Forklift Attachment and Extension Requirements Forklifts are among the most widely used powered industrial trucks (PITs) in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and construction sites. While they’re incredibly versatile machines, safe operation depends on more than...
Is Your Ergonomics Program Compliant With the Recent New York Warehouse Worker Injury Reduction Act? Musculoskeletal injuries never grab the media headlines, but they are a major driver of the injury rate in warehouse workers. As of June 1, 2025, the New York...
Forklift Inspection and Maintenance Forklifts are built to do tough work, but they’re not indestructible. Like any piece of heavy equipment, powered industrial trucks (PITs) must be regularly inspected and properly maintained to stay safe and reliable. Daily...
CFA Grants: OPRHP and DOS Program Highlights Now is the time to act on Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) grants. The CFA process, administered by New York State, is centered around making it simple to apply for one or more grants by utilizing the same online...
$80 Million in Green Grants for New York The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) will be awarding $80 million in new climate resiliency grants through the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. Applications...
How New York City Is Funding Safer Drinking Water Similar to that seen in New York State (NYS), lead contamination in drinking water continues to pose serious health risks throughout New York City (NYC). Some may say it is an even more pressing issue in NYC. To combat...
TRI/Form R Reporting Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires Toxics Release Inventory (TRI – aka “Form R”) data to be reported from applicable industrial facilities in the United States. The purpose of TRI reporting is to monitor toxic chemical...
Your Guide to PFAS Reporting Requirements, Part 4: How to Comply In Part 3 of our PFAS reporting blog series, we reviewed PFAS reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....
How New York State Is Funding Safer Drinking Water Lead exposure that contaminates drinking water is a constant health concern for homeowners, especially those living in older homes with lead service lines. Identifying this concern, New York State instituted valuable...
Your Guide to PFAS Reporting Requirements, Part 3: What Are the Requirements? In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog series, we discussed what PFAS are and EPA actions to regulate these chemicals, respectively. Here, we will detail the current PFAS reporting requirements....
