A free 90-page guide on energy storage systems (ESS) technologies for building officials, emergency services, planners, architects and engineers is now available from the International Code Council (ICC) and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). ESS are a key enabling technology to facilitate the shift to renewable energy sources. The guide, Energy Storage Systems: Based on … Continue reading Guidance for Energy Storage Systems Technologies
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Fire safety outreach materials for people with disabilities.
Fire Safety Outreach Materials for People with Disabilities The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) reviews and collects resources that can be used in public outreach activities to help keep people with disabilities safe from home fires. Our free materials are yours to use when educating these community members about the importance of practicing home fire safety. … Continue reading Fire safety outreach materials for people with disabilities.
Fire and EMS: Be Alert for Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions
Learn about the importance of recognizing a vehicle converted to alternative fuel use and how to stay safe. Until firefighters and other first responders know differently, they should not assume vehicles are gas or diesel powered: treat every vehicle at an incident scene like an alternative fuel vehicle. Why? As alternative fuels become increasingly popular, many vehicle … Continue reading Fire and EMS: Be Alert for Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions
Not Just An Accident – by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
The East Palestine, Ohio, derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials has become headline news because of a potent mixture of health, politics, and the health of our politics. But might something good come from it? We need to find out everything that happened. And that starts with an investigation into the practices and … Continue reading Not Just An Accident – by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner
U.S. Chemical Safety Board
CSB Back to Three Board Members Again Washington, D.C. February 2, 2023 – With the swearing in of law professor Catherine Sandoval today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) now has three Board members again for the first time since last July. Sandoval was nominated to the CSB Board by President Joe … Continue reading U.S. Chemical Safety Board
OSHA’s 2022 Year in Review and 2023 Forecast
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, the Partners in Conn Maciel Carey’s national OSHA Practice Group presented a webinar regarding OSHA’s 2022 in Review …OSHA’s 2022 Year in Review and 2023 Forecast
US Department of Labor revises OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program
US Department of Labor revises OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a revised Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program. Any combustible material can burn rapidly when in a finely divided form. If such a dust is suspended in air in the right … Continue reading US Department of Labor revises OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program
Penalties mount: Fined more than $15M since 2017, familiar Dollar General safety failures in 3 inspections in Florida, Alabama, add $387K more
Penalties mount: Fined more than $15M since 2017, familiar Dollar General safety failures in 3 inspections in Florida, Alabama, add $387K more OSHA again find blocked emergency exits, merchandise stored unsafely ATLANTA – Just weeks after being cited with federal safety violations, Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC have once again exposed workers to unsafe … Continue reading Penalties mount: Fined more than $15M since 2017, familiar Dollar General safety failures in 3 inspections in Florida, Alabama, add $387K more
Carbon Monoxide (CO) – Deadly Gas Continues to Menace Winter Workplaces | Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Approximately 400 Americans die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning, which can overcome an employee in a matter of minutes. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), carbon monoxide (CO) poses a significant risk due to it being “a colorless, odorless, and toxic gas”. NIOSH indicates that employers with the following … Continue reading Carbon Monoxide (CO) – Deadly Gas Continues to Menace Winter Workplaces | Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Have a gas stove? How to reduce pollution that may harm health – Harvard Health
Gas stoves affect air quality inside and outside your home, circulating pollutants that raise risk for asthma and other illnesses. — Read on http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/have-a-gas-stove-how-to-reduce-pollution-that-may-harm-health-202209072811
Exxon’s Own Models Predicted Global Warming–It Ignored Them – Scientific American
Exxon’s Own Models Predicted Global Warming—It Ignored Them — Read on http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxons-own-models-predicted-global-warming-it-ignored-them/
From Snowmageddon to Snowpocalypse: OSHA Highlights Potential Winter Weather Hazards | Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
From Snowmageddon to Snowpocalypse: OSHA Highlights Potential Winter Weather Hazards — Read on http://www.environmentalsafetyupdate.com/2023/01/from-snowmageddon-to-snowpocalypse-osha-highlights-potential-winter-weather-hazards/
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