SDSpro Advisor Newsletter

By Christopher Bryant of Jdsupra.com The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on February 9, 2015, issued enforcement guidance on the June 1, 2015, effective date for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The guidance states that OSHA will not...

By the Northwest Georgia News DALTON, Ga. – An MFG Chemical Inc. worker died after hazardous chemical vapors released from an overpressurized reactor burned his respiratory system. A second employee was treated at a hospital and released. A July 2014 inspection by the...

By Elaine Quayle, Editor It’s that time of year again. You probably had your flu shot clinic already and/or have encouraged employees to get their shots offsite. But you know you are facing the headache of numerous absences when colds, stomach bugs, and influenza...

By the Washington State Office of the Attorney General After 20 years and many reports and studies, federal government still not adequately protecting Hanford workers SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson is sending the U.S. Dept. of Energy, and its contractor,...

By Andrew Rosenberg, director, Center for Science & Democracy In this rich and powerful democracy that is the United States, the statistics on chemical accidents are more than shocking—they should be a wake-up call. There have been around 30,000 documented...

By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press Efforts to come up with a new chemical regulation bill face an uphill battle in the Senate. Over the summer, Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and David Vitter of Louisiana, the top Republican on the Senate Environmental and Public...

By Honor Whiteman Past research has associated exposure to solvents with liver and kidney damage, respiratory impairments, reproductive damage and even cancer. Now, a new study suggests that individuals exposed to solvents – such as paint, glue and degreasers – at...

By Jason Stahl A representative of GMG Envirosafe warned attendees of the Collision Industry Conference held April 9-10 that OSHA is cracking down on body shops to ensure workers are protected from isocyanate exposure. Brandon Thomas, chief operations officer of GMG,...

Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The Proposition was intended by its authors to protect California citizens and the State’s drinking water sources from chemicals known to...

USA Today Cal Dooley Last month’s chemical spill into West Virginia’s Elk River was a troubling incident that should have never occurred. Based on media reports and testimony before Congress and the state legislature, it appears that several compliance and...

As part of executive order 13650, Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, the Department of Labor is partnering with the Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies to host a series of public listening sessions...

Announced at National Safety Council Congress & Expo Chicago – Yet again, Haz Com is second on the list of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s most-cited workplace safety violations. The top 10 OSHA violations for 2013 revealed a 45% increase in...