What You Need to Know About OSHA’s Proposed Heat Rule It may surprise you to learn that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has never had a nationwide standard for preventing heat-related illness and injury in the workplace – until now. OSHA has...
The Importance of Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training If you’re in charge of safety – whether at a job site in New Haven, a lab in Providence, or an office in downtown Boston – you’ve probably seen fire extinguisher training that checks all the boxes, but is not...
New Industrial Stormwater General Permit for CT The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has announced a reissuance of the Industrial Stormwater General Permit (IGP). This general permit authorizes discharges from certain industrial...
EPA Proposes Updates to TSCA Chemical Review Process The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule to change how it evaluates the safety of chemicals that are already in commerce under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to EPA...
From Paper to Digital: Understanding EPA’s E-Manifest Updates The EPA is adding new requirements related to their e-Manifest system, and they affect everyone. Whether you use paper manifests, electronic manifests, or a mix of both, there are two big changes in 2025...
2025 Third Quarter Stormwater Deadline Approaching As the end of the third quarter approaches, it is imperative that quarterly stormwater inspections (and in some cases, sampling) for your site are completed by September 30, 2025. This applies to facilities that are...
NYSDEC Issues Revised Program Policy DER-40 Did you know that NYSDEC recently updated Program Policy DER-40? On April 14, 2025, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Division of Environmental Remediation (DER)-40, which provides guidance...
What’s Your Rescue Plan When Using Fall Protection? Fall protection is a vital part of ensuring the safety of employees working at elevated heights. Past Walden blogs have covered fall protection inspection, training, violations, and more. Today, we turn to the...
NYSDEC Issues Revised Program Policy DER-12 Did you know that NYSDEC recently updated Program Policy DER-12? New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Division of Environmental Remediation (DER)-12, which provides guidance regarding the...
An Introduction to Confined Space Work What Is a Confined Space? There are two types of confined spaces: permit-required and non-permit-required. A confined space is an enclosed space that: Is large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and...
