Everyone that is tasked with worker safety responsibility can use all the extra help they can get. OSHA has provided some new and revised help documents to assist with the myriad of requirements that employers must comply with. Here is a list of particularly helpful documents that OSHA has revised or released as new information:
OSHA recently …
Read MoreThe US EPA requires that for any hazardous chemical used or stored in the workplace, facilities must maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS), and submit the MSDSs (or a list of the chemicals) to their State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and local fire department. Facilities must also report an …
Read MorePer USEPA Press Release 02/13/2012
Today the Obama Administration proposed a FY 2013 budget of $8.344 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This budget reflects a government-wide effort to reduce spending and find cost-savings, and is $105 million below the EPA’s enacted level for FY 2012. The FY 2013 budget is the result of …
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The USEPA and New Cingular Wireless reached a settlement on February 10, 2012 to resolve violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). New Cingular Wireless voluntarily disclosed reporting violations to EPA, which related to the presence of sulfuric acid, diesel, and lead at 642 cellular facilities in 35 states and Puerto Rico, …
Per U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) press release 02/09/2012:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with Union Pacific Railroad Company regarding alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act. This settlement resolves a Clean Water Act enforcement action against Union Pacific that involves continuing operations at 20 rail yards …
Read MoreIf you have ever struggled with respirator issues at your workplace, OSHA has just released 9 training videos in both English and Spanish. The training videos are designed to assist employers with complying with OSHA’s respirator protection standard found in 29 CFR 1910.134 (general industry/ construction–part 1926).
These videos may be very beneficial, as failure to comply …
Read MoreAccording to the USEPA News Release 01 Feb 2012:
Two New England companies that store and distribute hazardous chemicals have agreed in separate settlements to pay a total of more than $179,000 in penalties and to donate about $43,000 worth of equipment and training to local fire departments to settle EPA claims that they violated federal …
Remember to post your OSHA 300-A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses on February 1.
Total the columns on the OSHA 300 Log. If you had no recordable cases, enter zeros for each column total. Enter the calendar year covered, the company’s name, establishment name, establishment address, annual average number of employees covered by the OSHA …
Read MoreHave you ever wondered where all that information you report on your Discharge Monitoring Report goes? Or have you simply wondered, perhaps, about the actual quality of the waterways in your local area?
Well, the USEPA has just released a new tool that will provide the public with just that type of information. The USEPA has dubbed the …
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USEPA Requesting Comments on 2009 NESHAP Standard for Chemical Manufacturing Sector
The American Chemistry Council and Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates has urged the USEPA to amend portions of the October 2009 final national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) affecting nine area source categories in the sector. The USEPA seems to be listening because it is requesting comments on six provisions of the …
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2012 Tags: 2009, HAP emission, NESHAP, public comments, revision
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