Seyfarth Synopsis: As an early and aggressive response to potential threats related to the novel coronavirus disease, now identified as COVID-19, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) activated its Emerging...more
3/3/2020
/ Best Practices ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Guidance ,
Pesticides ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has proposed new accidental chemical release reporting requirements that are broad in scope and would cover additional chemicals, threshold...more
1/23/2020
/ CERCLA ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPCRA ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) was signed into law, including provisions for adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the EPA’s...more
1/20/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPCRA ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Occupational Exposure ,
PFAS ,
Pollution Control ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Waste Disposal ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA today published a proposed rule to amend the injury and illness recordkeeping rules by rescinding the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information...more
7/30/2018
/ Comment Period ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FOIA ,
NPRM ,
OSHA ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Required Forms ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting