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Don’t Short Circuit Electrical Safety Training
Over half of workplace deaths resulting from electrocution are caused by defective electrical equipment and failure on the part of employees to follow safe work procedures. Electrical safety training can prevent both types of accidents. OSHA’s electrical safety standard recognizes two types of employees—qualified and unqualified (Safety-Related Work Practices, 29 CFR 1910.331-335). Qualified employees are […]
Tribes to Establish TMDLs
Federally recognized Indian tribes with reservations may soon be able to apply to the EPA to run Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d), the total maximum daily load (TMDL) program for U.S. waters located on those reservations.
EHSDA Song of the Week: Making Plans for Nigel
Part of being prepared for a workplace fire is to have an emergency action plan in place, as EHS Daily Advisor wrote about earlier this week. With this in mind, the Song of the Week is a 1979 new wave gem from XTC called “Making Plans for Nigel.” The song was the lead single on […]
Is the EPA Making Superfund Cleanups Easier?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Scott Pruitt has set its sights on Superfund cleanups. A recently released Task Force report recommends 42 actions to streamline and improve the Superfund program established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and a memo from Pruitt shows how he expects these cleanups […]
D.C. Circuit Upholds 2012 Chromium NESHAP
In an opinion filed July 21, 2015, two legal challenges to multiple aspects of EPA’s 2012 revised National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) governing chromium electroplating and anodizing facilities were consolidated and denied in their entirety by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The EPA had revised […]
Safety Incentive Programs: A Blended Approach
Yesterday, we reported the views of a safety expert who is concerned that safety incentives may motivate some workers to hide safety problems. Today, we present the views of another expert who believes that with the right approach incentives can work. “To say that incentives don’t work is hogwash,” says Bill Sims, president of Bill […]
Workplace Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs: What Your Policy Must Say
The heart of any workplace drug and alcohol abuse program is the policy that establishes and controls it. From BLR’s new guide, Essential Safety Policies, here are some key points to include. Yesterday’s Advisor began a discussion of workplace drug and alcohol abuse, which, despite the government’s decades-long war on drugs, drains business of more […]
OSH Courses on Campus: The Focus Is on Real-World Learning
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 […]
Emergency Preparedness Is Required, Not Optional
OSHA has a lot to say about emergency preparedness, and that means you have to identify all the requirements so that you can prepare your workplace and your workforce to meet the standards. Effective workplace emergency planning is the key to saving lives, preventing injuries, and protecting facilities from damage. So it’s clearly something all […]