A federal district court judge at a recent hearing questioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over its justification for not including worker safety provisions in its revised swine slaughter facility inspection rule, according to a Public Citizen attorney who is suing over the rule for failing to protect against increased risks to facility workers.
A federal appeals court is slated to hear arguments this spring in a case in which OSHA is challenging a decision by its review panel that raised the bar for when the agency can cite a company for “repeat” violations of workplace safety requirements and impose stricter penalties than for non-repeat “serious” violations.
EPA has declined to seek en banc rehearing of the recent appellate ruling that requires the agency to consider chemicals’ “legacy uses” in its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) evaluations, and a spokesman says the agency is now considering issuing supplemental analyses for some already issued evaluations to account for the court’s requirement.
EPA has declined to seek en banc rehearing of the recent appellate ruling that requires the agency to consider chemicals’ “legacy uses” in its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) evaluations, and a spokesman says the agency is now considering issuing supplemental analyses for some already issued evaluations to account for the court’s requirement.
Senators are warning that the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) risks losing its quorum when one of its two current member’s terms expires next week and are calling for the Senate to quickly vote on a pending Trump administration nominee, though the vote appears to have stalled amid partisan wrangling.
Senators are warning that the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) risks losing its quorum when one of its two current member’s terms expires next week and are calling for the Senate to quickly vote on a pending Trump administration nominee, though the vote appears to have stalled amid partisan wrangling.
EPA has released preliminary lists of thousands of companies that may have to cover the costs of assessing the next 20 chemicals the agency will begin evaluating this year under the revised toxics law, leaving companies wondering how much of the up to $1.35 million per chemical they will be charged when the list is finalized.
An Oklahoma refiner is urging a federals appeals court to scrap an OSHA review panel’s decision upholding an agency enforcement action against an Oklahoma refiner for alleged process safety management (PSM) standard violations, a finding that industry officials say unfairly and “dramatically” expands the PSM rule’s reach.
An Oklahoma refiner is urging a federals appeals court to scrap an OSHA review panel’s decision upholding an agency enforcement action against an Oklahoma refiner for alleged process safety management (PSM) standard violations, a finding that industry officials say unfairly and “dramatically” expands the PSM rule’s reach.
EPA has found that the once-common solvent carbon tetrachloride does not pose unreasonable risk to directly exposed workers or the environment, though other workers may face risk, says a just-released draft assessment the agency conducted under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).