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OSHA all set to hold a Safety Education Conference for Latino Workers

OSHA has announced that it is all set to host a free outreach and education conference for Latino workers in February of this year. This conference will take place in Oakland, California and will be a one day event that features a number of valuable health and safety workshops and informational booths. It also aims to provide workers with relevant materials and assistance from industry experts to help educate them about employee rights and employer responsibilities. Each year, tens of thousands of Latino workers in the United States are injured or killed due to workplace accidents. The rate of Latino workers suffering from workplace related injuries are higher than that of others. Keeping these statistics in mind, OSHA has organized a safety conference in California to help educate these workers on the importance of safety. OSHA has long since been the governing figure for enforcing safety at workplaces across the country. Latino workers have however, long since been neglected beca

What is the Clean Air Act?

The Clean Air Act was first issued to describe certain ways to reduce atmospheric pollution. The United States Congress initially had come up with the Air Pollution Control Act in 1955, and then the Clean Air Act in 1963. Since then, there have been certain amendments in 1966 and the Clean Air Act Extension in 1970 with further amendments in 1977 as well as 1990. This particular course discusses a wide number of goals and teaches about the importance of the Clean Air Act. The amendments have come about and are all important, especially the 1990 amendment which is covered in great detail. The course also details how the Clean Air Act has been designed to protect people and how this particular goal has been accomplished so far. What’s more, the course also describes the requirements and the overall purpose of the NSR or New Source Review permitting program as well as the Title V permit program. The course also has a separate chapter on the Clear Skies Legislation that has been brought