On October 9th, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is collecting public comments regarding “Health and Safety Data Reporting, Submission of Lists and Copies of Health and Safety Studies”.…
The Health and Safety Executive has published the third edition of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 Guidance on its website. New additions The third edition (HSR25) of this guidance highlights how duty holders must…
On October 15th, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act’s refrigerant management regulations. As part of the EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program,…
The safe use and handling of flammable liquids guidance, HSG140 (second edition) has been published by the Health and Safety Executive on its website. Target audience The guidance is aimed…
On October 13th, 2015, a federal judicial panel denied the U.S. Department of Justice's request to combine nine challenges to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The decision now requires the cases…
In a statement of 23rd September 2015, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced the closure of a complaint against its role in evaluating testing proposals on vertebrate animals following an agreement with…
On October 9th, 2015, the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati issued a stay of the Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS), which clarifies which waterbodies are given…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published an open consultation on the ’proposed amendments to waste incineration guidance’ on 14th September 2015. Aim of the consultation The…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published ‘Solder Fume and You: An Employee’s Guide’ (INDG248)(rev2) on 22nd September 2015 on its website. Aim of the publication The publication aims to…
On October 7th, 2015, the New York Department of State announced an emergency rule that would require commercial buildings and restaurants to have carbon monoxide detection devices. The new rule amends the…