STP, 11 October 2016
Attempts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are more complex than they first appear. Reports in the mass media tend to focus on carbon dioxide (CO2). The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Framework Convention) focuses primarily on six GHGs, including CO2 as well as methane …
EPA, 11 October 2016
EPA is taking swift steps to carry out requirements in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act and to reduce exposure to certain persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals.
‘The threats from persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals are well-documented,’ …
OSHA, 28 September 2016
OSHA and the WVMA established an alliance to provide the association’s members with information, guidance and access to training resources to protect workers’ safety and health. The alliance will emphasize reducing injury and illness on the job and will focus training on common hazards faced by veterinary clinic workers, including …
EPA, 20 September 2016
The first thing that probably comes to your mind when I say ‘ammonia’ is that household product you use to clean just about anything in your house.
Besides being used as an all-purpose cleaner, ammonia also occurs naturally in air, soil, and water. As you’re reading this, you’re producing ammonia …
Source: oehha.ca.gov
On August 30, 2016, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) amendments to Article 6, Clear and Reasonable Warnings under Proposition 65, were approved by the Office of Administrative Law. The regulation will be operative on August 30, 2018. In the interim, to allow for a reasonable transition period, businesses …
Summary of EPA news release, September 26, 2016
On September 26, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized two rules that will reduce the projected growth and emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a class of chemicals commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning. HFCs are potent greenhouse gases that can be hundreds to thousands …
AIHA Fall Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 24-25, 2016
National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) EHS and Sustainability Management Forum, Denver, CO, October 26-28, 2016
Net Impact Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 3-5, 2016
Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics, Boston, MA, November 14-16, 2016
California Industrial Hygiene Council (CIHC) Professional Development Seminar…
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Los Angeles, CA, USA (October 5, 2016): With a mutual interest in expanding each firm’s capabilities and offerings to its clients, Phylmar Group and Earth and Water …
ISHN announces a new three-part video series, EHS Priorities: an interview with Doug Parker, the former EPA “top cop,” head of EPA’s criminal investigation division. Doug explains how the Dept. of Justice is getting more aggressive in pursuing criminal charges referred by OSHA and EPA inspections and violations. Doug is interviewed by Mark Katchen, CIH, …
STP, 15 September 2016
The Clean Air Act (CAA) includes extensive regulatory requirements on ‘mobile sources,’ which cover efficiency and emissions standards for a broad range of vehicles with internal combustion engines (automobiles, buses, aircraft), ‘nonroad engines and vehicles’ (including lawnmowers, bulldozers and marine vessels), as well as motor fuel standards intended to promote …
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