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Training Hispanic Workers in Safety: Tips from the Experts
Training Hispanic workers in safety can present both linguistic and cultural challenges. Here are ideas from the experts on how to do it. “¡Peligroso! ¡No Entrar!” Imagine you’re touring a workplace and notice the sign above on a door. Would you go in? Not if you know, from taking Spanish in school or other experience, […]
Effective Ways Staff Can Protect Organizations Against Cyberattacks
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, there was a sudden need for businesses to rethink their pre-existing processes and, instead, implement more remote working-focused systems that allowed their staff or students to continue working from their own homes. As a result of this, cybersecurity became harder to control: servers were left more vulnerable than before […]
Is MATS on EPA’s Chopping Block?
In a letter, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) asked the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a division of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to resist any action by the EPA to withdraw or otherwise diminish its 2012 Mercury Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
What’s a ‘Green Job’ and How Can I Get One?
BLS and Green Jobs The BLS green jobs definition contains 2 components. Green jobs are either: Jobs in businesses that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources; or Jobs in which workers’ duties involve making their establishment’s production processes more environmentally friendly or use fewer natural resources. Green Goods […]
Tips for Making Your Lithium Batteries Fly
It seems that lithium batteries are everywhere. They are common in many products we take for granted, such as cell phones, laptops, watches, cameras, and toys, to name a few. However, shipping lithium batteries can be dangerous—especially when shipped by air. Yesterday we reviewed the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) recent amendments for […]
Sometimes, It’s the Little Things That Get You: New Guidance on Engineered Nanomaterials
When Martians invaded Earth in H.G. Wells’s novel, War of the Worlds, none of Earth’s armies and none of Earth’s weapons could stop their relentless march. What ultimately saved humanity? A microscopic bacterium. As the unfortunate Martian invaders discovered, sometimes it’s the little things that get you. In a nonfiction analogue, researchers who work with […]
Ability to Request CBI Expanded Under TSCA
The June 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) expanded the categories of persons who may request confidential business information (CBI) about chemicals, which regulated entities submitted to the EPA.
Why You Should Care about the Endangered Species Act
What Is the ESA? The ESA has been one of the more contentious environmental laws. This may stem from its strict substantive provisions, which can affect the use of both federal and nonfederal lands and resources. The Act defines “endangered” as “any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion […]
Do You Pump Water? You May Be a Polluter
By Steven Hoch, Esq. Groundwater is a precious resource to everyone. When it becomes contaminated because of decades of impact by commercial, industrial, military, or illegal activity, something must be done. But if you are a water supplier that uses that aquifer even if you treat it, your suit against a polluter will come right […]