Q&A: Fire Extinguishers on Golf Carts
Recently, a subscriber asked the following question: Are fire extinguishers required to be mounted on electric golf carts that are used in an industrial chemical plant?
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Are Your Feet Always Wet if You’re Standing in a Wetland?
Does the project you are considering need a wetlands permit? There was a company in New England whose owner wanted to move to a defunct airport site located on Long Island Sound and build a state-of-the-art-facility. One of his employees was a state representative. Another was a member of the local wetlands commission. Did he […]
Join OSHA’s Stand-Down This Week to Stand Up for Safety
Deaths from falls are preventable. That’s the bottom-line message of OSHA’s Fourth Annual National Fall Prevention Stand-Down, taking place May 8–12. Join employers across the country in raising awareness that could lead to improved practices and fewer incidents.
CSB Reported on Fatal N2O Explosion
Nitrous oxide (N2O), a substance that is stable under normal handling and circumstances, exploded when it became overheated in a pump being operated at an Airgas facility in Florida in August 2016, reported the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB). The explosion resulted in the death of the worker operating the pump, the only person at […]
Wetlands Still Need Watching
May is American Wetlands Month. With President Donald Trump’s promise to repeal, or at the very least revise, the Clean Water Rule with its definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) that was established during the Obama administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mired in controversy over the extent of federal responsibility […]
Does Management at Your Company Choose Profits Over Protection?
New research suggests that managers of U.S. companies trying to meet earnings expectations may be compromising the health and safety of workers to please investors.
Pruitt Says State CCR Guidance Is in the Works
Thanks to the 2016 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, a state may apply to the EPA to operate its own permit program for regulating coal combustion residuals (CCRs). In a recent letter to governors, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt explained that the Agency is developing guidance on what such an application should contain […]
Should 9,500 Pounds of 1-Bromopropane Used at a Facility Be Included in the TRI Report?
Q. If a facility uses 9,500 pounds (lb) of 1-bromopropane for reporting year 2016, should it be included in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report? A. 1-bromopropane is on the list of chemicals required to be included in the 2016 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports. However, the facility described in the question would not be […]
How to Use the Hazmat Segregation Table
You can’t just load a truck and send it off down the highway without knowing the nature of the hazardous materials (hazmats) that will be transported together. You need to confirm that the hazmats you’re loading on a motor vehicle, transporting by highway, or storing are compatible.
Obama’s Drilling Ban Reversed
A mere 4 months after President Barack Obama banned energy development in tens of millions of acres of the Arctic Ocean, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) stating that leasing to energy companies in those areas will be resumed “to the maximum extent permitted by law.” The EO applies the same open leasing […]