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Are your workers good with their hands? Very few jobs can be done with no hands. For example, the U.S. military has very specific requirements for enlistees, who are disqualified for most partial finger amputations and any scars, deformations, weaknesses, or paralysis that would prevent them from serving effectively.
President Trump has followed up on his January 31, 2017, Executive Order (EO) regarding offsetting the number and cost of new regulations with a second EO that implements and enforces the first EO, as well as regulatory-reform EOs issued by previous administrations.
More and more workplaces are affected by the increasing prevalence of nanomaterials. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently identified nanotechnology as one of the occupational safety and health issues identified as needing attention by the industry sector groups of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). NIOSH also published a blog making […]
Travel-related accidents kill more workers than any other hazard. That’s why we often talk about how to keep workers safe on the roads here in the United States. But what about workers who travel abroad, where the rules and vehicle standards are different? Where the roadway construction, engineering, traffic management, and even signage are less […]
You may have figured in certain environmental fines as part of the cost of doing business. However, the fine, no matter how huge, is often just one part of the true cost of running afoul of environmental regulations. As an environment, health, and safety (EHS) manager, you are going to have to explain high costs. […]
A new report on lead exposure among California workers has inspired action to better protect employees and increase blood lead level (BLL) testing. Get details here.
In a new report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) states that EPA’s discretionary grants program needs improvement in several areas.
An influential state Supreme Court recently ruled that stormwater rules can be applied retroactively, that is, to projects that were approved before the rules were in effect. Can this happen to your project? Let’s take a look.
David Michaels, PhD, who recently left the top job at OSHA after leading the agency for eight years, has expressed concern to top Navy officials about doing business with dangerous shipbuilders.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which comprises 12 of the nation’s largest carmakers, is requesting that the EPA withdraw its final midterm evaluation (MTE) of the Agency’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model year (MY) 2022–2025 cars and light-duty trucks. The Alliance’s main objection is that the EPA rushed the publication of the final […]