By Adam R. YoungDaniel R. BirnbaumJames L. Curtis, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: The continuing proliferation of accidents involving carbon monoxide have drawn the attention of OSHA and NIOSH, which have issued regulations and recent press releases on the issue.

Approximately 400 Americans die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning, which can overcome an

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By Brent I. Clark and Craig B. Simonsen

shutterstock_206483089Thomas Galassi, Director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, through a very short Memorandum (Memo), announced that OSHA has just added employers in the Oil and Gas Production Services and Drilling and Well Servicing industries to its High-Emphasis Hazards in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

We have written previously about steady growth
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By Kevin A. Fritz and Craig B. Simonsen

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently published an Advisory Bulletin (ADB–2014–05) and a “Guidance for Strengthening Pipeline Safety Through Rigorous Program Evaluation and Meaningful Metrics” (Guidance). Notice of Issuance of Advisory Bulletin, 79 Fed. Reg. 61937 (October 15, 2014).

PHMSA rules require operator self‐evaluation as part of an “effective
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By Jeryl L. Olson

On February 16, 2012 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released three general permits for stormwater discharges from construction sites that will be in effect in states where EPA has primary authority over the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program:  Idaho, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories and

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