Environment
Who is Covered By OSHA’s Hazmat Standard?
OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) applies to five distinct groups of employers and their employees. This ...
When Industry Supports Environmental Regulation
It is a common (and somewhat unfounded) stereotype that industry abhors regulation, and words like “burdensome” and “unreasonable” frequently ...
Ocean Plastic: how Recycling Creates Tomorrow’s Problems.
Plastics recycled into food packaging – as one supermarket chain hopes – add troubling toxics to our food. Sometimes plastic recycling is so much ...
Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels
This report reveals the cost of air pollution from fossil fuels and highlights solutions that can protect our health and benefit our communities. Air ...
USGS Whistleblower Alleges Poor Lab Conditions, Water Pollution
A U.S. Geological Survey lab in Seattle leached pathogen-laced wastewater into a Seattle wetland, possibly endangering salmon and trout, and has attem...
Temporary Change in OWASA’s Water Disinfection Process in March
In support of our commitment to provide high-quality drinking water, OWASA will temporarily alter its drinking water treatment process throughout the ...
Eye in the Sky: What to Know About OSHA’s Use of Drones During Inspections
In May 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum permitting the use of drones to inspect workplaces under cer...
AIHA Joins OSHA’s Ambassador Program
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA®) announced today that it has joined OSHA’s Ambassador Program. The program builds upon OSHA...
America’s ‘recycled’ Plastic Waste is Clogging Landfills, Survey Finds
America’s ’recycled’ Plastic Waste is Clogging Landfills, Survey Finds Many plastic items that Americans put in their recycling bins aren’t be...
World Failing to Provide Children with a Healthy Life and a Climate Fit for Their Future: Who-Unicef-Lancet
As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health No single country is adequately ...
Worker Dangers at Railcar Repair Yard Prompt $371,276 Fine
A Delaware railcar repair company already facing a $551,226 federal fine stemming from a worker’s death, faces new safety violation allegations and ...
Outlook 2020: What EHS Managers in Manufacturing Need to Know
While it is impossible to flag all of the environmental, health, and safety issues we expect to confront manufacturers in 2020, this article provides ...