by Jonathan Poole | Oct 30, 2018 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Hearing Conservation, Lockout Tagout, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management, Program Development, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety Engineering, Safety Training, Safety Training |
As expected, OSHA announced 2018’s Top 10 Violations this past week and the only surprise took the #10 spot. This past year, 1,536 violations citing CFR 29 126.102 were recorded—that’s the standard for Personal Protective & Lifesaving Equipment that focuses on eye...
by Dave Dunbar | Oct 23, 2018 | Energy and Environment, Environmental Permitting and Control System Design, Soil and Groundwater Investigation, SPCC Plans, UST Management, Water Quality Programs |
On September 28, 2018 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took its first steps in identifying the next group of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In this action, the EPA published a document entitled “A Working...
by Jonathan Poole | Oct 16, 2018 | Arc Flash, Compliance Audits, Confined Space, Construction Safety, Fall Protection, Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Recordkeeping, Powered Industrial Vehicles, Process Safety Management System Design, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety Training |
It’s October and while most people’s thoughts have turned to cooler temperatures, autumn leaves and pumpkin spice, those of us preoccupied with occupational safety secretly recognize this month as the time of more anticipated topics, such as of the release of OSHA’s...
by James Stewart | Oct 4, 2018 | Ergonomics, Occupational Health, OSHA Recordkeeping, Safety, Safety Engineering, Safety Training, Safety Training, Wellness Programs |
What will the next generation of safety professionals look like? Will they fly around on hover boards? Will they don PPE which includes a hard hat and safety glasses with built-in sensors, notifying them exactly where and what safety rule/regulation is being broken...
by Michael L. Walker, PE, CEM, LEED-AP | Aug 7, 2018 | Process Safety Management System Design |
On May 17, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator requested public comment on several proposed changes to the final Risk Management Program (RMP) Amendments issued on January 13, 2017. The EPA is proposing to rescind amendments relating to:...
by Dave Dunbar | Apr 10, 2018 | Air Permitting, Energy / MACT Compliance, Energy and Environment, Energy Audits, Environmental Due Diligence, Environmental Permitting and Control System Design, Hazardous Waste Management, Site Remediation, Soil and Groundwater Investigation, SPCC Plans, Sustainability, UST Management, Water Quality Programs |
The measurement of environmental trends and performance provides a foundation upon which to establish effective policies. Over the past 20 years, Yale and Columbia Universities, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, have developed a series of 24...
