Explain the role of regulatory agencies on health and safety.
Explanation may include
- localities
- state agencies
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME) Links to an external site.
- Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) and Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Safety Compliance Division Links to an external site.
- Virginia Department of Health (VDH)
Links to an external site.
- federal agencies
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Links to an external site.
- Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Links to an external site.
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Links to an external site.
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Links to an external site.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Links to an external site.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Links to an external site.
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Links to an external site.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Links to an external site.
- U.S. Forest Service Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Energy Links to an external site.
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Links to an external site.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Links to an external site.
- international
Process/Skill Questions:
- How can regulatory issues influence the siting of all aspects of the energy life cycle?
- How do regulations influence the energy business and availability?
- Why are regulations important?
- How do agencies overlap?