OSHA Reduces Daily Hours for 10- and 30-Hour Training to Avoid Mental Fatigue, Improve Training | EHS Today

OSHA Reduces Daily Hours for 10- and 30-Hour Training to Avoid Mental Fatigue, Improve Training EHS Today

Studies are showing the hands on training is more effective compared to lectures, slides, and boring computer training modules, but fatigue is also an issue when long class hours prevent the information from being absorbed. OSHA is taking a new step to make your squeeze on providing 10 and 30-hour training more challenging - limit your training to 7.5 hours per day. Effective immediately, training classes that exceed 7.5 hours in the day and do not meet all program content requirements will not be recognized for 10 and 30-hour outreach programs for construction, general industry and maritime, and for 16-hour disaster site worker training. The reasoning - long, mentally fatiguing classroom time might make students miss essential safety and health training.

Perchlorate regulations proposed for drinking water

In a reverse decision from 2008 preliminary determinations, the EPA has decided to regulate perchlorate under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The action of the EPA has been that of notification and will include developing and establishing a national primary drinking water regulations in the future. Certain public water systems will be required to take action when the regulation becomes final. The proposed regulation is required within 24 months and then the final regulation will be issued within 18 months of the proposal.

For more information visit the EPA's website on this topic at http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/unregulated/perchlorate.cfm