EPA Requests Input on Hazardous Waste Management in the Retail Sector

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) for Hazardous Waste Management in the retail industry, according to a recent news release from the agency. This move is meant to help the EPA address hazardous waste regulation issues that the retail industry finds challenging. The NODA is basically a forum for stakeholders to assist the agency in finding out the loopholes in their daily operations and what solutions are available to them.

Florida Company Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards

No less than 3 months after OSHA had released its top ten list of most cited standards for 2013, a Florida-based company was cited for violating the top standard on the list, the Fall Protection standard. According to an OSHA regional news release, The Roof Authority Inc., a construction/real state company based in Fort Pierce, was cited for exposing workers to fall hazards, following an inspection last August at its Pompano Beach job site. The company was cited for one willful violation for the fall hazards, and one serious safety violation for struck-by hazards.