Quick Quiz: EH&S News of the Week
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A court decision recently reinforced OSHA’s authority to inspect workplaces. What gives OSHA this authority?
Not quite.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or OSH Act authorizes OSHA to enter workplaces and perform inspections or investigations. The law states that OSHA may:
- "Enter without delay and at reasonable times any factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other area, workplace or environment where work is performed by an employee of an employer; and...
- To inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times… any such place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials therein, and to question privately any such employer, owner, operator, agent, or employee."
That's right.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or OSH Act authorizes OSHA to enter workplaces and perform inspections or investigations. The law states that OSHA may:
- "Enter without delay and at reasonable times any factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other area, workplace or environment where work is performed by an employee of an employer; and...
- To inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times… any such place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials therein, and to question privately any such employer, owner, operator, agent, or employee."
Some hazardous wastes are regulated more stringently because they are known to be fatal to humans in low doses. What are they called?
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Wastes that are regulated more stringently because they are known to be fatal to humans in low doses are called acute hazardous wastes.
That's right.
Wastes that are regulated more stringently because they are known to be fatal to humans in low doses are called acute hazardous wastes.
EPA officially announced plans to revise the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). Which EPA act does WOTUS fall under?
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In the Clean Water Act, Congress authorizes US EPA to regulate all “navigable waters.” How regulators interpret the term “navigable waters” has been the central issue of legal challenges for decades, including in two landmark Supreme Court cases—Rapanos v. United States (2006) and Sackett v. EPA (2012). The resolution of both cases led EPA to revise the definition of WOTUS.
That's right.
In the Clean Water Act, Congress authorizes US EPA to regulate all “navigable waters.” How regulators interpret the term “navigable waters” has been the central issue of legal challenges for decades, including in two landmark Supreme Court cases—Rapanos v. United States (2006) and Sackett v. EPA (2012). The resolution of both cases led EPA to revise the definition of WOTUS.
PHMSA provides details about hazmat special permits that have been requested, approved, denied or withdrawn. What are these permits for?
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Typical hazmat special permit applications are requests to:
- Allow an alternative packaging or packaging orientation to be used;
- Allow shipping or transportation of hazmat in ways normally prohibited; or
- Modify or expand on an existing special permit, e.g., to add a material, packaging type, or mode of transportation.
That's right.
Typical hazmat special permit applications are requests to:
- Allow an alternative packaging or packaging orientation to be used;
- Allow shipping or transportation of hazmat in ways normally prohibited; or
- Modify or expand on an existing special permit, e.g., to add a material, packaging type, or mode of transportation.
Are employers required by OSHA to record an illness if it is a mental illness?
Not quite.
It depends. Mental illness will not be considered work-related unless the employee voluntarily provides the employer with an opinion from a physician or other licensed health care professional with appropriate training and experience (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, etc.) stating that the employee has a mental illness that is work-related.
That's right.
It depends. Mental illness will not be considered work-related unless the employee voluntarily provides the employer with an opinion from a physician or other licensed health care professional with appropriate training and experience (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, etc.) stating that the employee has a mental illness that is work-related.
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