Once finalized, EPA and
states would incorporate the ASSE Revises
new standards into wastewater Distracted Driving
Rules & discharge permits. Find more Position Statement
Regs information on wastewater dis-
charges from power plants at
ASSE’s revised position statement,
Distracted Driving in Motor
www.epa.gov/waterscience/ Vehicles, addresses the current
guide/steam. national discussion focused on dis-
Comments may be submitted by mail tractions caused by electronic
to NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft PROFESSIONAL ETHICS devices used to make calls, send
Laboratories, MS-C34, 4676 Columbia and receive text messages, play
Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226; faxed to
Watch List Targets music and search for information
(513) 533-8285; or sent by e-mail to niosh Fraudulent while driving. Although the Society
agrees that legislative and regula-
docket@cdc.gov. Comments should refer- OSHA Trainers tory action are needed to address
ence docket number NIOSH-150 and must In an effort to crack down on these risks, it cautions that “atten-
be received by Nov. 14. fraudulent trainers and contin- tion to electronic devices should not take away from an
ue strengthening the integrity overall understanding that these devices are only one
POLLUTION PREVENTION of the Outreach Training part of the distracted driving problem.” ASSE is secre-
tariat of the Z15 ANSI Accredited Standards Develop-
Rules for Wastewater Program, OSHA has estab-
ment Committee for motor vehicle operations.
Discharges From Power lished a watch list (found at View the statement at www.asse.org/professional
www.osha.gov/dte/out affairs_new/positions/ddmv.php.
Plants to Change reach/construction_general
Wastewater discharges from power plants industry/watchlist.html) of those whose first ever greenhouse gas emissions stan-
can have major adverse effects on water trainer authorization has been revoked or dards for vehicles, and moved substan-
quality and wildlife. To address this haz- suspended. The agency has also imple- tially closer to an efficient, clean energy
ard, EPA is revising the existing standards mented a tighter record control proce- future,” says EPA Administrator Lisa
for water discharges from coal-fired dure. To report fraud and abuse, contact Jackson. Transportation Secretary Ray
power plants. the OSHA hotline at (847) 297-4810. LaHood believes the program will “bring
Based on its multiyear study of power about a new era in automotive history.”
plant wastewater discharges, the agency CLIMATE CHANGE The program would cover model years
concluded that current regulations, origi-
nally issued in 1982, have not kept pace Program to Improve 2012 through 2016. Read the proposal and
Fuel Economy & Reduce supporting information at www.epa.gov/
with changes in the electric power in- otaq/climate/regulations.htm.
dustry. “Air pollution controls installed Greenhouse Gases
to remove pollution from smokestacks DOT and EPA have proposed a rule that
have made great strides in cleaning the would establish a program to improve CHEMICAL SAFETY
air people breathe, saving lives and vehicle fuel economy and reduce green- Final Rule Improves
reducing respiratory and other illness- house gases. According to the agencies,
es,” EPA reports. “However, some the rule would provide coordinated