Compliance Archives - January 2019
3/18/2019
Update: EPA to Ban Methylene Chloride in Consumer Paint Removers
Update March 18, 2019: Last week, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a Final Rule to prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution of methylene chloride in all paint removers for consumer use.
2/4/2019
Mandatory Now: New Lithium Battery Marks and Labels for 2019
For those of us who experience the joys of shipping lithium batteries, you have probably come to the realization that the regulators like to change the rules regarding them and do that on a frequent basis. Just when you finally get your operations in order, they change what is required.
1/28/2019
OSHA Rescinds Electronic Reporting Requirement for Form 300 and 301 Injury Data
OSHA has finalized a rulemaking to rescind the requirement for employers with 250 or more employees to electronically report injury and illness data from OSHA Forms 300 and 301. Electronic submission of data from OSHA Form 300A will still be required.
1/15/2019
DOT Hazmat Inspections Continue Under Shutdown
Hazmat safety inspections are continuing through the current partial government shutdown. Despite a lapse in funding, both PHMSA and FAA staff remain on the job to inspect shipping facilities, carriers, cylinder re-conditioners, and packaging testers as the shutdown stretches on.
1/14/2019
Who Needs a Clean Water Act Permit for Dredge-and-Fill?
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act authorizes the Secretary of the Army to issue permits for the discharge of dredge or fill material into navigable waters. The Secretary of the Army has delegated this authority to the Army Corps of Engineers....Find a Post
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