Hazard Communication Standard You may recall back in 2024 the Occupational Health and Safety Administration finalized their Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) final rule in which they amended the HCS to align with Global Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of …
New Year, New Rules To reduce costs and eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens on the transportation of hazardous materials (including energy products), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule adopting several amendments from the Notice of …
Submission Period Change On May 13, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) published its interim final rule amending the data submission period for manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The Reporting period now begins April 13, 2026, …
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 …
*** 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 …
DE Minimis Exemption The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released their final rule adding per-and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or “forever chemicals,” making it subject to reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution …
How Will The Changes Effect You? The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently released their FINAL RULE revising the emergency exemption rules to narrow its scope of safety regulations from which drivers are exempt from. …
What’s on the Agenda? It’s likely that at some point you may have visited the Federal Register to see what is happening in the regulatory world. It’s also likely that you quickly became overwhelmed by the amount of options and …
Amending The Occupational Injury and illness Recordkeeping Requirements You may be like one of the many thousands of employers who must record and submit its injury and illness records to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under 29 CFR …