--- title: Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog | STP | Fire Safety description: Fire Safety | STP's blog giving insight into audit, compliance and risk issues for EHS, business and accounting. --- [![Specialty Technical Publishers](https://blog.stpub.com/hubfs/STP-logo-white-orange.png)](http://www.stpub.com/) - [My Account](http://stponline.stpub.com) - 1-800-251-0381 # Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog ## [EPA provides battery energy storage system safety and response guidance](https://blog.stpub.com/epa-provides-battery-energy-storage-system-safety-and-response-guidance) Posted by [Jon Elliott](https://blog.stpub.com/author/jon-elliott) on Fri, Sep 26, 2025 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.stpub.com/hubfs/pexels-hilaryh-698485.jpg) ](https://blog.stpub.com/epa-provides-battery-energy-storage-system-safety-and-response-guidance) On August 21, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted updated guidance for battery energy storage system (BESS) installation and incident response. EPA has added a 3-page Fact Sheet, “Battery Energy Storage Systems: Main Considerations for Safe Installation and Incident Response” to its online compilation of information for “Sustainable Management of Electronics and Batteries.”  EPA notes that BESS operations help stabilize electrical grids by providing steady power flow, particularly where there may be interruptions in grid power or fluctuations in production from renewable energy sources. However, EPA also notes that lithium battery fires at some installations (notably at commercial facilities in San Diego and Moss Landing, California) have raised safety concerns in many communities. EPA intends its new guidance to help address these concerns; the remainder of this note summarizes EPA’s new guidance.  [Read More](https://blog.stpub.com/epa-provides-battery-energy-storage-system-safety-and-response-guidance) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stpub.com/epa-provides-battery-energy-storage-system-safety-and-response-guidance#comments-listing) Tags: [EHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs), [EPA](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/epa), [sustainability](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/sustainability), [Clean Energy](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/clean-energy), [Fire Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/fire-safety), [Environmental Health and Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental-health-and-safety), [Fire Risk Management](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/fire-risk-management), [Risk Management](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/risk-management), [Battery Energy Storage](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/battery-energy-storage) ## [California guidance for worker protection during post-wildfire cleanups](https://blog.stpub.com/california-guidance-for-worker-protection-during-post-wildfire-cleanups) Posted by [Jon Elliott](https://blog.stpub.com/author/jon-elliott) on Wed, Apr 23, 2025 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.stpub.com/hubfs/LN%20Wildfire-protection.jpg) ](https://blog.stpub.com/california-guidance-for-worker-protection-during-post-wildfire-cleanups) In the aftermath of January’s massive southern California wildfires, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has recompiled and highlighted its guidance for post-wildfire cleanup. Although this guidance is not unique (I’ve written about similar websites [HERE](https://blog.stpub.com/cleaning-up-after-wildfires)), it provides a timely reminder to organizations in areas that may be subject to wildfires, and to other harmful incidents as well. The remainder of this note summarizes Cal/OSHA’s latest compilation. [Read More](https://blog.stpub.com/california-guidance-for-worker-protection-during-post-wildfire-cleanups) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stpub.com/california-guidance-for-worker-protection-during-post-wildfire-cleanups#comments-listing) Tags: [workplace safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/workplace-safety), [Cal/OSHA](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/cal-osha), [Fire Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/fire-safety), [Wildfire Cleanup](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/wildfire-cleanup), [Occupational Health](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/occupational-health), [Hazard Assessment](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/hazard-assessment), [Environmental Health and Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental-health-and-safety), [Wildfire Preparedness](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/wildfire-preparedness), [Health Hazards](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-hazards), [Safety Regulations](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/safety-regulations), [Fire Risk Management](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/fire-risk-management), [Emergency Response](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/emergency-response), [Worker Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/worker-safety), [Post-Wildfire Recovery](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/post-wildfire-recovery), [Workplace Safety Guidelines](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/workplace-safety-guidelines) ## [OSHA proposing Emergency Response Standard](https://blog.stpub.com/osha-proposing-emergency-response-standard) Posted by [Jon Elliott](https://blog.stpub.com/author/jon-elliott) on Fri, Jan 19, 2024 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.stpub.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/jon_f_elliott.jpg?width=190&height=227&name=jon_f_elliott.jpg) ](https://blog.stpub.com/osha-proposing-emergency-response-standard) On December 21`, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to develop an Emergency Response Standard that will update, expand and supersede OSHA’s existing Fire Brigades Standard. The new standard will extend detailed OSHA protections to additional emergency responders, including not just firefighters but also emergency medical service providers and technical search and rescue workers. The rest of this note describes these proposed changes. 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