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Construction Crew Safety Audio Conference
You need a crew-based approach to safety to keep everyone safe and productive at your sites. And fewer injuries means fewer lawsuits for you. Don't waste any more time on ineffective training that's not targeted for your specific work arrangements. Instead, join us on May 7 for a detailed 90-minute audio conference all about crew-based safety.
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DOT Proposes Increase in Fuel Efficiency Standards
Under a new U.S. DOT proposal, fuel efficiency standards for both passenger vehicles and light trucks would increase by 4.5 percent per year over the 5-year period ending 2015--a 25 percent total improvement that exceeds the 3.3 percent baseline proposed by Congress last year.
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Refinery Agrees to Spend Millions to Upgrade Pollution Controls
A Utah refiner has agreed to spend more than $17 million in new and upgraded pollution controls and pay a $120,000 civil penalty. The settlement, which resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, is expected to reduce air pollution by more than 420 tons of harmful emissions annually.
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This Week's Poll
Does your company offer incentives to employees who carpool?
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Last Week's Poll
Last week we asked about suspending the gas tax. Find out how many people said they are in support of cutting it for the summer.
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EPA's New Green Building Strategy
EPA has announced a new agency approach to encourage the mainstream adoption of green building practices. This strategy offers a multifaceted approach to reducing the environmental and public health impacts of buildings and building-related products through their complete life span.
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Poll: U.S. Water Programs Have No Effect on Climate Change
In a recent Enviro.BLR.com poll we asked if you thought U.S. water programs have an effect on climate change. Fifty-five percent of respondents said no.
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Ask the Experts: USTs
Are tanks such as elevator hydraulic reservoirs regulated?
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[The Ask the Experts question is available to everyone for 1 week.]
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Tool of the Week
Hazard Communication Training Sessions
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What EHS Managers Need to Know About EPA and OSHA Recordkeeping
One of the most tedious aspects of an EHS manager's job is keeping track of a host of records. This special report shows you the records you must keep on hand and for how long. It also contains a recordkeeping checklist to help you keep track of your records for major environmental laws.
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What NEPA Means to You
Next year marks the 40th anniversary of congressional enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the oldest, most important, and, ironically, least understood and certainly least covered (by the popular news media) of all the major environmental statutes.
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Carbon Dioxide Bay Area Fees
Beginning July 1, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in California will be charging fees to individual companies for their carbon dioxide emissions. This thread discusses the impact of this charge on small businesses.
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OSHA Challenge: Confined Spaces
According to the general industry requirements for permit-required confined space, 29 CFR 1910.146, before an employee enters such a space, the internal atmosphere shall be tested, with a calibrated direct-reading instrument for three things. In what order should the tests be made?
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Featured Environmental Resources
Environmental Compliance in [Your State]
The tried-and-true solution for federal and state environmental compliance.
RegUpdate.BLR.com
This twice-weekly e-mail notification service from BLR's environmental compliance experts keeps you updated on all state and federal regulatory activity.
Easy EHS Plan--Hazard Communication
A simple yet complete solution that delivers all the tools you need to develop a fully prepared, customizable, site-specific EHS plan for your organization.
2007 Most Misunderstood Environmental Regs Special Report
This report is a sampling of what the environmental editors at BLR think are some of the more perplexing regulations that EHS managers had to deal with in 2007.
Computer-Based Training: Fire Prevention
This interactive training tool lets you train your employees to minimize serious injuries with interesting training they take at their own pace.
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