Articles Tagged with ''regulations''

Seven $1 billion+ regs are on tap; House GOP readies reg relief legislation

September 1, 2011

President Obama on Tuesday informed House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) that his administration is considering seven regulations that would cost more than $1 billion.


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Regulatory process is broken, Public Citizen tells Congress

Testimony details benefits of safeguards, debunks myths
September 16, 2011

The record of U.S. health, safety and environmental regulation has been strikingly successful, and Congress should reduce barriers to commonsense regulations, Public Citizen said this week in congressional testimony.


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EPA head calls job killing charge “misleading”

September 22, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today defended her agency’s regulatory process in testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.


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BOEMRE announces regulatory authorities for new agencies

October 3, 2011

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) last week announced a final rule that separates the federal regulations that govern offshore energy and resource development between the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), effective October 1, 2011.


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Splitting ocean agency will help with health and safety, says BSEE head

October 24, 2011

The recent reorganization of ocean-related U.S. agencies should help eliminate one of the problems that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, according to the head of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). 
 


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Hazmat transportation training

December 5, 2011
Summit Training Source’s new online program, Transportation of Dangerous Goods, addresses the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations in Canada by making sure employees understand that knowing how to transfer these materials safely can and will save lives. 


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Safety does have a PR problem

January 4, 2012

On ISHNs' Sharing Safety Solutions chat room we posed this question: Does the EHS profession have a public relations problem?


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Spanish language crane & derrick guide

February 2, 2012
As a result of the need for Spanish-translated regulations, Reglas Press has released a new Spanish-language book, Grúas y Cabrias en la Industria de la Construcción, which contains the new OSHA construction regulations addressing the use of cranes and derricks.


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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals pose challenges

Many EDCs are harmful at low doses and safe at high doses.
February 2, 2012
In December 2011, EU REACH listed Octylphenol among its candidate list for Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).


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Heritage Foundation seeking stories of “regulatory overreach” victims

February 8, 2012
The Heritage Foundation is seeking examples of individuals, entrepreneurs and business owners who have been negatively affected by the federal government’s regulatory overreach.


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