Lion News
11/28/2022
This month, US EPA proposed significant revisions to TSCA rules related to user fees for certain activities and reporting of PFAS manufacturing and import data.
11/08/2022
Following the death of an employee from “occupational asthma due to exposure to ground cannabis,” OSHA cited a marijuana cultivation facility for alleged failure to adequately warn employees about health hazards in the workplace.
11/07/2022
How hazardous materials shippers find and use applicable special provisions, and why they are essential to transportation safety and compliance with the HMR.
11/04/2022
Failure to develop a written hazard communication program is a common misstep for general industry employers. OSHA issues more citations for HazCom violations than for any other general industry Standard.
10/24/2022
In this week's Roundup: An asphalt seller, a home renovation TV show, and a delivery company face civil penalties for alleged violations of US EPA water, chemical, and hazardous waste regulations.
More than 6,600 packages containing hazardous materials were inspected during roadside checks in the US and Canada during an unannounced five-day inspection blitz earlier this year.
10/21/2022
The United States’ signature water pollution law turned 50 years old last week. The Clean Water Act (CWA) became law on October 18, 1972.
10/17/2022
US EPA is proposing to repeal amendments to the Clean Air Act that exempt “fugitive emissions” from counting toward key permitting thresholds for existing major sources under New Source Review.
10/13/2022
Following an investigation of a metal coatings and manufacturing facility, OSHA issued citations for twenty-one health and safety violations and proposed more than half a million dollars in civil penalties.
10/10/2022
In this week's EPA Enforcement Roundup, a used oil transporter, a refinery, and a county police department will all pay civil penalties to resolve alleged RCRA hazardous waste management violations.
To record or not to record? That is the question when an employee gets sick or injured at work. In most cases, injuries that occur at work are work-related and must be recorded to maintain compliance with OSHA regulation. That said, OSHA provides nine specific exceptions to this general rule.
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