EPA has issued a document that provides state and local governments with technical guidance for methamphetamine lab cleanups, according to an agency press release.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in a press release that it is issuing a final rule to ensure that safe and reliable drinking water is provided to aircraft passengers and crew. The rule provides multiple-barrier protection through requirements for coliform sampling, best management practices, corrective action, public notification, monitoring and operator training. It will better protect the public from illnesses caused by microbiological contamination.
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released a new report on October 1 that finds 15 states could run out of available hospital beds during the peak of the outbreak, if 35 percent of Americans were to get sick from the H1N1 flu virus, according to a TFAH press release. Twelve additional states could reach or exceed 75 percent of their hospital bed capacity, based on estimates from the FluSurge model developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
OSHA’s new National Emphasis Program (NEP) to ensure and promote the accuracy of workplace injury and illness recordkeeping is bound to attraction attention in the coming months as the agency begins to publicize violators.
OSHA recently revised the steel erection compliance directive for the agency's Steel Erection Standard to change two enforcement policies related to tripping hazards and installation of nets or floors during steel erection.
OSHA has cited S.D. Warren Co. for 19 alleged violations of workplace safety standards at the company's Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine. The paper manufacturer faces proposed fines totaling $136,000.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood last week announced a series of actions the Obama administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) are taking to help put an end to distracted driving.
EPA is taking a significant step to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act. A proposal will require large industrial facilities that emit at least 25,000 tons of GHGs a year to obtain construction and operating permits covering these emissions. These permits must demonstrate the use of best available control technologies and energy efficiency measures to minimize GHG emissions when facilities are constructed or significantly modified.
OSHA has begun working on a compliance directive to address process safety hazards posed by reactive chemicals, according to Aaron Trippler, director of government affairs for the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
EPA is establishing a new transparent process that will allow the public to review and comment on risk assessments and proposed registration decisions for pesticides. This expanded process will apply to all new pesticide active ingredients and first food uses, first outdoor uses, and first residential uses.
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