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Yesterday we discussed some common hazardous waste container violations inspectors often uncover when inspecting hazardous waste generator facilities. Today we will take a special look at problems generators incur when using satellite accumulation areas.
In keeping with current trends in regulatory enforcement, Cal/OSHA has cited both a general contractor and a subcontractor for a confined space incident that led to a worker’s death in October 2016.
Drug use in the American workforce has reached its highest rates in 12 years. Learn more about these important findings and the implication for worker safety.
On May 17, OSHA announced that it has delayed the July 1 filing deadline for injury and illness electronic reporting. The new filing deadline has yet to be determined, and no reason has been given yet for the postponement.
If you are a hazardous waste generator, you are more than likely storing waste in containers without a permit pending the waste being shipped off-site. When agency inspectors come around, many go straight to your containers because they are easy to look at and container violations are very common. We’ll take a look at some […]
Following up on its final reporting and recordkeeping rule for manufactured (including imported) or processed nanoscale chemicals (January 12, 2017, FR), the EPA has issued a draft guidance document providing responses to questions the Agency has received from manufacturers and processors subject to the rule. The draft guidance is available for a 30-day public comment […]
Q. We have a triple basin collection system on our city sewer line that allows solids and oils to separate out, leaving just the water to continue on to the city. We have the solids tested at a local lab, but I am having trouble finding a listing of thresholds or limits of metals/chemicals signifying […]
Like targets in a shooting gallery, the Trump administration continues to take aim at the most significant environmental decisions by the Obama administration. In the latest action, the EPA announced a settlement agreement with the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP), the consortium seeking to build a copper and gold ore mine in the headwaters of Bristol […]
Congratulations! You have well-established safety incentive program, one with well-defined goals that recognizes workers’ participation and efforts to improve safety in the workplace! It promotes positive communication between management and workers, and it doesn’t fall foul of current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement guidance. It’s a well-oiled machine that has been in place […]
By now, you’ve put the basics in place. Your safety incentive program is structured to reward safety without suppressing reporting and to ensure that it doesn’t look like an entitlement or used to reward only supervisors’ “favorites.” But, could you take your safety incentive program to the next level?