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5/9/2017
OSHA Rescinds Inspection Interpretation for Non-Union Sites
As of April 27, 2017, OSHA has rescinded an interpretation letter issued in 2013 that allowed a non-employee who is “affiliated with a union” or with a “community organization” to accompany OSHA during walk-arounds at non-union worksites.
4/28/2017
Breaking Down OSHA's Revised Walking-Working Surface Standard
On November 18, 2016, OSHA published a Final Rule to update its Walking-Working Surfaces Standard at 29 CFR 1910, Subpart D. The Final Rule took effect on January 17 of this year and will impact an estimated 100 million employees at 7 million general industry workplaces in the US.
4/24/2017
PHMSA Revises DOT-39 Hazmat Cylinder Safety Alert
The US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has revised a safety advisory issued in December 2016 for hazmat shippers and users of DOT Specification 39 (DOT-39) cylinders. In the Federal Register on April 24, 2017, PHMSA clarified the following...
4/24/2017
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 4/25
In January 2017, EPA raised its fines for noncompliance with major environmental programs. We hope that providing information about EPA enforcement cases will help you identify and fix noncompliance issues that could leave your company facing costly penalties and future liability._1.jpg?ext=.jpg)
4/24/2017
New RCRA Exclusions: Verified Recycler Reclamation
When US EPA promulgated changes to its definition of solid waste (DSW) on January 13, 2015, the Agency created a few new exclusions for certain hazardous secondary material reclamation. Today, we continue our examination of these new reliefs by focusing on the new RCRA “verified recycler” exclusion.
4/20/2017
EPA to Reconsider Clean Air Act NSPS Rules for Oil and Gas Sector
In a letter to oil and gas industry groups, Administrator Pruitt states that the Agency will give special attention to the requirement for oil and gas industry sources to monitor fugitive emissions from equipment components that may leak methane or VOCs.
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