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Are You Ready for the 2nd Annual AGC Hard Hat Recycling Challenge?
EPA Considers Revising Risk Management Plan Rules to Prevent Ammonium Nitrate Releases
EPA Declines to Amend Its Backup Generator Rule
DOT Set to Release DBE Rule Revisions – Many of AGC Concerns Addressed
New ATM Coalition Media Campaign Calls on Congress to Address Highway Funding
AGC Environmental Forum Exclusive: Registration Open for a Green Builder Focus Group Conference Call on October 20th
EPA Identifies Health Concern from Chemicals Used in Paint Strippers
Workers who use paint strippers containing methylene chloride, also known as dichloromethane (DCM), are at risk for cancer and other health problems, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in an assessment released on Aug. 28. EPA estimates that over 230,000 workers nationwide are directly exposed to DCM-based strippers. The findings of EPA’s final risk assessment could move the agency to regulate DCM.
AGC to Offer Free Highway Work Zone Safety Training Programs
Federal Air Quality Standards Update: How Low Will EPA Go and How Much of the Country Will Face Nonattainment?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified areas in six states as not meeting the new, more stringent National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), set back in 2012. But the rest of the country is not in the clear because EPA is expected to tighten the ozone NAAQS to a level that would put an area in almost every state in violation – and impose unprecedented clean-up costs. Already states are struggling to secure the emission reductions they need to develop “approvable” state implementation plans. EPA is expected to soon publish a finding that at least two states with nitrogen dioxide nonattainment areas failed to submit adequate air plans, potentially leading to Clean Air Act sanctions.
AGC to Provide Highway Work Zone Safety Training Program Thanks to New Federal Grant
AGC of America will provide highway work zone safety training classes next year thanks to a federal safety grant the association earned. The association will use the $135,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to offer the safety training classes designed to prevent injuries among highway, street and bridge construction workers, officials said.