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Crystalline Silica Hazards for General Industry and Construction
Crystalline silica as a common mineral that can be found in materials such as sand, stone, concrete, and mortar. Respirable crystalline silica can easily become airborne during the cutting, sawing, grinding, drilling, and crushing of these materials. Exposure can lead to lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney disease, and other life-altering and debilitating ...
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OSHA Publishes New National Emphasis Program Instructions for Respirable Crystalline Silica
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published instructions for implementing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in general industry, maritime and construction. The new instructions apply OSHA-wide and because it describes a federal program change, State Plan adoption is ...
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Protecting Workers in the Recycling and Reuse Industries from Occupational Exposure Risks
While there is no federal law that mandates recycling, many states and municipalities have introduced recycling requirements over the past several decades. Some states and cities have even enacted landfill bans on certain recyclable items and yard waste, and in some areas, government entities can fine people for including recyclable materials with garbage waste. The end result of these efforts, ...
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Emergency Regulation to Protect Workers in California from Wildfire Smoke Exposure Risks is in Effect
The frequency and severity of wildfires across California have increased in recent years. Tragically, a number of residents have been impacted, losing homes and businesses to these natural and manmade disasters. Many others have had to deal with exposure to wildfire smoke, ash and residues that can travel a tremendous distances from the actual fire. Earlier this year, the California Division of ...
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Volatile Organic Compound Exposure Risks from 3D Printers
Due to their initial high cost, corporate research laboratories and major universities were some of the earliest adopters of three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies. In recent years, 3D printers have become increasingly popular as the cost to own and operate these devices has dropped dramatically. Today, 3D printers can be purchased for only a few hundred to several thousand dollars. ...
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Dust Monitoring Workshop Draws Crowds
The instrumentation specialists Ashtead Technology and monitoring instrument manufacturer TSI recently co-hosted a technical workshop which focused on monitoring workplace and environmental air quality. The level of interest in the workshop was so high that some applications to attend had to be declined once registration was full. “We were delighted with the level of interest,” said ...
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RAE Systems Joins Fire Smoke Coalition to Help Protect Atlanta Firefighters and First Responders in Smoke Inhalation Situations
RAE Systems Inc., a leading provider of toxic gas monitoring systems, will collaborate with the Fire Smoke Coalition to deliver the "Know Your Smoke" Symposium for firefighters, EMTs and paramedics in the Atlanta area, February 24-25, 2012. The event will take place at the Cobb County Department of Public Safety Training Center in Marietta, Georgia. It will provide free training focused on ...
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CASELLA LAUNCH FOUR NEW INTRINSICALLY SAFE AIR AND NOISE MONITORS
A record 'Fab Four' combination of new instruments Casella CEL, the specialist provider of workplace monitoring technologies, launches four new ATEX approved, intrinsically safe (I.S.), portable instruments: the VOC Pro Air Monitor, Apex Personal Sampling Pump, the CEL-300 Noise Dosimeter and the Microdust 880 hand held dust monitor, for monitoring all aspects of occupational and ...
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CASELLA LAUNCHES NEW INTRINSICALLY SAFE MONITOR for VOC’s
CASELLA LAUNCHES NEW INTRINSICALLY SAFE MONITOR for VOC's Casella CEL, the specialist provider of workplace monitoring technologies, launches 'VOC Pro', a new , ATEX & UL certified, hand held, photoionisation air monitor that can quickly and accurately detect total VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) in potentially explosive atmospheres. With a specially designed textured grip, large ...
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