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PHMSA Notice of Enforcement Discretion: Real-Time Train Consist Information
  • Environmental

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is providing notice that Class I railroads will r...

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EPA Releases Compliance Guides for New PCE Rule
  • Safety

Two guides published recently by EPA are intended to help workplaces comply with the agency’s new risk management rule for the solvent perchloro...

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How and When to Report Spills and Other Releases per CERCLA and EPCRA [40 CFR 302.6 and 40 CFR 355]
  • Hazardous Waste Management

If you release a reportable quantity (RQ) of a CERCLA hazardous substance listed in Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302 over a 24-hour period, you must report t...

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NIOSH To Be Part of New Entity
  • Environmental

A restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will combine several agencies, including NIOSH, in a new Administration for...

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California Standards Board Adopts Permanent Silica Standard
  • Safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, the standards-setting agency within the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal...

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Is Training Required for HAZWOPER Skilled Support Personnel?
  • Hazardous Waste Management

At times, there may be the need for fast-response assistance by personnel who possess needed skills and equipment at chemical emergency scenes. At 29...

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21 Percent of Deaths from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Due to Occupational Exposures
  • Environmental

Around 21 percent of deaths from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) among U.S. residents during 2020–2022 might have been associated with occup...

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EPA Finalizes Exposure Limit for Carbon Tetrachloride, Mandates Worker Protections
  • Safety

A final rule from EPA requires employers to adopt worker protections for the solvent carbon tetrachloride, or CTC. The rule puts in place an existing...

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Respiratory Protection for Inhalation Hazards During Emergency Response
  • Safety

According to OSHA’s HAZWOPER regulations at 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv), employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substanc...