Make America Healthy Again While not necessarily a regulation change as of yet, the U.S Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced its decision to review the …
Have you ever thought to yourself, how do people get on these boards that make decisions and policies that affect our day-to-day jobs? If you have, then this recently published notice from The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may interest you. …
Civil Penalties Increase Hot off the heels of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Final Rule increasing penalty amounts, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has followed suit with their own final rule increasing civil penalty amounts for 2025 …
Removal of Affirmative Defense Provisions From NESHAP In case you missed it, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rule on October 22, 2024, which amends the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the oil and …
2024 Most Cited Violations I know we say it every year, but can you believe it’s already that time of year? The time of year where we discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top ten most cited violations …
Phase-down of Hydrofluorocarbons In a recent final rule published to the federal register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as it relates to the prohibition of disposable cylinders and tracking of …
UPDATE 8/30/24 As promised, as of August 30, 2024, OSHA published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting comments as it relates to the new proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention standard. Those affected by the new rule would be …
***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 …
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 …