On June 21, 2021, OSHA made big news by publishing its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for the Healthcare Industry (ETS). While the ETS does not apply to most manufacturing facilities, OSHA also updated its general...more
On October 9, 2019, President Trump issued two executive orders regarding agency guidance – one focused on the development of new guidance and the other on the appropriate use of guidance in enforcement actions. And EPA is...more
On September 25, 2019, OSHA issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in appendix A of the Respiratory Protection Standard....more
This week, EPA announced that it is considering developing regulations to optimize the use of cost-benefit analyses when it is taking regulatory action. Many environmental statutes require the consideration of costs and...more
6/8/2018
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Cost-Benefit Analysis ,
Deregulation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Manufacturers ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
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Refrigeration and cooling systems face expanded and tighter regulation under a final rule recently signed by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The rule revises and expands EPA’s regulations for “Ozone-Depleting Substances”...more
Refrigeration and cooling systems face expanded and tighter regulation under a final rule recently signed by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The rule revises and expands EPA’s regulations for “Ozone-Depleting Substances”...more
10/31/2016
/ Certification Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
HFC Emissions ,
Inspections ,
Manufacturers ,
Ozone ,
Pollution Control ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
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