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Your confined space rescue plans should include a decision about rescue services. Here are some things you should know if you decide on using an off-site rescue service. Depending on the hazards of a confined space, you might need a rescue team to be on standby during a confined space entry so that it can […]
The House and Senate released a single bill to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act was posted on the website of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW).
In yesterday’s Advisor, a safety consultant began an explanation about how to successfully manage a safety department of one. Today, he concludes with these tips. Fran Sehn is the Assistant Vice President, Casualty Risk Control Services, for Willis of Pennsylvania, Inc. His consulting work also includes providing safety audits, hazard assessments and safety training for […]
Who Gets WOTUSed? Do the waterbodies near where you want to either develop or expand meet the new definition of waters of the United States (WOTUS), requiring you to get a permit? Here are some things to consider. You Need to Get a Permit if the Water … Is currently in use, was used at […]
Machine operation areas differ from workplace to workplace. But all these areas share basic hazards and require vigilant oversight. When OSHA inspected the production area in a manufacturing plant, the compliance officer cited the company for 36 violations. Violations ranged from unguarded machines to electrical hazards. On appeal, the Review Commission upheld all of the […]
OSHA proposed on Friday, June 23 to exclude construction and shipbuilding from a final rule issued on January 9, 2017 reducing workers’ exposure to beryllium. The lightweight metal is used primarily in foundry and smelting, composites manufacturing, dental lab work, among other applications. Under the proposal only general industry workplaces would be subject to the […]
Everybody knows investments in workplace safety and health prevent accidents and injuries. But a new study indicates that are other bottom-line benefits as well. If you need some more ammunition to convince your top management and managers throughout your organization of the value of investing dollars and time in workplace safety and health, you’ll be […]
Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) shows a 7.7 percent increase in motor vehicle traffic deaths in 2015, the last year studied. Get details here and take steps to make sure you’re not contributing to the increase.
Sector Highlights from the 2013 Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program In 2013 1,572 power plants reported, which is down from 1,589 in 2011 and 1,601 in 2012. This sector consists of facilities that produce electricity by combusting fossil fuels and/or biomass and the emissions from this sector are solely from stationary fuel combustion sources, although carbon […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a brief order rescheduling the originally planned June 2, 2016, oral arguments in EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) litigation (West Virginia v. EPA) to September 27, 2016. The order also noted that arguments would be heard by the en banc (full) court of […]