Registration opened yesterday for the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Exposition, Safety 2009, which will be held June 28 – July 1, 2009, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, according to an ASSE press release.
A new general permit will reduce releases of 26 types of discharges from vessels operating in U.S. waters. Beginning Dec. 19, approximately 61,000 domestically flagged commercial vessels and 8,000 foreign flagged vessels will need to comply with the permit, according to an EPA press release.
Workplace safety processes must be in place at all times, American Society of Safety Engineers(ASSE) President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHMM, of Fairborn, Ohio, said in an ASSE press release. They are even more critical during business downturns,
Safety Equipment Distributor Association Executive Director, Jackie King, International Safety Equipment Association President, Dan Shipp and SEDA Joint Education Committee member George Hayward of United Sales Associates were on hand at the 27th Qualified Safety Sales Professional training program, or QSSP, held November 10-14 in Louisville, Kentucky to honor Dr. Rick Fulwiler of Technology Leadership Associates for his years of service as course director and founder of the program, according to a press release from SEDA.
EPA is seeking comments on a small number of technical amendments to the June 24, 2008, new source performance standards for petroleum refineries, according to an EPA press statement.
EPA is proposing a rule that would decrease consumption and production of hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) emissions, which are ozone-depleting substances and potent greenhouse gases, according to an agency press statement.
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), in a recent press release, expressed its sadness at the loss of ASSE Past President John E. Russell, P.E., CSP, of Timonium, Maryland, who dedicated his life to occupational safety and health.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson issued the following statement on President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination of Lisa Jackson to be the next EPA Administrator.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final amendment to the leak detection and repair requirements allowing the use of optical gas imaging technology to locate emission leaks, the agency announced in a press release.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a recent press release, has announced the winners of its 2008 Water Efficiency Leaders Awards. Recognized for their contributions in reducing, reusing and recycling water through leadership, innovation and water saved, winners were named in the following categories: utilities, corporate/industry, individual, non-governmental organization, and government.
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