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St. Patrick’s Day – green beer all around

Today is celebrated as St. Patrick’s Day, in memory of the priest Saint Patrick (circa AD 385-461) who chased all the lawyers (oops, I meant snakes) out of Ireland. Drink some green beer and be Irish, at least for a day. Erin Go Bragh!

OSHA – hexavalent chromium exposure notification

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a direct final rule revising the notification requirements in the exposure determination provisions of the hexavalent chromium standards. Hexavalent chromium is an emission commonly associated with welding and other industrial processes. The direct final rule will come into effect on June 15 unless significant adverse comment is received by April 16. 75 Fed. Reg. 12681 (March 17, 2010). Note: This rulemaking procedure may engender some unintentional confusion. OSHA published its proposed rule on March 16. It and the direct final rule should have been published on the same date, but that did not occur. The two documents should be considered together.

Charleston – pollution response exercise

The US Coast Guard issued a news release stating that, on March 18, it and industry partners will conduct a pollution response exercise on the Cooper River in Charleston. (3/16/10).

NOAA – Pacific smelt to be listed as threatened

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a news release stating that it plans to list the Pacific smelt as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Pacific smelt ranges from the Mad River in northern California to British Columbia. (3/16/10).

Fonte: Dennis Bryant.