In the January 2022 Oregon Bulletin, Oregon OSHA published notice of its adoption of some of the temporary COVID-19 rules. As the emergency temporary rule could only be effective for…
In an interpretation letter dated December 16, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) responded to the following questions concerning OSHA’s respiratory protection standard: Can loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators…
In the November 8, 2021 issue of the Federal Register, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed to suspend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), 49 CFR §§ 171-180,…
In the November 5, 2021 Federal Register, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 vaccination and testing at large employers (100 or more…
In the October 18, 2021 issue of the Federal Register, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave notice that it has responded to and denied a petition for reconsideration and…
In the October 22, 2021 Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed alternative options for extraction and determinative methods used to characterize and verify the cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls…
Red-on-line is proud to be an Uber Eats sponsor at the FORUM21 EHS & Sustainability Management Forum hosted by NAEM. This annual event is the largest annual gathering for environment, health,…
In the October 4, 2021 edition of the Federal Register, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published two related actions relative to codify its prohibition on incidental takes. First,…
In the October 5, 2021 edition of the Federal Register, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted regulations mandating the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 85 percent before the year…
In the September 28, 2021 edition of the Federal Register, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to codify the definition of “parent company” for purposes of reporting to the…