Executive Order!!!! We all know it doesn’t matter which side of the political isle you are on, when a new president takes office, changes happen. On January 21, 2021, newly sworn in President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on …
Addendums Galore!!! In the trend of “new year, new fill in the blank,†the International Air Transport Association (IATA) issued an Addendum to the 62nd Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) and gives guidance for vaccine operations and delivery. The 62nd DGR …
Up In Smoke Just a heads-up, for all of you who conduct ignitibility testing of certain wastes, or use SW-846 air sampling and stack emissions Methods 0010, 0011, 0020, 0023A, or 005 for determining ignitibility characteristics. September 8, 2020 will …
SOR/2019-101 When an inspector says, “can I see your ERP?†What do you think of? For some in Canada, they may have thought Emergency Response Assistance Plan, for others, the Emergency Response Plan. The confusion surrounding the different ERP’s created a …
HM-215O FINAL RULE NOTICE Earlier this week, on May 11, 2020 the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced the finalization of the much-anticipated rulemaking (HM-215O). If you’re not sure what that is, fear not. …
COVID-19 Training In uncertain times, unreliable information always rears its ugly head. Often, creating just as much harm as the actual source of fear itself. With the advancements in technology it can often be a double edge sword, allowing for …
Here is an update from the DOT on COVID-19 situation: DOT and PHMSA issue new enforcement policy regarding recurrent training requirements in response to COVID-19 27 March 2020 On 25 March 2020 the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and …
How to Stay Trained During the Pandemic! COVID-19, Coronavirus, Boomer-Doomer or whatever you call it is officially here and a world-wide pandemic per Director Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization (WHO). In response, the Occupational Safety and Health Organization …
