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Each April 1, the next annual edition of the OOS Criteria goes into effect. For example, the 2024 edition goes into effect 4/1/24. The OOS Criteria are used by roadside enforcement personnel to determine if a driver or vehicle are so unsafe that they must be removed from service until the problems are addressed.
This month-long observance brings attention to the dangers of distracted driving.
The National Private Truck Council will hold the NPTC Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. Find more information at https://www.nptc.org/.
National Work Zone Awareness Week is an annual campaign at the start of construction season that reminds drivers to use extra caution and safe driving practices in work zones.
The last day of April is the deadline for updating Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) registration information for registrants with a USDOT number ending in 4.
This month-long observance reminds people to call 811 before digging so buried utilities can be marked and avoided.
This month-long observance brings awareness to the harmful effects of stress on physical and mental health.
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold this conference in Louisville, KY. Find more information at https://www.cvsa.org/events/
Struck-by incidents are the second leading cause of death for construction workers. This Stand-Down encourages employers to focus on workplace struck-by hazards through training and prevention.
This annual spring campaign is held at the start of road construction season and encourages safe driving through highway work zones. This year's theme is "Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel can last forever."
This month-long observance brings attention to the dangers of distracted driving.
As the title implies, International Fun at Work Day is a day to have fun at work because, well, work should be fun. Don’t let the fun overrule the work, though.
April Fool’s Day celebrates the custom of playing practical jokes on friends or coworkers. While many may be mild, elaborate practical jokes might last the entire day.
This is held the first Friday of April in the U.S. and was declared in 2004 by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson. The day encourages Americans to walk to work and to incorporate exercise into the workday. Consider promoting walk breaks to motivate employees to get active. Remote employees can be encouraged to walk on this day at least 30 minutes — even if in their own neighborhood.
Living a healthy lifestyle benefits people’s personal and professional lives. The World Health Organization (WHO) sets aside this day each April to highlight the importance of good health. Workplace wellness programs can help employees focus on creating and maintaining healthy habits.
First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
This year's theme is “Knowing Your Air.” EPA's Air Quality Awareness Week highlights resources that increase air quality awareness and encourages people to take action and incorporate air quality knowledge into their daily living.
Manufacturers (including importers) are required to report if they meet certain production volume thresholds, generally 25,000 lbs. or more of a chemical substance at any single site. Reporting is triggered if the annual reporting threshold at a manufacturing (including importing) site is met during any of the calendar years since the last principal reporting year. See 40 CFR 711.
Each owner or operator of a facility, other than a commercial storer or a disposer of PCB waste, using or storing at any one time at least 45 kilograms (99.4 pounds) of PCBs contained in PCB Container(s), or one or more PCB Transformers, or 50 or more PCB Large High or Low Voltage Capacitors must develop and maintain at the facility, or a central facility provided they are maintained at that facility, all annual records and the written annual document log of the disposition of PCBs and PCB Items. The written annual document log must be prepared for each facility by July 1 covering the previous calendar year (January through December).