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Ergonomics: Keys to Injury Reduction
Whether we spend our day sitting in an office chair or working on a production floor, we are all affected by ergonomic factors. Poor management
Am I Required to Prepare and Implement a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan?
The purpose of an SPCC Plan is to establish a comprehensive program that mitigates oil spills from reaching navigable waters and describes the necessary equipment,
Reducing Zinc and Total Suspended Solids in Stormwater Runoff
Many states require facilities covered under a general industrial stormwater permit to collect stormwater samples and have them analyzed for common pollutants. Stormwater pollutants vary
Refrigerant Management: The Scientific Basis to the Current Regulation
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) have historically been used in a variety of refrigeration applications in manufacturing, from large process chillers to small office air
SPCC Transformers: Am I Responsible?
It is becoming increasingly common to find electric transformers at large commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. Although the transformer is located on the facility’s property,
Ozone Nonattainment: Impact to Air Permitting
Under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for pollutants considered harmful to public health
Hearing Conservation in the Workplace
The goal of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) hearing conservation standard (29 CFR 1910.95) is to protect the approximate 22 million workers that
Interim Guidelines – Safe Mask Usage During COVID-19
Companies With a Pre-Existing Mandatory N95 FFR Respiratory Protection Program: Because of the increased demand for N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) during the COVID-19 outbreak,
Temporary/Contingent Worker Safety
The staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry makes a vital contribution to the U.S. economy every year. It provides outstanding job and career opportunities for
PFAS – An Addition to TRI
Basic Information PFAS are man-made, manufactured chemicals that are used in many industries around the world for a variety of consumer products (non-stick cookware, Teflon,
Stormwater Sample Collection and Logistics
Industrial facilities with stormwater permit coverage typically must conduct periodic stormwater sampling during a rain event. The most common type of stormwater permit for industrial
OSHA’s Top 10 for 2019
Introduction Every year, OSHA publishes a list of the Top 10 Most Cited Violations from the fiscal year across general industry and construction standards. Even