PHMSA Announces Proposed Rule Addressing Natural Gas Pipeline Safety
Posted on Apr 8, 2016 in Energy/Environmental, Investigations, Process Safety | Comments Off on PHMSA Announces Proposed Rule Addressing Natural Gas Pipeline Safety
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would update critical safety requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines. Sutherland attorneys Paul Forshay, Michael Stosser, and Allison Speaker authored the following Legal Alert describing the rule. Comments on the rule are due by June 7, 2016 PHMSA has issued...
Department of Transportation Investigating Shippers of Crude Oil by Truck For Sampling and Testing Programs
Posted on Mar 31, 2016 in Energy/Environmental, Process Safety, Transportation | Comments Off on Department of Transportation Investigating Shippers of Crude Oil by Truck For Sampling and Testing Programs
In the last few months, the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has initiated an enforcement investigation into whether commodity traders who contract to ship crude oil by truck maintain a written sampling and testing program for these activities. The requirement to maintain a sampling and testing program was implemented in a DOT final rule issued in May 2015, which also set out...
OSHA Requiring Engineering Controls To Minimize Workers’ Silica Dust Exposure
Posted on Mar 25, 2016 in Construction, Energy/Environmental, OSHA, Process Safety | Comments Off on OSHA Requiring Engineering Controls To Minimize Workers’ Silica Dust Exposure
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule targeting silica dust exposure. The rule reduces the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for respirable crystalline silica to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air, averaged over an 8-hour shift. The rule also requires employers to use engineering controls to limit worker exposure, provide respirators when...
New Construction Rules Focused on Process Safety Announced By New York City Mayor
Posted on Feb 14, 2016 in Construction, Process Safety | Comments Off on New Construction Rules Focused on Process Safety Announced By New York City Mayor
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City would more than quadruple penalties for construction-safety violations in the wake of a crane collapse earlier this month that killed a pedestrian. The Department of Buildings will enforce the measures, which increase penalties for individual serious safety violations from $2,400 to $10,000. The new regulations take effect...
Enhanced Process Safety Planning for Public Transportation Systems Coming Soon
Posted on Feb 9, 2016 in Process Safety, Transportation | Comments Off on Enhanced Process Safety Planning for Public Transportation Systems Coming Soon
Certain well publicized catastrophic accidents in recent years across various industries has prompted an emphasis on process safety. Lapses in process safety often lead to the low-frequency, high-risk type of accidents. On Friday, the Department of Transportation continued this trend of focusing on process safety. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Notice of Proposed...
2015 Year in Review
Posted on Jan 7, 2016 in Construction, Energy/Environmental, Investigations, Litigation, OSHA, Process Safety, Product Liability, Workplace Safety | Comments Off on 2015 Year in Review
Earlier today, we released the 2015 Year in Review, which assembles the 20 posts from last year that received the most reader interest.
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