The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), in a comment to Acting OSHA chief Jordan Barab, voiced its support of OSHA’s proposed rule to approve a Public Employee Only State Plan for Illinois, according to an ASSE press release.
California’s Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has filed a proposal with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to amend California’s first of its kind heat illness prevention regulations.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that it has paid more than $5 billion in compensation and medical benefits to more than 52,600 claimants nationwide under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). This coincides with the eighth anniversary of the Labor Department's administration of the EEOICPA, which provides compensation and medical benefits to employees who became ill as a result of working in the nuclear weapons industry.
OSHA has proposed a combined total of $442,150 in fines against Globe Composite Solutions Ltd. and ADP TotalSource II Inc. for alleged violations of health and safety standards at the companies' Rockland, Mass., composite materials research, development, manufacturing and assembly facility, according to an agency press release.
August is peak water use season, but with a few simple tips from EPA's WaterSense program, homeowners can save water and as much as $110 annually on their water bills, said the agency in a recent press release.
The eRulemaking Program has launched a significant upgrade to the Web site that provides one-stop, public access to information related to current and forthcoming regulations issued by the federal government, according to a press releases from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Enhancements to regulations.gov include improved search capabilities, new navigation tools, and easier access to areas for the public to provide comments on proposed regulations. EPA is the managing partner of the inter-agency eRulemaking Program, which operates regulations.gov.
International coalition Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) announced in a recent press release that it has entered into an agreement with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, to develop programs to help hospitals and healthcare facilities reduce their environmental impact, particularly in the area of carbon reduction. HCWH will work with CCI to develop building energy efficiency retrofit projects and other carbon reduction strategies in healthcare facilities.
“Hazard Communication Guidance for Combustible Dusts” is a new guidance document recently published by OSHA that assists chemical manufacturers and importers in recognizing the potential for dust explosions, identifying appropriate protective measures and the requirements for disseminating this information on material safety data sheets and labels, according to an agency press release.
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