EPA is issuing a final rule that encourages the use of solvents that don’t significantly contribute to ground-level ozone, the agency says in a recent press release. Two chemicals used in solvents, propylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate, no longer need to be regulated as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) under the Clean Air Act.
Lisa P. Jackson, President-elect Obama’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, testified yesterday at her confirmation hearing before members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works that “if I am confirmed, political appointees will not compromise the integrity of EPA’s technical experts to advance particular regulatory outcomes.”
OSHA has published in the Federal Register final changes to its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) that, among other changes, allow participation by companies with mobile workforces.
Preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) show that mine fatalities in 2008 fell to an all-time low, recording a 31-percent drop from 2007.
At the recent staging of COS+H 2008, 4th China International Occupational Safety & Health Exhibition, more than 200 exhibitors showcased their latest products to more than 12,000 trade visitors. The largest trade fair for its industry in the Asia-Pacific region, according to meeting sponsors issuing a press release, COS+H was hosted by China’s State Administration of Work Safety and the International Labor Organization, and was organized by Messe Düsseldorf China and the National Center for International Exchange & Cooperation in Work Safety, with the support of the National Safety Council (USA).
OSHA has introduced a revised version of its Field Operations Manual, the agency announced in a recent press release. The new manual provides OSHA Compliance Officers with a single source of updated information and guidance to more effectively protect employees from occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities, the agency says.
Skanska USA Building Inc., in partnership with its 40 largest subcontractors in Oregon, held a competition to help eliminate construction-related falls. In a press statement, the company announced the following award winners:
EPA is finalizing changes and clarifications to air quality permitting rules to encourage greater use of flexible air permits, according to an agency press release. EPA’s assessment of flexible air permits demonstrated that they can enable significant environmental and economic benefits, while reducing administrative workload for permitting authorities and facilities.
In a recent press release, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced seven innovative landfill methane capture projects recognized at the 12th Annual Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Annual Conference.
EPA is proposing to exempt from Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure requirements milk containers and associated piping and appurtenances. The containers, piping, and appurtenances must be constructed according to current applicable 3-A Sanitary Standards, and are subject to the current applicable Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) or a state dairy regulatory requirement equivalent to the current applicable PMO. The capacity of these milk containers would not be included in a facility’s total oil storage capacity calculation.
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