SMG POV
Are you controlling hazardous energy? Is your machine guarding effective?
April 26, 2013
We often hear complaints about “over-regulation” and the burdens placed on business by governmental rules. Often the complaints are valid. However, we don’t think that OSHA rule on controlling hazardous energy and machine guarding fall into that category. The consequences of getting that wrong are so high and so disastrous, we all need to be […]
Finally! A Good Use for Recycled Plastics!
April 26, 2013
The New York Times NY Times Floating Islands to the Rescue published an article on Wednesday April 24 about an innovative way to duplicate the function of the Mississippi watershed wetlands that have been disappearing in recent years. Small scale “islands” are created within the watershed, using cast-off soda bottles and other plastic and seeding […]
Retroactive Veto Upheld!
April 24, 2013
On Tuesday, April 23, 2013, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals upheld EPA’s power to retroactively veto a permit that was validly issued four years prior to EPA’s action. The court pointed out language in the Clean Water Act granting power to the EPA Administrator to deny or restrict use of any defined area “whenever […]
Louisville Power Plant Unveils Coal By-Product Recycling Facility
April 24, 2013
On Monday, April 22nd LG&E unveiled a recycling facility at their Mill Creek Generating Station that will turn coal byproducts into agricultural fertilizer. The move appears to capitalize on the use of coal fly ash as a soil amendment in agricultural systems. The Center for Applied Energy Research at the University of Kentucky currently conducts […]
SMG Project Managers Focus on Time Management
April 20, 2013
Environmental regulatory compliance deadlines are endless and important to meet. Staying organized and a head of the game is critical. Amy Osborn recently participated in a time management seminar through National Seminars. She learned that even if you think you are an expert at time management, there are always small things that can be done […]