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16 Oct 2014, 12:34 pm
The Proposed Regulations Following a series of train accidents in 2013, and a number of petitions asking for more stringent railroad safety regulations, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on September 6, 2013. [read post]
10 Mar 2015, 12:20 pm
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published a Request for Information (“RFI”) on December 9, 2013 concerning possible changes to the Process Safety Management (“PSM”) program codified at 29 C.F.R. 1910.119. [read post]
1 Sep 2013, 1:24 am
Guidotti, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the School of Public Health and Health Services of the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington DC and a member of the American Thoracic Society’s Environmental Health Policy Committee involved in the Society’s efforts to establish a lower exposure standard. [read post]
9 Oct 2013, 9:05 am
Push from environmental groups may change that in the future. [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 3:44 pm
Today's post was shared by FairWarning and comes from www.washingtonpost.com Food manufacturers are routinely exploiting a “legal loophole” that allows them to use new chemicals in their products, based on their own safety studies, without ever notifying the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new report by an environmental and consumer advocacy group.Natural Resources Defense Council identified 56 companies that were marketing products using 275… [read post]
20 Jan 2022, 2:52 pm
According to EPA, these revisions will: Enhance EPA’s ability to conduct food safety evaluations for tolerance-setting purposes; Promote global harmonization of food safety standards; Reduce regulatory burden; and Ensure food safety for agricultural goods. [read post]
1 May 2013, 1:55 pm
GAO examined agency documents and TSCA rulemaking and interviewed agency officials and stakeholders from industry and environmental organizations.What GAO RecommendsGAO recommends, among other things, that EPA develop strategies that address challenges impeding its ability to ensure chemical safety and identify the resources needed to so. [read post]
31 Jan 2020, 9:01 am
Tonko (D-NY) and other House Democrats unveiled a five-year, $760 billion investment framework to repair and upgrade the U.S. infrastructure to create jobs while reducing carbon pollution, improving safety, and supporting economic activity. [read post]
28 Oct 2013, 5:14 am
Health Spending (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Bridge Safety: Many U.S. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 12:07 pm
From the risks of coal mining to BP's safety practices to conditions in Chinese factories, longstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have become front-page news.These crises, in their pathos and urgency, have shifted public attention away from what had been The Crisis: the collapse and tentative recovery of global financial markets. [read post]
29 May 2011, 11:01 am
Notably, NOAA representatives will be working with BOEMRE on environmental analyses earlier in the regulatory process, the agencies will hold quarterly meetings of senior leadership officials to discuss ocean energy and related policy and scientific issues, and they expect to work together on safety issues and oil spill prevention and response efforts. [read post]
1 May 2009, 10:01 am
” Those conservationists who prioritize the safety of migrating birds over the environmental benefits of wind power are skeptical. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 8:42 pm
It also sorts out the wheat from the chaff—so that in this case companies with weak safety profiles don’t get within a mile of an oil derrick. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 8:30 am
Essentially, the REINS Act would undermine the whole point of having agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration - agencies that exist precisely because Congress cannot and will not write all the rules necessary to protect the public from business practices that endanger our health, environment and economy. [read post]
17 Dec 2021, 6:00 am
The study’s findings were published last month in Environmental Science and Technology Letters. [read post]
8 Jun 2023, 5:01 am
The ESG Report boasts of Defendant's "Environmental Stewardship"; "Leadership in Organics"; low-emission farm equipment; "Responsible Farming Practices"; and "Quality Assurance and Food Safety," among other aspects of its business operations and goods. [read post]
25 Oct 2018, 10:50 am
The federal government and states continue to focus efforts for environmental reform. [read post]
29 Dec 2009, 6:26 am
Michaels was a professor and interim chair at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services' Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.Dr. [read post]
30 Nov 2008, 12:28 pm
DRYER VENT FIRES The following was submitted by Rose Coughlin, owner of Focused Resources, specializing in environmental health & safety compliance. [read post]
27 Feb 2022, 9:05 pm
Still, the Accord has improved factory safety for some, identifying and eliminating more than 97,000 hazards across more than 1,600 factories through independent safety inspections. [read post]
