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5th Circuit Ruling Limiting OSHA Oversight May Spur EPA RMP Enforcement


January 13, 2017 at 02:24 PM
A recent federal appeals court decision backing industry arguments that OSHA is limited to a six-month statute of limitations for issuing certain citations could prompt EPA to take on a greater role in enforcing industrial facility process safety, usurping OSHA's traditional lead role in such enforcement and increasing fines, an industry attorney says.

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