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What a Whopper – Court Finds An “Uncontrolled” HAZWOPER Release Doesn’t Mean “Any Release, No Matter How Small”

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on June 29, 2022
Posted in Hazardous Materials, OSHA Compliance, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Litigation, Workplace Policies and Processes

By A. Scott Hecker, Adam R. Young, Mark A. Lies, James L. Curtis, Patrick D. Joyce,  and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: In U.S. Dep’t of Labor v. Tampa Elec. Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit used common sense and reason to find the word “uncontrolled” is unambiguous and not …
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