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November 2021 Sustainability News

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Five leadership approaches to sustainability

There are five C-Suite personas when it comes to sustainability action, according to Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO of Stewardship Asia Center (SAC) Singapore, and Founder President of the Leadership Energy Consulting Company, Seattle WA.

Steward Leaders:

  • Fully understand what’s at stake, and strongly believe it is their responsibility to address
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Chemical Safety & Regulatory November 2021 News

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EPA strengthens new chemical safety reviews

The EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) announced on October 14, 2021, action to strengthen new chemical safety reviews.

OCSPP’s New Chemicals Division (NCD) has engaged in a top-to-bottom effort to catalogue, prioritize, and improve its standard operating procedures (SOP), decision making, and recordkeeping practices related …

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Federal & State OSHA News

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OSHA issues 2021 Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards

OSHA has announced its preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2021.

The Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards for FY 2021 are:

1.   Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 5,295 violations

2.   Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,527

3.   Ladders …

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California EHS November 2021 News

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Cal/OSHA can issue citations for two new categories of violations

A new law (SB 606) significantly expands the enforcement power of Cal/OSHA by creating two new violation categories: “enterprise-wide” violations and “egregious” violations.

Enterprise-Wide Violation:

This bill creates a rebuttable presumption that a violation committed by an employer with multiple worksites is “enterprise-wide” if Cal/OSHA …

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October 2021 Chemical Safety and Regulatory News

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EC begins targeted consultation on endocrine disruptors

The European Commission (EC) is holding a targeted consultation on potential revisions to the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) to introduce information requirements to improve the identification of substances with endocrine disrupting potential. The EC has developed …

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