New York State’s Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Legislation Last year, New York State passed a package of legislation aimed at increasing the safety of lithium-ion batteries. This move follows a wave of lithium-ion battery-related fires in recent years, particularly...
EPA Adds Additional PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the recent addition of sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS-Na) (CAS 82382-12-5) to the list of chemicals covered by the Toxics Release...
CT DEEP Releases Updated Commercial Stormwater General Permit After more than a decade, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) has released an updated Commercial Stormwater General Permit (CSGP). The new permit introduces updated...
Don’t Plug These Six Appliances into Extension Cords When it comes to household appliances, safety should always come first. Larger electrical devices, in particular, can be a significant fire hazard when plugged into extension cords or power strips. Knowing which...
A Smarter Approach to Tank Inspections: What Engineers Should Know By Sam Horstmann, Vice President, Mass Tank Inspection Services Storage tanks are a critical part of infrastructure across countless industries—water treatment, fuel distribution, agriculture, chemical...
EPA Extends Compliance Deadlines for Select TCE Uses The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a temporary final rule modifying the compliance dates under its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk management program for trichloroethylene (TCE). While the...
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...
