HAZMAT POSTAL REGULATIONS Due to an increased use of hazardous materials, specifically the use of lithium metal and lithium ion batteries, along with other materials, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is revising Publication 52 to include the following updates: …
Have You Heard of the OEJ? What feels like breaking news may have slipped under the radar of many. On May 5, 2022, The U.S. Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland announced the creation of a new Office to help enforce …
PVC Hazardous Waste or Not? Did you know you can petition the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to add, remove, or modify regulations related to hazardous waste under 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 260.20? In doing so, this requires that …
The Who, What, Where, When, and Why WHAT On March 28, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted a Proposed rule (RIN 2050-AH17), which would require certain facilities with specific NAICS codes to submit Facility Response Plans (FRP) for a …
Who Could Be Effected for Better or Worse? In an effort to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (300, 3001, and 300A), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), proposed to amend its record keeping requirements for certain employers …
Get More Out of Your Training For those that do not know, March marks the beginning of Lent. During this time, many people give up (fast) something or add something to help refocus, realign, and further themselves. This got me …
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Alert On February 16, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommended revisions to the current design and construction standards of power industrial trucks (forklifts). OSHA’s general Industry power industrial truck standard can be found …
Exemption Vacated! On November 8, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Final Rule revision to the original 2018 rule “Reporting Requirements for TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) Mercury Inventory: Mercury.” You may be asking yourself what does this …
What’s being said? For those of you who have been following our blogs about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) actions as it responds to CoVid-19 directives as laid out in the Executive Order (EO) by President Joe Biden. …
Death, Taxes, and… They say there are only two certainties in life, death and taxes. I would like to make a case for another… increased civil penalties from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (or other government entities). On December 23, …