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Beginning November 15, 2017, owners and operators of farms and animal feeding operations (AFOs) must report air releases of hazardous substances, as required by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
A Birmingham-based structural framing company is facing proposed OSHA fines of $102,669 following an inspection. The agency launched its inspection in July as part of a regional emphasis program to limit falls in construction.
Wegener’s granulomatosis is a disorder that causes inflammation of the blood vessels in some parts of the body, leading to blood flow problems in affected organs. Until the 1970s, the disease was treated with steroids—but these could only slow the progression of the disease. Patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis generally died within a few months.
The 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) included a provision at Section 8(b)(10)(D) to clarify the amount of elemental mercury and mercury compounds used in manufacturing processes in the United States along with the amount of mercury sold in products. The amendments instructed the Agency to promulgate a rule by June 22, […]
In 2007, a multicamera system called SafetyEYE was developed that monitored the work space around industrial robots, enabling them to adjust their behavior when a human worker entered their work space. The innovation made it possible for humans and robots to work together in a way that they never could before. In 2009, the first […]
We just keep adding to all of the great reasons to attend our Safety Forum event this November 13 and 14 in Orlando, Florida. When you attend, you’ll get free tips on leadership for today’s most pressing safety problems from Don Wilson, vice president of SafeStart.
According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), President Trump will choose Scott Mugno, vice president of safety, sustainability, and vehicle maintenance at Fed-Ex Ground, to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Industrial robots come in two major types: fixed robots that work from a fixed platform and mobile robots that move around the workplace. Both kinds of robots can pose hazards to humans. For fixed robots, the hazard is typically controlled by physical guards that prevent humans from entering the robot’s swing radius or point of […]
On Friday, we presented three great reasons to attend our Safety Forum event on November 13 and 14 in Orlando, Florida. Here’s yet another: You can gain a compliance advantage in a free workshop led by an OSHA employee. The tips and insights from this session could save your company thousands of dollars!
In a recent enforcement case, the owner of a demolition company was sentenced to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $7.8 million in restitution for failing to remove asbestos before demolishing a former factory in Cleveland. The alleged criminal action violated the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants […]