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How can you best plan and prepare for a violent incident in your workplace? Our mini-infographic provides 4 steps. Then, take our poll and let us know what steps your organization has taken to prevent workplace violence. What steps has your company taken to prevent workplace violence? Created a policy. Trained employees on violence prevention. […]
10 Things to Know about the Proposed Dental Amalgam Rule—Part 2 6. New Category—Dental Industrial Users. When the EPA promulgates categorical industrial pretreatment standards, the affected dischargers are called, in general, “Categorical Industrial Users (CIUs).” For the proposed new rule, the EPA is establishing a new CIU tailored to the dental offices covered, which is […]
The EPA has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to either remand without vacatur or remand with vacatur certain provisions in the Agency’s final rule governing the management and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs) from electric utilities (CCR rule, April 17, 2015, FR). Both industry and environmental […]
The most talked-about changes to OSHA’s new recordkeeping standard are its data submission requirement and OSHA’s intent to publish that data in a searchable online database. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also revised the requirements in the rule that affect workers’ right to report work-related injuries and illnesses, and employers’ responsibility to […]
2016 has the potential to be a very busy reporting year. In addition to the usual annual reports, such as TRI and Tier II, this year also brings the hazardous waste biennial report and TSCA’s chemical data report, which only comes around every 4 years. Reporting deadlines will come up faster than you think. It […]
Employers must take into account situations in which employees work alone, consider the hazards specific to their worksites, and develop and adopt effective health and safety policies procedures to address these hazards. At a minimum, safety policies and procedures for solo workers should include the following issues: Safe work procedure. Employers should develop a standard […]
On September 6, 2023, the EPA announced it reached a settlement with Suncor Energy Inc. (Suncor) resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) fuels requirements at Suncor’s Commerce City, Colorado, refining operations. Suncor will pay a $160,660 civil penalty and has agreed to implement a supplemental environmental project, which requires the company to […]
Sediment is usually the main pollutant of concern; according to the EPA, sediment runoff rates from construction sites are typically 10 to 20 times greater than the rates from agricultural lands, and 1,000 to 2,000 times greater than those of forest lands. In fact, during a short period of time, construction sites can contribute more […]
You may fault workplace exposure for your hearing loss. But the problem could be daily sounds you encounter off the job. Learn more about the impact of daily noise exposure on your hearing.