Tips of the Week Archive

Date Title Category Action
January 17, 2011 Thirdhand Smoke may be Bigger Health Hazard than Previously Believed Safety View
January 17, 2011 EPA Defers GHG Permitting Requirements for Biomass Environmental View
January 10, 2011 OSHA to Revise Hazard Communication Standard by August Safety View
January 10, 2011 EPA Requires Testing of 19 Widely Used Chemicals Environmental View
January 3, 2011 Watch Out for Hazards Associated with Snow Removal Safety View
January 3, 2011 EPA Delays Some Reporting Requirements in Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule Environmental View
December 27, 2010 EPA Issues Six Greenhouse Gas Rules Environmental View
December 20, 2010 OSHA Won’t Adopt SDoC System Safety View
December 20, 2010 EPA Removes Saccharin from Hazardous Substances Listing Environmental View
December 13, 2010 Keeping the Small Stuff Safe Safety View
December 13, 2010 EPA Delays Ozone Standard Environmental View
December 6, 2010 OSHA Directive Targets Federal Workers Safety View
December 6, 2010 EPA Adds 16 Chemicals to TRI Community Right-to-Know List Environmental View
November 29, 2010 New Respirator Labels are Coming Safety View
November 29, 2010 EPA Warns Against Use of Mothballs that Look Like Candy Environmental View
November 22, 2010 New NIOSH Plan to Prevent Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Safety View
November 22, 2010 Multi-Agency Task Force to Address E-waste Environmental View
November 15, 2010 Injury Rates Down for Private Sector but Higher for Government Employees Safety View
November 15, 2010 New GHG Permitting Guidance from EPA Environmental View
November 8, 2010 OSHA Asks Retailers to Protect Workers on Black Friday Safety View
November 8, 2010 EPA to Finalize Ozone NAAQS by December 31, 2010 Environmental View
November 1, 2010 NIOSH Issues Respirator Warning Safety View
November 1, 2010 49 States Establish Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority Environmental View
October 25, 2010 OSHA Targets High-hazard Worksites for Inspection Safety View
October 25, 2010 What Raises Global Temps More: Traveling by Plane or by Car? Environmental View
October 18, 2010 Top 10 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards Safety View
October 18, 2010 All 50 States Take Action on Clean Energy Environmental View
October 11, 2010 OSHA Pulls Plug on Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program Safety View
October 11, 2010 EPA Extends SPCC Rule for Some Facilities - Again Environmental View
October 4, 2010 OSHA Finds Deficiencies in Some State-Run Occupational Safety and Health Programs Safety View
October 4, 2010 Surface Coating NESHAP Deadlines Approaching Environmental View
September 27, 2010 Emergency Temporary Standard for Rock Dust Safety View
September 27, 2010 EPA Announces Voluntary Program for Flexible Permit Holders Environmental View
September 20, 2010 OSHA Limits Training to 7.5 Hours Per Day Safety View
September 20, 2010 EPA Considers Closing Loophole that Stripped Regulation of Recycled Hazardous Waste Environmental View
September 13, 2010 New DOT Rules Go into Effect October 1 Environmental View
September 13, 2010 Low Levels of Formaldehyde in Clothing Unlikely to Pose Health Risk Safety View
September 6, 2010 What’s on OSHA’s Roadmap? Safety View
September 6, 2010 DEA Heads First Nationwide Drug Take-Back Day Environmental View
August 30, 2010 $2 Million Penalty for Exposing Workers to Lead and Other Hazards Safety View
August 30, 2010 California DTSC Presses Charges in E-Waste Fraud Case Environmental View
August 23, 2010 EPA Releases Action Plans to Address Chemicals Used in Dyes, Flame Retardants, and Industrial Detergents Environmental View
August 23, 2010 OSHA to Host Web Forum to Identify Hazardous Chemicals Most in Need of Agency Action Safety View
August 16, 2010 EPA Proposes Rules for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Environmental View
August 16, 2010 BP to Pay $50.6 Million to Resolve U.S. Labor Department Litigation Safety View
August 9, 2010 $40,000 Penalty for Failure to Conduct SPCC Drills Environmental View
August 9, 2010 OSHA Focusing Enforcement Efforts on Plants Processing Hazardous Chemicals Safety View
August 2, 2010 OSHA Publishes Final Rule on Cranes and Derricks in Construction Safety View
August 2, 2010 Revisions to the Emergency Response Guidebook Environmental View
July 26, 2010 Federal Agencies Ordered to Improve Safety Safety View