Improve Worker Safety with Effective Hazardous Energy Control

Improve Worker Safety with Effective Hazardous Energy Control

Energy control procedures and the application of locks and lockout/tagout (LOTO) devices can save lives. Read this post to learn about hazardous energy and how to build an effective LOTO program.

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How To Prepare For All Potential Emergency Situations At Your Company

How To Prepare For All Potential Emergency Situations At Your Company

It is important to have a detailed Emergency Action Plan in place at your company to protect employees from serious injury or death and any property loss that might result. Read this post to learn the 6 key components of an effective Emergency Action Plan (EAP).

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EPA Raises Environmental Civil Penalties for 2021

EPA Raises Environmental Civil Penalties for 2021

Even incremental increases in the U.S. EPA statutory maximum civil penalties can add up to significant penalties where the violation is defined on a per-day basis. Read this post to learn how to avoid EPA penalties and how an Environmental Management System (EMS) can help.

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Climate Scenario Analysis – What It Is and What It Isn’t

Climate Scenario Analysis – What It Is and What It Isn’t

Scenarios help corporations make strategic decisions that will be sound for all plausible futures. Read this post to learn about the TCFD approach to scenario analysis and climate-related risks and opportunities.

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PHMSA Reduces Hazmat Burdens in Preparation for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

PHMSA Reduces Hazmat Burdens in Preparation for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

In its most significant rulemaking in some time, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published HM-219C in an effort to support the safe and expedited transportation and distribution of approved COVID-19 vaccines. Read this post to learn the key updates in the new rule.

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Cultivating Confidence Among Manufacturing Workforce During COVID-19

Cultivating Confidence Among Manufacturing Workforce During COVID-19

Manufacturers in the U.S. have implemented a number of different control types in their COVID response actions. Read this post to learn the common denominator among many successful controls and which policy requirements have successfully driven employee confidence.

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How Do California Wildfires Impact Industrial Stormwater Dischargers?

How Do California Wildfires Impact Industrial Stormwater Dischargers?

The ability to successfully argue that your stormwater was impacted by wildfires is not automatic or absolutely certain – you have to take action. Read this post to learn the requirements for consideration in the recently issued California State Water Board guidance.

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Update: Deadline Extended for TSCA CDR Reporting 2020

Update: Deadline Extended for TSCA CDR Reporting 2020

The TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule requires manufacturers, producers, and importers to report to the U.S. EPA data on the manufacturing, processing, and use of certain chemical substances. Read this post for the important changes to 2020 TSCA CDR reporting requirements and the new extended reporting deadline.

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California Attenuation Factor for Vapor Intrusion – What You Need to Know

California Attenuation Factor for Vapor Intrusion – What You Need to Know

The California DTSC will soon be publishing its study to support development of California-specific attenuation factors (AFs) for vapor intrusion to indoor air. Read this post to learn about the study’s preliminary findings and why site cleanup + Vapor Intrusion mitigation systems are the preferred solution.

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Distributed Energy is Driving the Power Transition

Distributed Energy is Driving the Power Transition

As the world is looking to shift away from carbon-based fuels and toward renewable energy, distributed generation technologies are leading the transition. Read this post to learn the many benefits of distributed energy and how it can help you meet your GHG reduction goals.

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How To Improve Worker Safety in Green Energy Solar and Wind Installations

How To Improve Worker Safety in Green Energy Solar and Wind Installations

In addition to environmental considerations, the sustainability of green power installations involves worker health and safety protection. Read this post to learn the top 10 Green Energy job hazards and what the Renewable Energy Sector can do to improve worker safety.

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How Can the Cannabis Industry Improve Health & Safety Compliance?

How Can the Cannabis Industry Improve Health & Safety Compliance?

As a result of huge market growth, more and more people are becoming employed in the cannabis industry each day, creating a need for safety awareness and injury prevention. Read this post to learn how cannabis companies can build an effective and compliant occupational safety and health program.

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Unique ESG Considerations for the Waste Industry

Unique ESG Considerations for the Waste Industry

The benefits of incorporating sustainability and ESG early and throughout an entire waste management project, such as the development of a new landfill, can have a big impact. Read this post to learn more about sector-specific ESG reporting and materiality for the waste industry.

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Is Now The Right Time For A Job Hazard Analysis?

Is Now The Right Time For A Job Hazard Analysis?

Due to the current pandemic, many businesses are facing a lull in business - making it an opportune time for companies to evaluate all parts of their safety management systems. Read this post to learn how a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) can benefit your operations.

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3-Step Strategy For Setting GHG Reduction Targets

3-Step Strategy For Setting GHG Reduction Targets

How can your company send a message to your customers and investors about your commitment to sustainability? One common way is to establish GHG reduction goals relative to a GHG baseline inventory. Read this post for our 3-step strategy for setting your GHG targets.

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2020 Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater – Are You Ready?

2020 Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater – Are You Ready?

If you operate an industrial facility in the U.S., your facility is very likely subject to the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater. Read this post for the 10 biggest changes in the proposed 2020 MSGP and tips for what your facility can do now to get ready.

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How to Perform Virtual Inspections & Comply With Regulations

How to Perform Virtual Inspections & Comply With Regulations

Virtual inspections have become the necessary and viable alternative for essential businesses to continue to comply with regulations in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic while keeping facility personnel and inspectors safe. Read this post for some helpful tips and tools needed to successfully perform a remote video inspection.

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How to Conduct a Global Life Cycle GHG Analysis to Benefit Investors

How to Conduct a Global Life Cycle GHG Analysis to Benefit Investors

Public sentiment is critical to the approval of any project, so don’t let misinformed perceptions judge its viability. Read this post to learn how a life cycle analysis can potentially convey the positive impacts of a project and alleviate the pressure investors often feel when trying to get stakeholder support for their project.

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