New OSHA training emphasizes workers’ rights...

WASHINGTON – “Introduction to OSHA,” a new training component emphasizing workers’ rights, is required content in every OSHA 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training Program class. OSHA developed the information in support of the Secretary of Labor’s goal of strengthening the voice of workers. This information affects hundreds of thousands of workers who complete Outreach Training Program classes each...

EPA offers additional time for the RRP Rule....

In this memorandum from Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator from the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, states: “…Since the RRP Rule became effective on April 22, 2010, concerns have been raised by the regulated community regarding difficulties experienced in obtaining the rule required from certification and renovation worker training. Acknowledging those concerns and to facilitate the transition...

Gardening & Lead in Soil...

Spring has sprung in upstate New York. The daffodils are just finishing up and the tulips are just starting to put on their show. With the promise of warmer weather, people turn their sites towards gardening. In these economic hard times, more people are turning towards vegetable gardens. I often think of my garden as my sanctuary, a little place where I can be away from work and be in the great outdoors. However, my work...

Misconceptions Regarding Lead Based Paint...

I’ve been in the environmental industry for 15 years now.  I took my first class regarding lead based paint in 1995.  Despite this, I can’t convince my mother and my sister that it’s not just children that get lead poisoned and lead poisoning can occur in other ways than eating paint chips.  My mom and my sister are rather intelligent people.  My mom has a bachelor’s degree in history and my sister has a PhD in...