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OSHA’s “Naughty List”: The Severe Violator Enforcement Program

OSHA’s “Naughty List”: The Severe Violator Enforcement Program
Categories: EH&S Compliance, Health & Safety Training March 14, 2019
Written by: Virginia McCormick, NES, Inc. Federal OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program was developed to focus on the worst safety violators. OSHA’s Controversial Severe Violator Enforcement Program On June 18, 2010, federal OSHA implemented the Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP). According to the agency, the SVEP was enacted to, “more effectively focus enforcement efforts on […]

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Facility Permitting Regulations Now Require Additional Training

Facility Permitting Regulations Now Require Additional Training
Categories: EH&S Compliance, Health & Safety Training November 8, 2018
Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. Facility permitting regulation changes add new required training elements for TSDFs and LQGs starting in 2019. Hazardous Waste Facility Permitting Regulations Final regulations, entitled Hazardous Waste Facility Permitting Criteria, have recently been published by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). These finalized amendments to California Code of Regulations, […]

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Trenching and Excavation Fatalities Reach Alarming Number

Trenching and Excavation Fatalities Reach Alarming Number
Categories: EH&S Compliance, Health & Safety Training October 11, 2018
Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. Trenching and excavation fatalities have hit a high in recent years; the above safety poster can be downloaded here. Trenching and Excavation Fatalities on the Rise Following a recent upward trend in the rate of trenching and excavation fatalities, this month federal OSHA promulgated a trade release updating its National […]

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Preventing Musculoskeletal Hotel Housekeeping Injuries

Preventing Musculoskeletal Hotel Housekeeping Injuries
Categories: EH&S Compliance, EH&S News August 2, 2018
Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. Relief for hotel housekeepers may have arrived with recent Cal/OSHA legislation: the causes of various musculoskeletal injuries are now required to be identified and managed by affected employers. Standard to Mitigate Hotel Housekeeping Injuries Now in Effect In January 2018 the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) unanimously voted […]

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Proposed Regulations Offer Revised CRT Glass Disposal Options

Proposed Regulations Offer Revised CRT Glass Disposal Options
Categories: EH&S Compliance, EH&S News July 19, 2018
Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. DTSC has proposed finalizing CRT glass disposal regulations to address the problem of waste CRTs and CRT-containing devices piling up. CRT Glass Disposal in California On July 6, 2018 the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) opened the public comment period for proposed regulations that would set management standards […]

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SB 14 Reporting for California Hazardous Waste Generators

SB 14 Reporting for California Hazardous Waste Generators
Categories: EH&S Compliance July 5, 2018
Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. Depending on the amount and type of hazardous waste generated at your facility, you may be subject to SB 14 reporting requirements. SB 14 Reporting Requirements Facilities in California that generate hazardous waste above certain thresholds are subject to SB 14 reporting requirements. SB 14 is California Senate Bill 14, […]

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Form 300A Submittal Requirements Uncertain in California

Form 300A Submittal Requirements Uncertain in California
Categories: EH&S Compliance, EH&S News May 10, 2018
Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. Employers in California and other states have been told by Fed-OSHA that they must electronically submit Form 300A by July 1, 2018—but is this really the case? 300A Submittal Confusion in California (and Beyond) Following establishment of its “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” final rule, the federal Occupational […]

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E-Manifest System Slated to Launch in 2018

E-Manifest System Slated to Launch in 2018
Categories: EH&S Compliance, EH&S News March 1, 2018
Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. EPA’s e-Manifest system is set to go live June 30, 2018. E-Manifest System for Manifest Submittals The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled the launch of its newly developed e-Manifest system for June 30, 2018. This is the date on which receiving facilities will have to submit electronic and/or paper […]

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Business Plan Reporting: Expanded Chemical Hazard Categories in 2018

Business Plan Reporting: Expanded Chemical Hazard Categories in 2018
Categories: EH&S Compliance, EH&S News February 15, 2018
Written by: Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. Effective for 2018, chemical hazard categories for Hazardous Materials Business Plan reporting have been expanded. Hazardous Materials Business Plan Reporting: From Five to Twenty-Four If your California business handles hazardous materials, you might be aware of the existing annual Hazardous Materials Business Plan reporting requirements. However, finalized on December 28, […]

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Proposition 65 Warning Label Requirements More Strict in 2018

Proposition 65 Warning Label Requirements More Strict in 2018
Categories: EH&S Compliance, EH&S News, Industrial Hygiene November 30, 2017
Written by: Brittiny Harris & Joe Mangiardi, NES, Inc. Beginning August 30, 2018, Proposition 65 will require warning labels to more clearly convey chemical dangers to California consumers. California Warning Labels Law Becoming More Stringent Proposition 65, the law requiring all products sold in California to have labels providing “clear and reasonable warnings” of any harmful […]

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