Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has changed civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2023. OSHA’s maximum penalties for serious and other-than-serious violations will increase from $14,502 per violation to $15,625 per violation. The maximum penalty for willful or repeated violations will increase from $145,027 per violation to $156,259 per violation. Also, OSHA […]
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Transforming 1930s Urban Roadway Design to Support Today’s Urban Redevelopment
Redevelopment in older urban communities to provide more beneficial built environments must also include redeveloping aging roadways and underlying infrastructure so that those new benefits are fully accessible. This was true in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, where EnSafe helped the Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency improve a 1,810-foot section of Front Street to keep […]
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EPA Issues PFAS Discharge Guidance to States
On December 5, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum to EPA Regional Water Division Directors related to addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) discharges in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. This important step is designed to monitor and reduce PFAS discharges to surface waters. The EPA memorandum provides PFAS-related guidance […]
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Our Answers to FAQs about ISO Standards
What are ISO standards? International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 167 national standards bodies. This organization releases ISO standards, which are those that international experts have agreed upon as the best way of doing something. These standards cover myriad activities, as the ISO website explains, “It […]
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U.S. EPA approves ASTM E1527-21 for All Appropriate Inquiries
On Your Mark ASTM International published its revised industry standard for conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments Designation E1527-21 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process in November 2021. The revised standard included new definitions for key terminology, increased historical and regulatory research requirements, expanded requirements for identifying environmental liens and land-use […]
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