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Tips of the Week Archive

Date Title Category Action
April 16, 2007 OSHA to Follow-Up on Ergonomic Hazards Safety View
April 9, 2007 New Regulations Require Security Plans at High-Risk Chemical Facilities Environmental View
April 9, 2007 Court Upholds State’s Right to Regulate Workplace Violence Safety View
April 2, 2007 Environmental Whistleblowers Get $437,500 Each for Reporting Violations Environmental View
April 2, 2007 OSHA Announces 'Swept Up in Safety’ to Occur Unannounced Four Times This Year Safety View
March 26, 2007 New Guidance on the Safe Transportation of Batteries Environmental View
March 26, 2007 OSHA Focuses on Refinery Safety Safety View
March 19, 2007 EPA Proposes to Broaden Exclusions to Allow Hazardous Waste Reclamation Environmental View
March 19, 2007 OSHA to Require Employers to Pay for Personal Protective Equipment Safety View
March 12, 2007 Congress Wants Your Input on Climate Change Legislation Environmental View
March 12, 2007 $167,000 Penalty for Failure to Correct Workplace Hazards Safety View
March 5, 2007 $650,000 Penalty for Discharging Hazardous Waste to Wastewater Environmental View
March 5, 2007 Company Safety Director Fired after Employer Fined $147,500 Safety View
February 26, 2007 Honeywell to Pay $500,000 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations Environmental View
February 26, 2007 OSHA Cites Provident Pharmaceutical in Colorado Springs for Alleged Safety and Health Violations Safety View
February 19, 2007 Final Rule to Reduce Mobile Source Air Toxics Environmental View
February 19, 2007 OSHA Issues Final Rule on Electrical Installation Standard Safety View
February 12, 2007 EPA's 2008 Budget to Increase Emphasis on Enforcement Environmental View
February 12, 2007 OSHA’s 2008 Budget Will Increase Federal Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Safety View
February 5, 2007 AEDs Save Lives Safety View
February 5, 2007 U.S. Agrees with International Panel’s Climate Warning Environmental View
January 29, 2007 It’s Time to Post Illness/Injury Summaries Safety View
January 29, 2007 Top 10 Hazardous Waste Violations Environmental View
January 22, 2007 Hazards Exposed: Photos Taken by OSHA Inspectors Safety View
January 22, 2007 Clean Harbors to Pay $8,000 for Hazardous Waste Shipment to Landfill Environmental View
January 15, 2007 Keep Workers Safe in Winter Weather Safety View
January 15, 2007 EPA Proposes Exemption for Automotive Hazardous Waste Environmental View
January 8, 2007 New OSHA Guidance on Abrasive Blasting Safety View
January 8, 2007 DOT Revises Hazardous Material Shipping Rules to Harmonize with International Standards Environmental View
January 2, 2007 TRI Burden Reduction Rule Expands Use of Form A Environmental View
January 2, 2007 Repeat Violations Lead to $250,000 Fine Safety View
December 18, 2006 OSHA’s Agenda for New Regulations Safety View
December 18, 2006 EPA Revises SPCC Rule Again Environmental View
December 11, 2006 OSHA Fines Pavao Construction $66,400 for Cave-In Hazard Safety View
December 11, 2006 Free Compact Fluorescent Lamps Environmental View
December 4, 2006 EPA Reverses Course on EPCRA Regulations Environmental View
December 4, 2006 Plug-in to Safety This Winter Safety View
November 20, 2006 EPA Enforcement Cuts Three Billion Pounds of Pollution; Requires Companies to Spend $20 Billion Environmental View
November 20, 2006 National Emphasis Program on Amputations Features Major Changes Safety View
November 13, 2006 California to Adopt Restrictions on Use of Heavy Metals Environmental View
November 13, 2006 How Much Will You Save by Implementing VPP? Safety View
November 6, 2006 Changes to Regulations for Hazardous Material Air Shipments Effective January 1 Environmental View
November 6, 2006 Health and Safety Effects of Long Work Hours Safety View
October 30, 2006 EPA Offers Benefits to Companies that Self-Disclose Environmental Violations Environmental View
October 30, 2006 Five Percent of Workplaces Report Worker Violence Safety View
October 23, 2006 Workplace Injury Rate Dropped in 2005 Safety View
October 23, 2006 Fuel Economy Ratings for 2007 Model Cars Released Environmental View
October 16, 2006 Small Change in DOT Hazmat Regulations Has Big Impact Environmental View
October 9, 2006 OSHA Fines Company $167,500 for Violating the Same Rule Three Times Safety View
October 9, 2006 EPA Reveals its Strategic Plan Environmental View