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Colleges and universities play an important role in promoting workplace safety and health through degree and certificate courses and other programs aimed at working safety professionals. Today, we feature two such institutions. Rochester Institute of Technology (RTI) is one of the institutions that teaches OTI Education Center courses. RTI is authorized to deliver more than […]
Don’t slip into the slippery season without refresher training on slip, trip, and fall hazards! Today’s Advisor gives you a quick training exercise to remind your employees to be aware of this ongoing danger. In many parts of the country, winter weather is just around the corner—and in some areas, winter has already begun! So, […]
On December 2, 2023, the EPA announced a final rule that’s expected to sharply reduce emissions of methane and other harmful air pollution from oil and natural gas operations. First announced at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), the rule includes standards to reduce methane and […]
Technology plays a pivotal role in our lives – both personally and professionally. More and more organizations continue to embrace digitization as we enter the end of 2021. In fact, the adoption of digital solutions has been expedited by three to four years by companies of all sizes, in a range of industries, due to the pandemic.1 So, what about organizations within high-risk industries like construction or energy? Can […]
Yesterday, how to do an OSHA-required pre-use inspection on a forklift; today, how to drive one safely once you do.Yesterday’s Advisor began a discussion of how not to be April (or any other month) foolish in operating a forklift truck. Step number one is properly carrying out the OSHA-required inspection of the unit, at least […]
Consumers Energy Will Update Equipment and Fund Projects Consumers Energy, a subsidiary of CMS Energy Corporation, provides electricity and natural gas to 6.5 million residents in all 68 counties of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Under EPA’s Power Plant Initiative, in 2007, the company was issued a notice of violation for opacity violations at five of its […]
Q. How do I find out if the EPA or the State is the regulatory authority for controlling stormwater runoff at my construction site?
EPA’s proposed repeal of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) is only part of Act 1 of what will be a historic confrontation over the legality of the CPP that will be waged between the plan’s supporters and the Trump administration, which will be aided and abetted by many industry associations. The Agency’s proposal […]
The World Economic Forum meeting, which recently took place at Davos, is set against a backdrop of a changing world of trade and development. Who will emerge as winners and losers over the next 3 to 5 years? Because of innovative technological developments, a 10-year projection is no longer a valid timeline.
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 […]