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SVEP Enforcement Process: Step By Step
Yesterday, we reviewed controversy over the effectiveness of OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). Today, we explain how the SVEP enforcement process works. OSHA says that the SVEP is intended to focus enforcement efforts on recalcitrant employers who demonstrate indifference to the health and safety of their employees through willful, repeated, or failure-to-abate violations relating […]
Improved Indoor Air Quality Can Improve Everyone’s Bottom Line
Lawyer Disagrees with OSHA Assessment of SVEP
OSHA says its Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) is off to a good start and is already meeting some of its goals. But a review of the program by a law firm comes to different conclusions. The SVEP took effect in 2010. It targets “recalcitrant employers who demonstrate indifference to the health and safety of […]
$850K in Fines for Stormwater Violations
Industrial stormwater has been regulated for decades under the Clean Water Act (CWA) but violations continue to plague both regulators and our nation’s waterways. In a joint operation between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington Department of Ecology, four Seattle-area firms from diverse industries received penalties amounting to almost $850,000 for failure […]
Two Carbon Fiber Facilities Revolutionize the Manufacturing Process While Setting New Standards for Environmental Stewardship
Industry Press Release from Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc: Technology Advancements in Carbon Fiber Processing As a material, carbon fiber has fundamentally changed many of the products we use every day, making them lighter, stronger and more durable. The manufacturing process is typically unique to each supplier and it can be as complex as the fiber […]
A Harvest of Wellness Training
In many parts of the country, the appearance of colorful leaves means the coming of colder, shorter days. But it also means the harvesting of colorful foods that are healthful and flavorful. This is a great season for wellness training on how to have a healthy harvest. Here are the ABCs of great fall flavors: […]
Figuring Out If You Need an FRP
Recent Enforcement Actions Include SVEP Placement
Yesterday, we began a review of recent OSHA enforcement cases. Today, we conclude with additional cases, including two that put the employers in OSHA’s Severe Violators Enforcement Program (SVEP). Fatality Leads to Citations and SVEP Placement OSHA Region 5 In December 2012, a fire at a hazardous waste treatment facility led to an explosion, severely […]