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There are numerous scenarios in which organizations might want to administer employee drug tests. The key to staving off union grievances and employee lawsuits is a well-crafted drugs and alcohol policy. Here are some of the key points it needs to include. Yesterday’s Advisor looked at a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report detailing the […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and a number of states and organizations are calling on businesses to take part in efforts to develop, buy, and use greener products. Today we will review some of these efforts. EPR Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) calls on those in the product […]
After ordering federal workers back to the office, the Trump administration sent an e-mail informing employees it will employ the use of technology to ensure they’re back, Reuters says. For example, it will track laptop logins, employee badge swipes, and other information to monitor where work is being completed. “Most EPA employees have returned to […]
The EPA recently published a summary of comments it received at three meetings held to inform the public about the Agency’s upcoming proposed regulations to prevent spills of hazardous chemicals from onshore facilities and to contain spills that do occur.
Overexposure to lead is one of the most common overexposures found in industry. In fact, lead overexposure is a leading cause of workplace illness. Yesterday we discussed a recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement case concerning a facility that was lax in its efforts to protect workers from lead exposure. Today we offer […]
Despite your best efforts, there’s probably something in your workplace right now that an OSHA inspector could cite. Maybe it was lower on your list of priorities, or maybe it was just something that you had missed—but the important thing, once it’s cited, is to get it taken care of quickly. Always move a cited […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plans to issue changes by the end of the year to its beryllium standards for general industry, construction, and shipyards. The plans announced in the agency’s Spring 2019 regulatory agenda would complete changes to an “eleventh-hour” Obama administration rulemaking.
On May 29, 2025, the EPA proposed to register one technical and two end-use products containing the new active ingredient Vadescana, a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), for control against varroa mites (Varroa destructor) in honeybee hives. These mites are parasites that feed on honeybees and are responsible for transmitting several honeybee viruses. Left untreated, varroa mites […]
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine Human and Organizational Performance. As organizations strive to improve worker safety, some are taking a different approach that incorporates human factors engineering and organizational psychology. Called Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), the […]
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su will join American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) President Jim Thornton and New York Governor Kathy Hochul on October 11 to dedicate a memorial in New York City to the 146 garment workers killed in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the ASSP announced September 27. The ASSP was […]