The United States yesterday filed two major Clean Air Act settlements to reduce air emissions from container glass and Portland cement plants throughout the country, announced Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division.
As businesses, schools and communities go green, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) occupational safety and health professional members are working with their organizations to incorporate safety practices in line with green initiatives, according to an ASSE press release.
An updated national consensus standard for high-visibility safety apparel from the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) now provides criteria and test requirements for garments marked as flame- or water-resistant, and includes service-life guidelines.
Due to growth and interest in agriculture and utilities workplace safety, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced in a recent press release the formation of two new practice specialty branches, the Agricultural Branch, part of ASSE’s Environmental Practice Specialty (PS) and the Utilities Branch, part of ASSE’s Construction PS.
Homes, schools, offices and other buildings will be safer and more energy-efficient as newly adopted construction codes take effect across the U.S., according to a recent press release from the International Code Council.
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will now be accepting the Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN-S) credential for members and new member applicants who have a bachelor’s degree and five years of safety, health and environmental (SH&E) experience for “Professional Membership,” the organization announced in a recent press release.
With brutally cold temperatures and high heating costs, many people are turning to alternative heating sources to save money. But alternative heating sources like space heaters, fireplaces and wood stoves can present hazards if not used correctly, according to Underwriters Laboratories (UL), an independent safety testing organization.
Overwhelming concern over massive destruction caused by a 7.0 earthquake in Haiti that impacted 3 million people – one third of the population – and left much of the Caribbean nation in shambles dominated discussion in the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council yesterday, as the 54-member body held its first organizational meeting of 2010.
OSHA has cited CELCO Construction Corp. for alleged willful, serious and other-than-serious violations of safety standards after an OSHA inspector observed a company employee working in an unprotected 6-foot deep excavation at a Randolph, Mass., worksite. The Pembroke, Mass., construction contractor faces a total of $55,200 in proposed fines.
The Justice Department has announced the settlement of a Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination lawsuit against Wales West LLC, owner and operator of Wales West RV Resort and Train and Garden Lovers Family Park in Silverhill, Ala. The settlement, embodied in a consent decree, was approved today by Judge Callie V.S. Granade in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
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