New Report on Climate Change 2015 [UK]
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have published a report entitled Committee on Climate Change’s 2015 Progress Report:…
Emission-Control Overrides for CI Engines in Emergency Situations [US]
On November 6th, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the performance standards for Stationary Ignition Internal Combustion Engines, also known as CI engines. Many new model CI engines from 2014 or 2015 are designed to…
OSHA and employers under its new safety management exemption [US]
On October 20th, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) detailed its interim enforcement policy regarding facilities that are no longer exempted from the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. OSHA…
- Health and Working Conditions
- Risk and Health
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New Assessment of Repetitive Tasks Tool [UK]
The Health and Safety Executive has published a new version of the Assessment of Repetitive Tasks of the Upper Limbs (ART) Tool (INDG438) on its webpage. This tool is designed…
NYSDEC Announces New Program Policy for Operator Training [US]
On October 21st 2015, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced that the final new program policy for operator training under the Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS) regulations…
- Chemical Products
- Risk and Health
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Environmental Permitting Amendments [UK]
Below is a list of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2015 (“2015 Regulations”) that came into force on 30th October 2015. Amendment to Regulation 37 The amendment…
- Air, Soil, Water
- Environment
- Transport
- Waste Management
EPA Publishes Revised Air Quality Standard in the Federal Register [US]
On October 26th, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its revised national ambient air quality standard for ground-level ozone in the Federal Register. The new standard lowers the permissible threshold for…
NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Published in the Federal Register [US]
On October 22nd, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its finalized electronic reporting rule for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. Electronic reporting The new rule requires entities…
Head Protection Exemption for Sikhs [UK]
The Health and Safety Executive published an article under the FAQs on its website entitled 'are turban-wearing Sikhs exempt from the need to wear head protection in the workplace?' Exemption…
Texas: Renewal of Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges? [US]
On October 16th, 2015, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) proposed to renew and amend Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, which authorizes the discharge of industrial stormwater and certain…