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Although the economy is improving, these are still lean times, which means you’re looking for effective ways to provide the necessary training at the lowest cost possible. In the context of safety training, "cost-effective" means providing solutions that give you the best value for the money your management allocates for employee training. Improving, or even […]
Highlights from OSWER Accomplishments 2013 Report The OSWER’s job is a big one encompassing diverse industries, practices and waste streams, as well as state and local regulatory agencies, emergency response agencies and organizations, and the public. Overall, however, the goal is to protect the environment and the public from contamination, whether from a spill, leak […]
As a supervisor, you need to convey safety instructions to your employees. Whether it is in the form of a safety meeting, a quick demonstration, or in writing, your instructions must be clear and concise to be effective. As supervisor, you need to convey safety instructions to your employees. Whether it is in the form […]
In order to control or eliminate breathing hazards, OSHA has adopted respiratory protection regulations for general industry (except agriculture), shipyards, marine terminals, longshoring, and construction workplaces and for specific air contaminants. Today we’ll focus on the requirements concerning respirator inspection, maintenance, storage, and repair. OSHA estimates that its respirator regulation could save as many as […]
Across industries and across the years, slips, trips, and falls continue to be among the leading causes of workplace injury. Opportunities for workplace falls are abundant, and many incidents result in serious injuries. Dr. William Marletta is a safety consultant in West Islip, New York, who specializes in slip, trip, and fall hazards. (The irony […]
In today’s Advisor we feature questions about OSHA’s lockout/tagout requirements recently received and answered by the safety experts at Safety.BLR.com. Q. Do I have to train the authorized employees and affected employees separately, or can I train one class comprised of both audiences? A. There are separate training requirements for authorized and affected employees under […]
In an April 11, 2017, opinion, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated EPA’s December 2008 final rule that generally exempted farms from the reportable quantity (RQ) requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) when ammonia […]
Environmental Cleanups—A Changing Landscape In the United States, according to the EPA, 51 percent of the population live within three miles of one of the 156 million sites involved in cleanup under control of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). Of these, 30% (or 91 million) are brownfields, 35% (or 106 million) […]
Yesterday, we told you about a company that got tough on distracted driving and experienced great results. Today, we relate another success story. About 6 years ago, a senior vice president at Sunoco, Inc., was watching a weekend television news magazine. According to Senior Safety Specialist Bill Sanicky, the subject was distracted driving, and the […]
Nutrient Pollution—What It Is and What to Do About It According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the impacts of nutrient pollution are found in all types of our nation’s water bodies. In fact, “More than 100,000 miles of rivers and streams, close to 2.5 million acres of lakes, reservoirs and ponds, and more […]