2024 Look Ahead Part 3
Posted: January 25th, 2024
Authors: Victoria S. Roy R. Connie P. Linsey D.
2024 Look Ahead: Occupational Health and Safety // Victoria Sparks
As we look back on 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was busy – expanding National Emphasis Programs (NEPs), hiring more inspectors, conducting more inspections, and expanding rules – all with the aim to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers. Looking ahead to what 2024 brings, OSHA will analyze significantly more electronically submitted injury and illness data, continue to focus on active NEPs, and bring awareness to workplace stress and mental health.
2024 Look Ahead: New Oil and Gas Greenhouse Gas Requirements // Roy Rakiewicz
Changes to the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) for oil and gas operations have been in the works for several years, dating back to the prior administration. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized a rule package to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (i.e., methane) under new 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart OOOOb – Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities for Which Construction, Modification, or Reconstruction Commenced After December 6, 2022 NSPS OOOOb)…
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Carrots and Sticks Driving Climate Disclosures and Sustainable Performance in 2024 // Connie Prostko-Bell
In 2024, Sustainability and ESG will continue to drive risk and opportunity domestically and globally. Economic mechanisms including regulation, incentives, market access requirements, and customer demands will compel market actors to quantify, disclose, and address impacts, risks, and opportunities (IRO) in order to compete and thrive.
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Adopting Digital Solutions is Becoming Imperative for Meeting Market and Regulator Expectations // Linsey DeBell
New regulations and expectations around data availability and auditability are driving organizations toward implementing or updating EHS digital tools to make these objectives attainable. A spectrum of options exist, each with associated benefits and downsides as well as associated cost. Some of the high–level options include Option 1 Facility Level Deployments of Digital Solutions, Option 2 Leveraging Operations Systems, Data Lakes, and PowerBI, Option 3 Low Configuration EMIS Solution, and Option 4 Highly Tailored EMIS Solution.
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