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Obama Vetos XL Pipeline, South African Miners Escape Deadly Fire & More!

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On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • President Obama Vetos Bill Pushing Keystone Approval
  • Department of Transportation Offers Aid for Road and Bridge Repairs
  • South African Miners Escape Deadly Fire

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you. Until next week, enjoy the program!

EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.

  • Obama Vetos Keystone XL Pipeline. Click here
  • Department of Transportation offers Aid for Road and Bridge Repairs. Click here.
  • South Afrian Miners Rescued After Fire At Harmony Gold. Click here
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NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations, Chicago gets $120M Loan, Removing Mental Health From the Workplace and More!

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On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations to Railway Operators
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $120M Loan for Chicago Blue Line
  • Removing Stigma of Mental Health from the Workplace
  • Open Concept Offices May be Detrimental to Worker Health

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you. Until next week, enjoy the program!

EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.

  • NTSB Urgent Safety Recommendation. Click here
  • Chicago Gets $120M loan from U.S. Department of Transportation. Click here.
  • Removing the Stigma of Mental Health From the Workplace. Click here
  • Open-Concept Offices May Impact Worker Health
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New Year, New Rules: Oil and Gas Transportation Industry Faces New Safety Protocols, Increased Scrutiny

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Many recent conversations about the North American oil and gas industry have been preoccupied with slumping prices and the impact on the stock market. Yet the oil and gas industry is also facing a year of increased public scrutiny and new safety requirements, particularly in the midstream sector.

U.S. and Canada Reviewing Crude Oil / Rail Safety Standards

The tragic 2013 Lac-Mégantic train derailment and other recent rail accidents have led both Transport Canada and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to take a closer look at rail safety standards, particularly as they relate to the transportation of crude oil. Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on December 18, 2014 to discuss aligning their regulatory approaches in the year ahead.

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DOT’s New Rules for Crude Oil, Mysterious Factory Worker Deaths in China, Preventing Falls Through Building Design, and more on EHS This Week!

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On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • Work-related depression/stress the “elephant in the boardroom”
  • Emergency shower safety in the workplace
  • Department of Transportation (DOT) proposes new oil-by-rail rules
  • PHMSA proposes reduced requirements for transporting explosives
  • Young factory workers in China dying mysteriously in their sleep
  • NIOSH recommendations on preventing falls through building design

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you.

Until next week, enjoy the program!

EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.

  • New proposed rules from the Department of Transportation on crude oil, flammable materials: Read them here.
  • Emergency shower safety protocol. Read it here.
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