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Tips of the Week Archive
Date Title Category Action
June 4, 2012 Court Orders EPA to Sign Particulate Rule Proposal in One Week Environmental View
June 4, 2012 New Device Warns Workers of High Levels of Airborne Metals in Minutes Safety View
May 29, 2012 BP to Spend More Than $400 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations Environmental View
May 29, 2012 Styrene Targeted by Public Health Groups Safety View
May 21, 2012 New Restrictions for Mailing Standards for Lithium Batteries Environmental View
May 21, 2012 OSHA Regulations Can be Good for Workers’ Health Safety View
May 14, 2012 New Rule on Solvent-Contaminated Wipes and Towels Expected Soon Environmental View
May 14, 2012 Lessons Learned from Explosion at Methyl Isocyanate Plant Safety View
May 7, 2012 EPA Issues Guidance for Using Diesel Fuel in Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Environmental View
May 7, 2012 IHOP Fined $25,000 after Workers Sickened by Chemical Exposure Safety View
April 30, 2012 Unpermitted Refinery Modifications to Cost Hess Corporation Over $45 Million Environmental View
April 30, 2012 Self-Contained Self-Rescuers Do Not Conform to Safety Requirements Safety View
April 23, 2012 EPA Issues Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural Gas Environmental View
April 23, 2012 OSHA Admonished for Inaction on Workplace Safety Rules Safety View
April 16, 2012 EPA Proposes to Require Electronic Reporting for Chemical Information Environmental View
April 16, 2012 The Case of the Dangerous Dust Safety View
April 9, 2012 The Case of the Reticent Rubbermaker Environmental View
April 9, 2012 The Case of the Chancy Chocolatier Safety View
April 2, 2012 EPA Proposes First Carbon Pollution Standard for Future Power Plants Environmental View
April 2, 2012 California Considers Adding Xylene to Proposition 65 List Safety View
March 26, 2012 EPA Proposes to Limit New Uses of Potentially Harmful Chemicals Environmental View
March 26, 2012 Update on OSHA's New Hazard Communication Standard Safety View
March 19, 2012 The Case of the Contaminated Canal Environmental View
March 19, 2012 Methanol Added to California Prop 65 List Safety View
March 12, 2012 EPA to Require Electronic Reporting of Toxics Release Inventory Data Environmental View
March 12, 2012 Older Vacuum Cleaners Release More Bacteria and Dust Safety View
March 5, 2012 New General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities Environmental View
February 27, 2012 The Case of the Poisonous Pipe Environmental View
February 27, 2012 The Case of the Blazing BP Safety View
February 20, 2012 Is the Smell of a New Car Bad for You? Safety View
February 20, 2012 The Case of the Dangerous Driveway Environmental View
February 13, 2012 The Case of the TSCA Transgressor Environmental View
February 13, 2012 Wal-Mart Fined $365,500 for Repeat and Serious Violations Safety View
February 6, 2012 The Case of the Smelly Salami Environmental View
January 23, 2012 The Case of the Mishandled Mercury Environmental View
January 23, 2012 Toxic Chemicals Found in Office Environments Safety View
January 16, 2012 EPA to Propose Significant Changes to Hazardous Waste Regulations Environmental View
January 16, 2012 OSHA Expected to Publish Final Hazcom Standard Adopting GHS by January 26 Safety View
January 9, 2012 New Materials Remove CO2 from Smokestacks, Tailpipes and Even the Air Environmental View
January 2, 2012 Flexible Implementation of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule Environmental View
January 2, 2012 $1 Million Fine for Willful and Serious Violations, Company Misled OSHA about Amputation Hazard Safety View
December 26, 2011 EPA Publishes Boiler MACT Proposal Environmental View
December 26, 2011 Protect Workers During Winter Storms Safety View
December 19, 2011 Alternative Refrigerants to Replace Hydrofluorocarbons in Commercial and Household Freezers Environmental View
December 19, 2011 State Laws Triggers Chemical Reporting Safety View
December 12, 2011 Enforcement Actions Led to $19 Billion in Pollution Controls and $168 Million in Civil Penalties Environmental View
December 12, 2011 Recycled Thermal Cash Register Receipts Spread BPA to Other Paper Products Safety View
December 5, 2011 EPA Releases Formerly Confidential Chemical Information Environmental View
December 5, 2011 OSHA Issues New National Emphasis Program for Chemical Facilities Safety View
November 28, 2011 Revisions to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements for Lead Environmental View