Tag Archives: OSHA

Safety Sunday: The Ultimate Safety Tool

By SLS | Published: February 6, 2011
first-aid-signApproximately a month ago, on one of the forums I frequent, I got a great compliment on our RRP series of articles. The catch with this compliment was he also mentioned that he did not agree with all the points made, and he left it at that. After thanking him, I asked in all curiousness
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139 Days Later: RRP Penalty Guideline’s Established

By SLS | Published: September 8, 2010
epa-finesAbout a month ago, I was asked to write a 300-word opinion piece on the RRP & where it stood 100 days later. In that piece, I made this comment about enforcement. “Enforcement: Well after being caught in a few lies, the EPA has effectively had its hands tied on the enforcement part. Supposedly, October
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50 days & counting: Why OSHA is irrelevant to the RRP regulation

By SLS | Published: March 3, 2010
It is truly amazing how much bad information is put out on the internet every day. We have testing companies promoting their products, which a CLR cannot use. We have Lead Inspectors trying to sell their services as a way of getting around the RRP by saying – well only this component has lead so
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55 days & counting: OSHA & the RRP – Who’s affected, the requirements & the costs (part 2)

By SLS | Published: February 26, 2010
For anyone that has attended the EPA’s Lead RRP training knows, there is more to worry about then just what the EPA requires. As we discussed and showed in a prior article, OSHA has its own regulations that in some cases contradict what the EPA requires. One of the biggest issues is that if any
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60 days & counting: OSHA and the EPA’s Renovation, Repairs and Painting Regulation

By SLS | Published: February 21, 2010
For anyone that has attended the EPA’s Lead RRP training knows, there is more to worry about then just what the EPA requires. As I have listed in previous articles, numerous federal agencies have their own regulations that we must know about – the CDC, CSPC, EPA, HUD, and OSHA. The CDC & CSPC regulations
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