Notice and Request for Comment The Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently published a notice and request for comment regarding the development of general investigative questions that may be used by PHMSA’s Office of …
Now Open! By the time you read this, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) period will likely be open to all companies (manufacturers and importers) that are required to report data electronically on their production and …
Revision 7 Recently released on May 20, 2024, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its final rule updating and revising the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align more with the 7th Revision of the Globally Harmonized System for …
PHMSA Corrects its Errors. As many of you know, the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) continually strives to keep alignment with international standards. The final rule published on April 10, 2024, intended to adopt …
Knowledge is Power Many of us must have them and file them each year to help keep employers accountable and employees safe. What is it you ask? None other than the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 300A Summary of …
Being The Change You Want to See Often when rules and regulations change, we find ourselves wondering “who came up with these suggestions” and “how is this good for business?” Well, in case you didn’t know, the Department of Transportation …
Stay Informed In its first update of the year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released Addendum I to the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). The major emphasis appears to be on operator and state variations. While that is not …
*** For those that have been following this story, you may remember our initial post in November 2022 extending the comment period. Well, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently published its final rule on April 9, …
***Update: In an unexpected turn of events, The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finished its final review of the worker walkaround representative designation process which paved the way for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to publish its …
***Update: For those of you who were following the proposed rule change where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) planned to amend its regulations to clarify who may act as a representative on behalf of employees during an OSHA …