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	<title>The Compliance Resource Center</title>
	<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com</link>
	<description>We can help you answer safety and/or compliance questions (a FREE service), provide training in a variety of areas and help write policies and procedures. Contact Allan Kaufman, Director at allan [at] thecrcenter [.]  com or by phone: 847-298-3063, cell 847-372-3063.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>OSHA Establishes Hearing Conservation Program</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/17/osha-establishes-hearing-conservation-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Compliance</category>
	<category>The Compliance Resource Center</category>
	<category>Training</category>
	<category>OSHA</category>
	<category>NIOSH</category>
	<category>Workplace Safety</category>
	<category>Record Keeping</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Instruction initiates and establishes a hearing conservation program that complies
with 29 CFR 1910.95 to protect OSHA personnel covered by PER 04-00-003 from the
effects of occupational noise exposure. The Hearing Conservation Amendment to the
OSHA Occupational noise exposure standard, 29 CFR 1910.95, requires that employers
establish a hearing conservation program for employees whose noise exposures equal or
exceed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20th Annual Chicagoland Safety &#038; Health Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/15/20th-annual-chicagoland-safety-health-conference-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/15/20th-annual-chicagoland-safety-health-conference-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
	<category>ASSE</category>
	<category>Training</category>
	<category>OSHA</category>
	<category>AIHA</category>
	<category>Training Seminar</category>
	<category>Safety Meeting</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, July 15, 2008
 
 






  Tuesday, July 15, 2008



20th Annual Chicagoland Safety &#038; Health Conference
September 15, 2008 - September 18, 2008
We would like to take this opportunity to announce
our Special Pre-Conference Workshops!
 
Advanced Training Techniques (full day, Monday, 9/15/08)
OSHA 7100 Machine Guarding (full day, Tuesday, 9/16/08)
Electrical Update Course (full day, Tuesday, 9/16/08)
and
1/2 day offerings on Tuesday, September 16:
Preparing for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New JOB BOARD Page</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/09/new-job-board-page/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/09/new-job-board-page/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Compliance Resource Center is now offering to post jobs on the new Job Board Page.  There is NO COST for the posting.  Job will be posted on the page for 1 month unless we are notified to remove it sooner.   We hope this may help some of our readers find a new position during this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing A Hazcom Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/08/developing-a-hazcom-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/08/developing-a-hazcom-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
	<category>Compliance</category>
	<category>The Compliance Resource Center</category>
	<category>About US</category>
	<category>Training</category>
	<category>Hazardous Materials</category>
	<category>Equipment</category>
	<category>OSHA</category>
	<category>PPE</category>
	<category>Emergency Response</category>
	<category>Hazardous Waste</category>
	<category>Policies &#038; Procedures</category>
	<category>Standards</category>
	<category>MSDS</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
It is interesting that in the 29CFR 1910, there are 2 parts that have similar, yet vastly different relationships.  Both parts deal with hazardous materials but the difference is only one (1) zero or is it?  1910 part 120 is the regulation for hazardous waste operations and emergency response, and 1910.1200 is the compliance regulation for hazardous communications. 
Hazardous communications almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hazmat Survival Tips Article</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/03/hazmat-survival-tips-article/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/03/hazmat-survival-tips-article/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
	<category>Compliance</category>
	<category>US DOT</category>
	<category>Hazardous Materials</category>
	<category>OSHA</category>
	<category>Emergency</category>
	<category>First Responders</category>
	<category>Emergency Response</category>
	<category>Hazardous Waste</category>
	<category>Hazmat</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently became aware of a journal (Fire Engineering) that has a variety of articles about fire, hazmat and safety. One the articles that came to my attention was by Steven M. De Lisi.   Mr. De Lisi retired after a fire service career spanning 27 years that included serving as a regional training manager for the Virginia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fireworks Safety Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/01/fireworks-safety-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/07/01/fireworks-safety-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Fire Safety</category>
	<category>Home Safety</category>
	<category>Employee Safety</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Fireworks Safety Coucil has published some tips to help everyone avoid those common and not-so-common fireworks incidents we hear about every year.  So first let me wish you all a Happy and SAFE July 4th Hoilday.  And as they used to say on Hill Street Blues ( do you remember?) “Let’s be safe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US House of Representatives&#8217; Report on Underreported Incidents</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/06/25/us-house-of-representatives-report-on-underreported-incidents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/06/25/us-house-of-representatives-report-on-underreported-incidents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
	<category>Compliance</category>
	<category>OSHA</category>
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Record Keeping</category>
	<category>Bureau of Labor Statistics</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives issued a special report in June of 2008 on the status of recordkeeping and how it has been underreported, &#8220;But extensive evidence from academic studies, media reports and worker testimony shows that work-related injuries and illnesses in the United States are chronically and even grossly underreported. As much as 69 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Not Cry, Better Not Pout, OSHA &#038; DOT Are Coming To Town</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/06/23/better-not-cry-better-not-pout-osha-dot-coming-to-town/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/06/23/better-not-cry-better-not-pout-osha-dot-coming-to-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
	<category>Compliance</category>
	<category>US DOT</category>
	<category>Training</category>
	<category>Hazardous Materials</category>
	<category>OSHA</category>
	<category>Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration</category>
	<category>Hazmat</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sources have been telling me that both OSHA &#038; DOT&#8217;S PHMSA (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) are actively conducting on-site inspections for violations.  OSHA has released it Site Specific Targeting Plan, while PHMSA is
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in May announced that it would focus on roughly 3,800 high-hazard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do OSHA or DOT Fines Change Anything?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/06/16/does-osha-or-dot-fines-change-anything/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/06/16/does-osha-or-dot-fines-change-anything/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Safety</category>
	<category>Compliance</category>
	<category>OSHA</category>
	<category>Transportation</category>
	<category>Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration</category>
	<category>Culture Change</category>
	<category>Record Keeping</category>
	<category>Employee Safety</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of my job is researching and reading articles written about safety and compliance.  I have many different sources (none that I want to testify about) for OSHA, DOT, Homeland Security and more.  One of the reoccurring themes everyone (except me) likes to report on, is who is getting fined and how much it is costing them.  Many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hazmat Software</title>
		<link>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/06/09/hazmat-software/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2008/06/09/hazmat-software/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Compliance</category>
	<category>The Compliance Resource Center</category>
	<category>Training</category>
	<category>Hazardous Materials</category>
	<category>Transportation</category>
	<category>Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration</category>
	<category>Hazmat</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know The Compliance Resource Center does not often write about products, but there are times when something comes along which our readers might find interesting and/or useful.  Here is one of those products. 
If you ship hazardous materials you might want to consider the new software program by EZHAZMAT.  This new software walks you through the process of correctly shipping [...]]]></description>
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