Risk


EPA to Include Employees in Chemical Safety Inspections

In new interim guidance, the agency is encouraging employees to be involved during Risk Management Program inspections.

SOCMA Partners with DHS for July Security Summit

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is the keynote speaker of the July 7-8 event in Baltimore.

North Carolina to Develop $5 M Early Warning System

University of North Carolina, North Carolina State and the SAS Institute will use human health and biosphere data to detect bioterrorism threats before traditional disease surveillance systems do.

Agency Proposes Revisions to Total Coliform Rule

Water utilities would have to take action when monitoring results indicate that contamination or a pathway to contamination is present.

Dallas Law Firm Cautions Spill Workers about Benzene Exposure

Baron & Budd attorney says Gulf of Mexico cleanup workers should be monitored or warned about the health hazards.

AWWA and ASME-ITI to Release RAMCAP Method July 1

The new ANSI standard (J100) for managing risk and resilience is expected to strengthen decision making at water facilities.

Preparing Your Business for Hurricane Season 2010

Creating or updating your disaster recovery plan is a good start.

Clean Harbors to Pay $150,000 for Hazardous Waste Issues

Inspectors found open, unlabeled and leaking hazardous waste containers, among other things, at the Kimball, Neb., facility.



Selective Structures Pleads Guilty to Hazardous Waste Charges

Justice department orders the company to pay an $80,000 fine, nearly $180,000 in penalties and serve more than 3 years of probation for trying to dispose of paint waste and spent solvents in a large pile of sawdust.

DOE Completes Vallecitos Nuclear Center Cleanup

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds helped to speed DOE's project to remove about 2,300 cubic feet of radioactive waste from California.

Three New York Men to Serve Jail Time for Asbestos Scheme

A jury found two brothers guilty of fraud, violating the Clean Air Act, and illegally dumping asbestos in Poland, N.Y. Their father pleaded guilty before the trial.

EPA to End Endosulfan Use to Protect Farmworkers and Wildlife

Agency is in discussions with Makhteshim Agan of North America, the insecticide's manufacturer.

Locals Get Superfund Job Training for Tar Creek Site

More than 20 citizens who live near the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Northeast Oklahoma have received training that will allow them to work to help clean up the site.

Marine Biologist Notes Devastation, Gulf Spill's Silver Lining

Now everyone will know that offshore drilling is the No. 2 cause of oil spills, says John Morrissey.

SO2 Health Standard Finalized, Set at 75 Parts Per Billion

One-hour standard and monitoring should provide greater protection to people living near sulfur dioxide dischargers.

EPA Releases Draft Formaldehyde Assessment Report

The assessment will help determine the level of risk formaldehyde poses to Americans' health.

BPA Exposure Affects Male Sexual Function, Kaiser Permanente Says

The researchers observed a dose-response association between increasing urine BPA level and declining male sexual function of 427 factory workers in China.

German Study Links Air Pollution with Diabetes in Women

The research team used air pollution data and personal health data from 1,775 women and found that exposures to NOx and PM were associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes.

TCEQ: Air Monitors Show No Levels of Concern in Barnett Shale Area

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says it will continue to monitor air quality in the area so that longer term data will be available to make even more informed conclusions.