Tag: health & safety

Illinois Passes Legislation to Eliminate Lead in Water Crisis

Jon Redmond /June 9, 2021

When Governor J.B. Pritzker signs the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act into law, the State of Illinois will be taking a large step towards recognizing, sourcing and eliminating…

CDC Interim Mask Guidance Update

Jon Redmond /May 20, 2021

On May 13, 2021, the CDC issued updated guidance, “Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People”. With this updated guidance ”fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a…

OSHA Implements COVID National Emphasis Program (NEP)

Jon Redmond /March 24, 2021

Responding to President Biden’s Executive Order of January 2021, OSHA announced, effective for the next 12 months (beginning March 12, 2021), their National Emphasis Program (NEP) for COVID-19. The OSHA…

CDC Issues K-12 School Reopening Guidance

Jon Redmond /March 10, 2021

Under the “best-available evidence at the time of release (February 12, 2021)”, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an operational strategy that provides recommendations for in-person instruction…

OSHA, CDC to Issue Guidance on Exposure Due to Aerosol Transmission of SARS CoV-2

Jon Redmond /March 10, 2021

In response to the delays of federal agencies in acknowledging and taking action on the science confirming the capability of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to spread through inhalation, the American Industrial…