The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an interpretation letter dated December 16, 2014 on its new recordkeeping requirements that became effective on January 1, 2015. OSHA’s letter clarifies…
The new version of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, adopted on 30 September 1957 (known as "ADR") is applicable as from 1 January…
This article is on the new web portal for Electrical, Control and Instrumentation (EC & I) in the Onshore Chemicals, Explosives and Microbiological Sectors. (more…)
In the January 23, 2015 Maryland Register, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) proposed amendments to its hazardous waste regulations, contained in COMAR 26.13.01 and 26.13.10. The amendments would…
In a press release issued on 16 December 2014, the European Commission (EC) announced the adoption of its Work Programme for 2015, setting out the actions the EC intends to…
The ‘Water Stewardship in Food Supply Chains Project’, a project to help businesses improve water management, will receive £150,000 in government funding. (more…)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed amendments to the requirements under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which governs the use of oil-dispersing chemicals.…
Health & Safety in the workplace : LBP HSE has published the report of their study which validates the HSE manual handling assessment charts as predictors of work-related low back…
The Obama administration has set a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 45 percent by 2025 from 2012 levels. The administration announced its…
On December 31, 2014 the Canadian Ministry of Labour issued guidance on the manual transfer of mobile industrial waste containers. This guidance is intended to help employers understand some of…