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Day 2 of EHS Now’s exclusive free online summit closes with a fireside chat about improving sustainability compliance in the supply chain. Day 2: Thursday, March 24 Fireside Chat | Implementing Sustainability Throughout the Entire Supply Chain Time: 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT Sponsored by Avetta Presented by: Danny Shields, Quality, Health, Safety, Sustainability Professional, Avetta While companies recognize […]
On March 9, 2022, the Biden administration EPA announced it is reinstating the “California Waiver,” which provides the Golden State with its regulatory authority to set more stringent fuel efficiency and vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards. This decision reverses the previous administration’s action that had removed this authority. “Today, we proudly reaffirm California’s longstanding […]
Day 2 of EHS Now’s exclusive free online summit will lead off with a discussion about hot topics including leadership development, trainer qualifications, workforce retention, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts. Day 2: Thursday, March 24 Town Hall | Workplace Safety Hot Topics: Leadership, Training, Workforce Retention, ESG Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT Moderator: Jay […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has directed its area offices and state partners to ramp up COVID-19 health and safety enforcement in healthcare facilities. The agency described it as a “highly focused, short-term inspection initiative directed at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities.” The 3-month enforcement surge in high-hazard healthcare facilities lasts from […]
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine OSHA’s standards for accident prevention signs and tags. In all workplaces, it is critical to have signs, tags, and labels to point out potential hazards. OSHA has clear guidelines on how […]
On Day 1 of EHS Now’s exclusive free online summit, the last session of the day will focus on how AI can make your job as an EHS professional easier. Day 1: Wednesday, March 23 Educational Session | Simplifying Environmental, Health, and Safety Processes with Cutting-Edge AI Time: 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM EDT Sponsored by ehsAI Presented […]
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton led a 15-state coalition in filing a petition for review of the EPA’s final rule for tougher emissions standards in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals entitled “Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards.” “At a time when American gas prices are skyrocketing at […]
When you hear “personal protective equipment” (PPE), do you automatically think “respirators”? Respiratory protection has dominated everyone’s attention over the past 2 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maybe you even found yourself locked in competition with consumers and other employers for existing supplies of N95s in early 2020. Spikes in demand for respirators during the […]
EHS Now’s exclusive online summit is taking place on March 23-24, 2022. Join us for this free virtual event catered to EHS professionals looking to develop and refine their skills on a variety of topics, including fall protection, safety culture, OSHA recordkeeping, and more. Tackle crisis management and learn new leadership strategies in the wake […]
After the Supreme Court’s stay of the emergency temporary standard (ETS) regarding COVID-19 in January, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is turning to the other options it has to continue regulating and enforcing COVID-related health and safety violations. In a recent webinar, Eric J. Conn and Lindsay A. DiSalvo of Conn Maciel Carey […]