A Bright Idea? In case you are in the dark like many of us, the Department of Energy (DOE) published two final rules related to General Service Lamps (GSL) and General Service Incandescent Lamp (GSIL) back in July 2022: Expands …
Ensuring You Can Breathe On March 22, 2023, The Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM)to amend its occupational noise exposure regulations in three main ways: Require railroads to provided appropriate …
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace From time to time, The Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to “clarify, improve…, or streamline various regulatory requirements.” On March …
Will the SMS Receive an Overhaul In case you missed it, on February 15, 2023, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a Notice and Request for Comment on the proposed changes to the Safety …
New COVID-19 Regulations Just when you thought it was over. Well for most of us in other states it really is kind of is over. The news outlets don’t talk about it as much, workplaces and restaurants have become more …
A Time for Change Not only is fashion of the 1990’s making a comeback, but also policies of the 90’s. The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revisited one of their enforcement policies that have not …
Everything is Going Up! It should come as no surprise that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has also decided to increase its penalty amounts which took effect over this past weekend on the 15th of January. Moving forward, …
Corrections, Removals, And Edits To start the new year with more clarity, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released their annual Final Rule of editorial corrections to enhance accuracy and reduce misunderstandings related to …
Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts They say only two things in life are certain, death…and taxes. I propose adding one more to that short list of certainties. Government Inflation Adjustments. Effective January 6, 2023, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has raised …
Webinar Round Up You may or may not recall back in March 2022, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced it would be answering questions and converting historical Letters of Interpretation regarding applicability of …