by Chris Walter | Dec 28, 2020 | Blog, Chemicals, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) revised pesticide application exclusion zone requirement in their final rule on agricultural worker protection goes into effect on Dec. 29. The new rule, which was published in the Oct. 30 Federal Register, relaxes...
by Chris Walter | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Chemicals, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
Meatpacking companies in Colorado and South Dakota were fined for failing to protect workers from recognized hazards under the general duty clause of the OSHA Act. Both penalties assessed for the violations are the maximum allowed by law. OSHA cited a meatpacking...
by Chris Walter | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Chemicals, Wellness
The hazard communication standard (HCS) — (29 CFR 1910.1200) — is the second most commonly cited federal workplace health and safety standard, behind only fall protection (29 CFR 1926.501). Between October 2018 and September 2019, the HCS was cited 4,102...
by Chris Walter | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog, Chemicals, Respiratory Protection, Silica, Wellness
A Delaware-based railcar cleaning and repair company faces penalties of $371k for worker safety and health violations. In August 2019, OSHA investigators searched the company’s tank rail car and cleaning facility after receiving a complaint of numerous health and...
by Chris Walter | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog, Chemicals, Respiratory Protection, Wellness
On Feb. 5, the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued its long-anticipated final rule on chemical incident reporting. A prepublication version of the rule was posted on csb.gov, stating that owners or operators of chemical facilities must report to the agency within eight...
