Category: Safety and Regulation Compliance

EPA recently published interim guidance and additional materials to assist the regulatory community in implementing the final rule's requirements for the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ). An AEZ is defined as an area immediately surrounding pesticide application equipment during an outdoor pesticide application. The final rule defines additional requirements to protect… Continue reading EPA Issues Interim Guidance for the 2024 AEZ Rule

Listen to the article 3 mins This audio is generated automatically. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Diving certificate: The Ministry of Labor found that Dean Sausage Co.'s meat processing and packing plant in Atalla, Alabama, had repeatedly neglected safety standards during inspections over the past three years, resulting in employees being… Continue reading Three years in a row, a sausage manufacturer has been cited by OSHA

The California Labor Commissioner's Office has issued its new model whistleblower notice, “Whistleblowers Are Protected,” for employers to use beginning January 1, 2025. This explains who is protected by law; What is whistleblowing? What protection is afforded to a whistleblower? and how to file a report with the California Attorney General's Whistleblower Hotline. Employers can… Continue reading CA Labor Commissioner Issues New Whistleblower Notice | Spanned by Yocca Carlson & Rauth

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed a revision to the standard for personal protective equipment in construction. The final rule specifically requires that equipment properly fit each construction worker who needs it, thereby improving protection from hazardous conditions. “I have spoken to construction workers, particularly women,… Continue reading The Department of Labor sets requirements for the proper fit of PPE

Well, that was a really intense episode. I think we all saw it coming. However, before I focus on Cooper's situation, I want to talk a bit about Tommy's brief visit to Monty's mansion at the beginning Countryman Episode 6. You may have heard the phrase that the rich live in their own bubble. Tommy,… Continue reading What happens to Manuel and Antonio?

BraunAbility 2024 Chrysler Pacifica Touring. (Gresham Driving Aids Inc.) Braun Corporation has recalled 44 units of its 2024 Chrysler Pacifica and Voyager BraunAbility minivans. The seat limiter may not be installed, causing the seat to move too far forward. Therefore, these vehicles do not meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.… Continue reading Braun recalls 2024 Chrysler minivans due to seat restriction issues

A comprehensive regulatory overhaul of the H-1B visa program is currently under review in the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. This is the final step before its release. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services last year issued draft regulations changing eligibility standards, including degree requirements, for specialty occupation visas used primarily in technology… Continue reading H-1B visa rule for specialty occupations under review by White House

WEST BABYLON, NY – The owner of a New York thermometer factory was sentenced Friday to three years' probation for failing to protect workers who were exposed to dangerous levels of mercury following a leak at his plant. Robert Peyser, 66, of Bellmore, Long Island, and his company, Kessler Thermometer Corp., previously pleaded guilty in… Continue reading Thermometer factory owner gets probation for exposing workers to mercury

NEW YORK, December 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – The Global Fall protection market It is estimated that the size will grow by $5052.3 million from 2024 to 2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of nearly 15.42% during the forecast period. For comprehensive forecasts and historical data on regions, market… Continue reading Fall Protection Market: 42% of Growth Comes from APAC, Technavio |

Participants in an EPA professional training course. Courtesy/SFCC Participants in an EPA professional training course. Courtesy/SFCC SFCC news: SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) is accepting free applications Environmental Technician Training Programwhich provides the training, skills and certifications necessary to enter a wide range of employment opportunities in the environmental profession. Applications will… Continue reading Santa Fe Community College is accepting applications for free environmental engineering training