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Today our Safety Training Tips editor shares some suggestions for making your PowerPoint® presentations as compelling as they can be. Think carefully about scope and training points. Before you sit down to create a PowerPoint, give some thought to how much of the chosen topic you want to cover. In most cases you won’t have […]
Charm Builders Ltd., an Ohio-based contractor, agreed to pay $730,000 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties to settle a dozen citations stemming from a March 2022 investigation into fall protection violations, the agency announced December 28. On September 29, 2022, OSHA cited Millersburg, Ohio-based Charm Builders for six egregious-willful, five repeat, and one […]
As part of next week’s EHS Technology Week activities, attendees can take advantage of sessions covering change management and setting up a safety program for success. Technology Week is sponsored by Alcumus, Avetta, Cority, Intelex, and KPA. Tuesday, May 17 Educational Session | Tech Is Not Enough: The Role of Change Management in Successfully Implementing […]
Meridian, Idaho, building contractor Big D Builders Inc. faces $198,586 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines after an airport hangar collapsed near the Boise Airport, killing three workers and injuring at least eight others, the agency announced July 29. OSHA investigators responded to the scene and discovered that Big D Builders had begun […]
The proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2018 is out, and President Trump is asking Congress to approve an overall cut of $2.4 billion for the Department of Labor (DOL), a reduction of 21 percent.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized broad changes to its refrigerant management regulations under 40 CFR 82. Those owning, operating, maintaining, servicing, repairing, or disposing of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment will all be impacted by these revisions. The most significant change extends the regulations for ozone-depleting refrigerants to non-ozone- depleting substitutes through an […]
Six major environmental statutes contain similar provisions and language protecting employees from retaliation when they report to the EPA or other environmental agencies that their employers are in noncompliance with the statutes.
Join us April 15-19 for a full week of online events and digital resources around EHS technology. Register for events today. Learn how to incorporate technological tools and systems to keep your organization safe and up-to-date on all technological trends. Monday, April 15 Educational Session | Panel Discussion: Using Technology to Prevent and Address Musculoskeletal Disorders Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 […]
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) encouraged the state’s employers and workers to follow recently updated guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommending that all individuals wear face coverings while indoors regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. In California, masks are recommended for everyone in indoor settings and required for […]
Proponents of energy infrastructure projects such as natural gas pipelines and electricity transmission lines that require federal licenses or permits welcomed an EPA proposal to amend regulations to implement the state certification process authorized by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for these projects.