May 2010
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OSHA Holding Talks RE Injury and Illness Prevention Program Rule
The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (‘OSHA”) announced on May 4, 2010, that it will be holding three stakeholder meetings at various sites in June to promote a discussion by registered participants on OSHA’s development of a proposed Injury and Illness Prevention Program (“I2P2”) rule. OSHA seeks to use these discussions to gather information… Continue reading
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OSHA Publishes Regulatory Agenda Update
n April 26, 2010, OSHA issued its Spring 2010 semiannual regulatory agenda. The agenda includes announcement of two new actions: development for an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (“I2P2”) rule and modernizing OSHA’s recordkeeping reporting systems, which will include the use of electronic recordkeeping. Continue reading
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GHG Reporting Regulations Snag Four Additional Industrial Sectors
Under a draft final rule that U.S. EPA sent to the White Office of Management and Budget for interagency review on April 30, 2010, the following source categories will now be included in the list of industrial sectors that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions: industrial landfills, wastewater treatment facilities, underground coal mines,… Continue reading