be effective, says Susan Prince, JD, a legal editor with BLR, they need to be the right metrics, and they need to be aligned with business objectives. "Training is […]