This edition of the DG Digest is being published on the first day of fall. Happy Autumn, everyone! Hopefully it will be a great (and safe!) season at work and at home. Here’s the regulatory news from the very last week of summer:
EPA
The agency published a proposed rule that if enacted will significantly change the requirements for major industry in terms of reporting greenhouse gas emissions. The proposal will eliminate many such requirements and delay others for almost a decade. See the proposal here:
The agency is also delaying its enforcement of new rules regarding the safe handling of trichlorethylene solvents. See the delay notice here:
OSHA
The agency is requesting comment on its annual census of workplace fatalities. OSHA uses this information to inform its consideration of its regulations. See the ICR proposal here:
Semi-Annual Regulatory Agendas
A variety of federal agencies of interest to DG/HSE stakeholders published their semi-annual regulatory agendas. Such agendas outline the intended direction that the agencies plan to pursue during the upcoming time period. Find the agendas at the provided links:
DOE: 2025-18327.pdf
EPA: 2025-18333.pdf
DHS: 2025-18329.pdf
DOL: 2025-18336.pdf
NRC: 2025-18320.pdf
DOT: 2025-18337.pdf
Transport Canada
The ministry published helpful new guidance outline household items that may be dangerous goods and that may be overlooked b both users and shippers. See the guidance here:
Hidden hazards: Everyday items that qualify as dangerous goods
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