Training Requirements For those who have been following this series of blogs, you know that the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has been releasing what they call their Frequently Asked Questions publications where they …
Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements Recently the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released its final rule responding to 18 petitions for rulemaking covering such topics as address packaging, hazard communication, and …
2024 Notice Posting Penalty Adjustment They say knowledge is power. Which is why it is important for you to know your Rights as an employee without fear of retaliation. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published its final rule …
Like many of us, you may have missed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed rule on the Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2023. In it, OSHA is proposing to amend …
Polymer Manufacturers Exemption Deadline Extension Hot off the press and just released, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule today (February 16, 2024) to extend the deadline for polymer manufacturers (including importers) under the Toxic Substances Control Act …
Occupational Safety and Health in the Locomotive Cab Set to go in effect March 26, 2024, The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administrations (FRA) Final Rule is amending its regulations as it relates to the occupational noise exposure standard. …
Even More Ways to Train! The Transportation Compliance Associates, Inc. family is excited to announce our newest addition to training and compliance: Live Public Webinars. We here at TCA, Inc. felt it was a great way to compromise training scheduling …
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024 With the recent publication of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) revision to civil penalty amounts, it should come as no surprise the Department of Labor (DOL) is following suit and …
Something Every Industry Can Get Behind In case you didn’t know, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is hosting it’s annual U.S. Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative (HTAI) from January 8, 2024 to January 12, 2024. Human trafficking is something rarely …
Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts New year, new penalty amount? There is an old colloquialism that says, “Only two things in life are certain: death and taxes.” Well, I am pretty sure we can add the increase to civil penalty …