Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog

In recent years, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed its overlapping responsibilities to regulate pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act...

https://blog.stpub.com/epa-issues-herbicide-strategy-to-protect-endangered-species-from-pesticides

In October, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other federal agencies reacted to hurricanes in the Southeast by re-highlighting existing guidance to support prepa...

https://blog.stpub.com/agencies-provide-hurricane-preparation-and-response-guidance

OSHA issues safety standards for the design and use of portable powered tools and other handheld equipment items. (29 CFR 1910.242 – 1910.244). These standards focus on safe use of powered ...

https://blog.stpub.com/osha-safety-requirements-for-powered-hand-tools

The Clean Air Act (CAA) directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to define “hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)” that may pose acute health hazards, and to impose regulations to redu...

https://blog.stpub.com/epa-reinstates-once-in-always-in-policy-for-major-sources-of-hazardous-air-pollutant-emissions

As the 2024 Presidential election enters its final stages, both major parties have published their election platforms. The Democrats have published a total of 91 pages covering all their prom...

https://blog.stpub.com/environmental-issues-in-the-party-platforms-for-the-2024-us-election

On September 5, New York’s governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (A8947-C/S8358-C) to require employers to take steps to protect employees in retail stores from workplac...

https://blog.stpub.com/new-york-adopts-workplace-violence-requirements-for-retailers

While the world adapts to the ongoing presence of COVID-19 and its hazards, other potential pandemic diseases continue to cause concerns. One example is avian influenza, also known as bird fl...

https://blog.stpub.com/osha-issues-bird-flu-safety-fact-sheet

On August 30, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its proposal to adopt a new Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard (29 CFR 1910.148) covering most OSHA-r...

https://blog.stpub.com/osha-proposes-workplace-heat-protection-standard

Canada has just imposed restrictions against false or misleading statements made in marketing or other materials regarding the environmental impacts and benefits of goods and services -- “g...

https://blog.stpub.com/canada-moves-against-greenwashing

In July, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the fifth edition of its periodic Climate Change Indicators report, focusing on Indicators related to the human health and societa...

https://blog.stpub.com/epa-issues-updated-climate-change-indicators-report