Workplace Violence: Is Your Place of Business Safe... and Compliant?

Workplace Violence: Is Your Place of Business Safe... and Compliant?

To eliminate liability, employers must protect their employees from incidents such as workplace violence and active shooter events by completing a threat and vulnerability assessment of their site to determine if and what risks exist. Read this post to learn what steps to take and what questions to ask.

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New OSHA COVID-19 National Emphasis Program Targets High-Hazard Industries

New OSHA COVID-19 National Emphasis Program Targets High-Hazard Industries

The goal of OSHA’s new COVID-19 National Emphasis Program (NEP) is to significantly reduce or prevent employees in high-hazard industries or work environments from contracting SARS-COV-2. What does this mean for employers?

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The Importance of Ventilation in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission

The Importance of Ventilation in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission

The lack of proper ventilation or open windows in an indoor environment, even with social distancing and mask wearing, can lead to a very contagious situation for anyone in that space if even one person in the room is infected. Read this post to learn steps to improve ventilation to help reduce the spread of Coronavirus.

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Improve Worker Safety with Effective Hazardous Energy Control

Improve Worker Safety with Effective Hazardous Energy Control

Energy control procedures and the application of locks and lockout/tagout (LOTO) devices can save lives. Read this post to learn about hazardous energy and how to build an effective LOTO program.

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How To Prepare For All Potential Emergency Situations At Your Company

How To Prepare For All Potential Emergency Situations At Your Company

It is important to have a detailed Emergency Action Plan in place at your company to protect employees from serious injury or death and any property loss that might result. Read this post to learn the 6 key components of an effective Emergency Action Plan (EAP).

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EPA Raises Environmental Civil Penalties for 2021

EPA Raises Environmental Civil Penalties for 2021

Even incremental increases in the U.S. EPA statutory maximum civil penalties can add up to significant penalties where the violation is defined on a per-day basis. Read this post to learn how to avoid EPA penalties and how an Environmental Management System (EMS) can help.

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Climate Scenario Analysis – What It Is and What It Isn’t

Climate Scenario Analysis – What It Is and What It Isn’t

Scenarios help corporations make strategic decisions that will be sound for all plausible futures. Read this post to learn about the TCFD approach to scenario analysis and climate-related risks and opportunities.

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PHMSA Reduces Hazmat Burdens in Preparation for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

PHMSA Reduces Hazmat Burdens in Preparation for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

In its most significant rulemaking in some time, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published HM-219C in an effort to support the safe and expedited transportation and distribution of approved COVID-19 vaccines. Read this post to learn the key updates in the new rule.

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Cultivating Confidence Among Manufacturing Workforce During COVID-19

Cultivating Confidence Among Manufacturing Workforce During COVID-19

Manufacturers in the U.S. have implemented a number of different control types in their COVID response actions. Read this post to learn the common denominator among many successful controls and which policy requirements have successfully driven employee confidence.

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How Do California Wildfires Impact Industrial Stormwater Dischargers?

How Do California Wildfires Impact Industrial Stormwater Dischargers?

The ability to successfully argue that your stormwater was impacted by wildfires is not automatic or absolutely certain – you have to take action. Read this post to learn the requirements for consideration in the recently issued California State Water Board guidance.

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Update: Deadline Extended for TSCA CDR Reporting 2020

Update: Deadline Extended for TSCA CDR Reporting 2020

The TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule requires manufacturers, producers, and importers to report to the U.S. EPA data on the manufacturing, processing, and use of certain chemical substances. Read this post for the important changes to 2020 TSCA CDR reporting requirements and the new extended reporting deadline.

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California Attenuation Factor for Vapor Intrusion – What You Need to Know

California Attenuation Factor for Vapor Intrusion – What You Need to Know

The California DTSC will soon be publishing its study to support development of California-specific attenuation factors (AFs) for vapor intrusion to indoor air. Read this post to learn about the study’s preliminary findings and why site cleanup + Vapor Intrusion mitigation systems are the preferred solution.

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Distributed Energy is Driving the Power Transition

Distributed Energy is Driving the Power Transition

As the world is looking to shift away from carbon-based fuels and toward renewable energy, distributed generation technologies are leading the transition. Read this post to learn the many benefits of distributed energy and how it can help you meet your GHG reduction goals.

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How To Improve Worker Safety in Green Energy Solar and Wind Installations

How To Improve Worker Safety in Green Energy Solar and Wind Installations

In addition to environmental considerations, the sustainability of green power installations involves worker health and safety protection. Read this post to learn the top 10 Green Energy job hazards and what the Renewable Energy Sector can do to improve worker safety.

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How Can the Cannabis Industry Improve Health & Safety Compliance?

How Can the Cannabis Industry Improve Health & Safety Compliance?

As a result of huge market growth, more and more people are becoming employed in the cannabis industry each day, creating a need for safety awareness and injury prevention. Read this post to learn how cannabis companies can build an effective and compliant occupational safety and health program.

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Unique ESG Considerations for the Waste Industry

Unique ESG Considerations for the Waste Industry

The benefits of incorporating sustainability and ESG early and throughout an entire waste management project, such as the development of a new landfill, can have a big impact. Read this post to learn more about sector-specific ESG reporting and materiality for the waste industry.

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Is Now The Right Time For A Job Hazard Analysis?

Is Now The Right Time For A Job Hazard Analysis?

Due to the current pandemic, many businesses are facing a lull in business - making it an opportune time for companies to evaluate all parts of their safety management systems. Read this post to learn how a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) can benefit your operations.

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