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Quick Quiz: EH&S News of the Week

Posted on 1/10/2025 by Lion Technology Inc.

Test your knowledge relating to recent EH&S news—or use this quiz to stay sharp.

OSHA changed its HazCom Standard last summer. What did the Agency change?






Not quite.

OSHA's July 2024 Final Rule aligned the HazCom Standard primarily with GHS 7—the 7th Revised Edition of the Globally Harmonized System for Classifying and Labeling Chemicals.

Check out our recent livestream, "OSHA and GHS 7: Updating HazCom Training for Employees," where Lion instructor Joel Gregier went over these changes and offered tips to update your workplace HazCom program and employee training before the relevant deadline(s).

That's right.

OSHA's July 2024 Final Rule aligned the HazCom Standard primarily with GHS 7—the 7th Revised Edition of the Globally Harmonized System for Classifying and Labeling Chemicals.

Check out our recent livestream, "OSHA and GHS 7: Updating HazCom Training for Employees," where Lion instructor Joel Gregier went over these changes and offered tips to update your workplace HazCom program and employee training before the relevant deadline(s).

US DOT, EPA, and OSHA all increased maximum civil penalty amounts for 2025. How frequently does this occur?






Not quite.

US DOT, and other government agencies, are required to raise maximum civil penalty amounts annually with inflation.

That's right.

US DOT, and other government agencies, are required to raise maximum civil penalty amounts annually with inflation.

US EPA drafted recommended water quality criteria for three PFAS. Which environmental Act authorizes the Agency to do this?






Not quite.

The Clean Water Act authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency to create recommendations regulations related to water quality criteria.

Check out EPA's recently drafted recommended water quality criteria for PFAS.

That's right.

The Clean Water Act authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency to create recommendations regulations related to water quality criteria.

Check out EPA's recently drafted recommended water quality criteria for PFAS.

The 2024 IMDG Code is available for purchase. When must hazmat vessel shippers comply with its requirements?






Not quite.

Each edition of the IMDG Code may be followed the year after its titular date. Then, it is mandatory for the next two years. So, the 2024 IMDG Code may be used in 2025 and must be used in 2026 and 2027.

That's right.

Each edition of the IMDG Code may be followed the year after its titular date. Then, it is mandatory for the next two years. So, the 2024 IMDG Code may be used in 2025 and must be used in 2026 and 2027.

US DOT PHMSA plans to revise Appendix A to the Hazmat Table this month—January 2025. What does this affect?




Not quite.

This month, PHMSA plans to revise the list of hazardous substances and reportable quantities (RQs) in Appendix A to the Hazmat Table (§172.101).

Later this year, the Agency plans to issue a rule increase hazmat registration fees for shippers and careers who are required to register with DOT due to the quantity or type of hazardous materials they offer and/or transport.

Read more about these incoming rules here.

That's right.

This month, PHMSA plans to revise the list of hazardous substances and reportable quantities (RQs) in Appendix A to the Hazmat Table (§172.101).

Later this year, the Agency plans to issue a rule increase hazmat registration fees for shippers and careers who are required to register with DOT due to the quantity or type of hazardous materials they offer and/or transport.

Read more about these incoming rules here.

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