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10 green building trends for 2014

BD+C

He offers his green building mega-trends for 2014: read more. What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. As one of the world''s leading green building consultants, keynote speakers and authors, Jerry Yudelson thinks he knows the answers.

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline. A new regulation requiring all Ontario employers to train their workers in the concepts of supervisor or employee health and safety awareness is expected to be filed by July 1, 2013 and to come into force on January 1, 2014. Hazard recognition.

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OSHA’s construction safety advisory committee invites input on construction regulations

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health May 7-8, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Regulations Codes and Standards' Work groups will meet May 7, and the full committee will meet May 8.

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Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline

Safety Services Company

Ontario Employers Face January 2014 Training Deadline. A new regulation requiring all Ontario employers to train their workers in the concepts of supervisor or employee health and safety awareness is expected to be filed by July 1, 2013 and to come into force on January 1, 2014. Hazard recognition.

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EPA move to assert oversight on small bodies of water among top U.S. regulatory battles for 2014

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The Environmental Protection Agency''s regulatory oversight on small bodies of water under the Clean Water Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Administrator''s stance on safety rules for combustible dust are among the top regulatory issues expected to be fought over in 2014.The Regulations Codes and Standards'

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December 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Review the OSHA regulations cited in each violation. Check to see whether the facts of the situation correctly match the regulation alleged to have been violated. Before engaging with OSHA, it is important to know where you stand: Conduct your own fact-finding. Make sure the allegations made in the citation are correct.

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A Case Study Clarifying How To Decide It’s a Workplace Injury

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This was the situation put to OSHA that they addressed February 2014 in a clarification of its recordkeeping regulations : 1904.5 b)(3) says employers must follow the health care professional’s determination of whether an injury is a new case or reoccurrence, but that’s when the employee has a recorded similar workplace injury.