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EPA Makes Major Changes to Risk Management Program Under Clean Air Act

On March 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the long-awaited Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule (Final Rule), which concluded a nearly decadelong process — spanning three...more

Air & Climate Report: August 2022

In the world of air quality and climate change, summer 2022 began with a bang, as the Supreme Court finally spoke on the merits of EPA’s efforts to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants under Section 111 of the...more

Air & Climate Report: April 2022

With spring finally arriving, the long-expected avalanche of EPA activity on air issues has also arrived. In this second year of the Biden administration, following the pattern of prior administrations, we are starting to see...more

Michigan Creates New PFAS In Drinking Water Standards

On July 27, the Michigan Legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) filed new administrative rules and rule amendments concerning Michigan’s drinking water standards with the Michigan Secretary of State’s...more

New COVID-19 Requirement for Michigan Employers

Businesses across the United States, and around the world, are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis in a variety of ways. In recent days and weeks, Michigan has risen on the list of the most affected states. In response, Michigan...more

NJ Adopts New Site Remediation Rules, Affecting Real Property Owners and Users

New Jersey has one of the nation’s strictest site remediation regimes, and new amendments to the law may create further compliance challenges for property owners and users....more

Tightening Silica Exposure Standards

On June 23, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) implemented one of the final legs of a new rule limiting worker exposure to crystalline silica (or simply “silica”). ...more

OSHA's New Requirements for Workplace Fall Protection

Falls by workers, whether from elevated heights or from the same level, are among the leading causes of work-related injuries and deaths in U.S. workplaces. Originally published in MiMfg Magazine, the membership magazine...more

What's Next for OSHA Under the Trump Administration

Over the past several months, many articles have been written, including by this author, regarding the strengthening, expanding and adding of “teeth” to the regulations and the reach of the Occupational Safety and Health...more

OSHA Rulemaking Increases Reporting Obligations

Beginning in 2017, employers will be required to affirmatively submit to OSHA whatever injury/illness information and forms they were already required to compile....more

OSHA Joins the Growing Support for Transgender Rights in the Workplace

With the increased government scrutiny of transgender issues in the workplace, employers should be careful not to discriminate against transgender employees and to treat them in accordance with their gender...more

Recent Developments Regarding Disposal of Pharmaceutical Products

Recent environmental developments may impact the health care industry and should continue to be monitored. Several environmental developments related to the discarding of pharmaceutical products (including veterinary...more

OSHA Reporting for the 'Other Half' of the Country: Are You Ready?

Employers in states with their own OSHA agencies should now be prepared to report incidents that fall within new federally mandated categories. On September 11, 2014, the federal Occupational Safety and Health...more

Ebola: Legal Considerations for Health Care Employers

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that “the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the United States is very low,” it is promulgating new protocols to more precisely address safety issues in the health...more

Significant Change to EPA’s “All Appropriate Inquiry” Rule

Performing a Phase I environmental site assessment has long been a routine, but integral part of the environmental due diligence in any transaction involving the acquisition of an interest in commercial and industrial real...more

Increased Focus on Temporary Workers

While it’s unclear whether the statistics have changed, or whether the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is now looking more closely at the numbers, statistics reveal that temporary workers are being...more

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OSHA Expands Injury Reporting Obligations

Depending upon the nature of your business, it is likely subject to many different, and sometimes overlapping, federal, state and even local regulatory programs. If you are regulated by the “alphabet soup” of acronym-laden...more

OSHA Seeks Comments On New Proposed Standards For Control Of Workplace Exposure To Crystalline Silica

On August 23, 2013, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a proposed rule regarding workplace exposure to crystalline silica. In fact, two separate rulemakings are anticipated: one that...more

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