If you’re a facility owner/operator who stores, processes, refines, or uses oil, you’re likely quite familiar with the EPA’s Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Regulation (40 CRF 112). The goal of the regulation, first published in 1973 under the authority of the Clean Water Act, is to protect navigable waters and adjoining shorelines from […]
Face coverings, physical distancing, hand washing, and surface disinfection are well documented actions to minimize potential for occupational transmissions of the virus causing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). But let’s consider how these proven tactics align with the hierarchy of controls from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In the case of SARS-CoV-2, the use of […]
How to Make Sure You’re Health and Safety Communication is Spot On The lifeblood of any successful organization originates with its people. Making sure everyone in your organization understands health and safety often times requires language translation services. And for something as vital as worker health and safety, it’s important to know the translated communication […]
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Ergonomics = the science of designing the job for the worker, rather than forcing the working to fit the job. With so many back-to-work concerns in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating and implementing an ergonomics improvement process can feel rather low priority. In fact, the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is […]
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EnSafe’s West Tennessee Wetland Mitigation Bank is transforming former farmland into a self-managing, sustainable, and productive wetland using hydrological and ecological design that leverages nature’s unparalleled capacity for ecosystem restoration. A sea of small orange flags speckling the wintery landscape of West Tennessee is a welcomed sight for EnSafe’s ecological staff. A host of small […]
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