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Obama Administration Looks to Cut GHG, Tips for Preventing Eye Injuries 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:

  • Obama Administration Submits Plan to Cut Greenhouse Emissions
  • American Petroleum Institute Updates Standard to Improve Refinery Safety
  • Tips for Preventing Eye Injuries in the Workplace

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 Administration’s Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gas. Click here
  • American Petroleum Institute Updates Refinery Safety Standard. Click here.
  • Preventing Eye Injuries in the Workplace. Click here
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FMCSA Forms Training Committee, WHIMS Changes to Adopt GHS 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:

  • FMCSA Announced formation of 26 Member Committee
  • WHIMIS Changes to Adopt GHS
  • Long-Term Shift Work Impact on Brain Function

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.

  • FMCSA Forms 26 Member Training Committee . Click here
  • Changes to Canada’s WHIMS Program. Click here.
  • Long-Term Work and Its Impact on Brain Function. Click here
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OSHA’S top ten violations, Effects of federal shutdown, Jellyfish close Swedish nuclear plant, 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:

  • OSHA’S top ten violations
  • Effects of Federal Shutdown
  • Jellyfish close Swedish nuclear plant, and more.

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!

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Workplace fatality stats from 2011, an OSHA employee impersonator’s indictment, GHS update 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:

  • Stats on 2011 workplace fatalities and ASSE’s reaction.
  • The tale of an imposter OSHA trainer and the fallout she faces.
  • A big update to the GHS, and more.

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments at paul@ehsthisweek.com. 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! 

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Michael’s reaction to OSHA’s ‘aggressive’ mandate, state success and failure in OHS performance, Germany’s amazing renewable investments and more on EHS This Week

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We discuss top stories from the world of environment, health and safety news for the past seven days, including OSHA head David Michael’s defending the administration’s record, Washington’s success in minimizing OHS fatalities, the GHS final rule announcement and more.

Come back on a weekly basis or subscribe for our rundown of the week’s top EHS Stories.

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FAA Modernization, OHSA’s GHS implementation, regulations.gov overhaul and more on EHS This Week

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In this episode of EHS This Week, Kristy and I discuss top stories from the world of environment, health and safety news for the past seven days, including OSHA citations, a milestone for GHS implementation, FAA modernization and more.

Come back on a weekly basis or subscribe for our rundown of the week’s top EHS Stories.

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Solar’s growing profitability, Obama’s energy push, OSHA’s GHS adoption delay and more on EHS This Week

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Check out the most recent EHS This Week podcast.

In this episode, JP and I discuss top stories from the world of environment, health and safety news, including: 

  • Solar power’s growing profitability.
  • Obama’s take on natural gas.
  • Pressure on OSHA for Crystalline Silica rule and more.

Come back on a weekly basis or subscribe for our rundown of the week’s top EHS Stories.

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The Top 5 upcoming OHS regulatory events you need to know about: #2

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Yesterday we talked about changes to injury and illness recordkeeping rules.

Here’s the next issue in our Top 5:

2. Revised hazard communication standard:

OSHA will be reworking its hazard communication standard (HCS) to reflect the internationally used Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).

This will significantly affect how businesses label hazardous products and maintain material safety data sheets (MSDS, soon to drop the “M” and become simply “SDS” to conform to the global standard). As in the pictured image, GHS will require all labels to have the red border, for example, around warning signals. Review this past Monday’s web chat with OSHA for more info on this change.

Since almost all businesses are required to keep accurate MSDS, the impact of this change will be significant and far-reaching.

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