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Vacuuming Wood Dust Can be Hazardous
It’s well known that wood dust is highly combustible, but the practice of removing it with vacuum trucks can also be dangerous, because of the potential buildup of static electricity. WorkSafeBC has issued a bulletin stating that “static electricity discharges can ignite wood dust and therefore must be eliminated or adequately controlled during vacuuming.” When wood dust or ...
By SafetyNow
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Which risk approach to protect occupational health and safety? Evidence from Italian regulations
Occupational accidents are one of the greatest causes of death and injury. Each year, more than 2.3 million people die from accidents at work and approximately 317 million people are victims of non–fatal occupational diseases. The magnitude of the problem has inspired the introduction, at both international and national level, of legal rules to protect health and safety at work. This paper ...
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What is a Breathing or Respiratory Zone?
In the past, vehicle exhaust gas detectors have been installed on or near the ceiling. In contrary, Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. (CETCI) has always recommended that they be installed in the breathing zone. Recently, Quebec’s regulation has reinforced CETCI’s recommendations. It states that “dusts, gases, fumes, vapours and mists found in the workplace ...
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Chemicals get a bad reaction in Washington
Regulation of reactive chemicals has been debated for years. According to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s (CSB) 2002 report, there have been 167 serious reactive chemical accidents during the past two decades, and 108 people were killed in 48 of the incidents. Despite the debate, neither legislative nor regulatory action is expected any time soon. The Occupational Safety and ...
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What Does OSHA Mean by “Competent Person” When it Comes to Fall Protection?
OSHA regulations are designed to ensure occupational safety and health. In the regulations relating to fall protection and other safety guidelines, OSHA requires industries to hire the services of a “Competent Person.” The term has a unique meaning to professionals in industries like mining, manufacturing, and construction. In this article, we’ll delve into a competent ...
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Is 1980 an appropriate end date for asbestos use?
In the construction industry, we use certain years as the end date in determining if a building was constructed with asbestos containing materials. In New York State, the Department of Labor, which regulates asbestos abatement, uses the year 1974. While the federal government, under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation 1926.1101 (k) (1), requires building owners, ...
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Evaporative cooler: Advantages and use for industry, events and greenhouses
Summer is here and with it we welcome high temperatures, which affect the vast majority of industrial buildings and factories. Solving this accumulation of heat is no longer just a matter of comfort but also a requirement of occupational safety and health regulations, which limits the temperature in the workplace. Given the large size of the factories, it becomes practically unfeasible to ...
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Enhesa Enforcement Corner - Issue 3
Enforcement in September 2017 Input from Ruth White, Jimena Murillo, Deidre Perquy, Elise Saade, Tjeerd Hendel-Blackford, Michael George Pantelides and Karolina Wrzecionkowska Enhesa keeps an eye on regulatory enforcement actions around the globe, which can range in magnitude and severity – but all add up. Here are just some examples of the many enforcement cases that occurred around ...
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‘Slipp-R’ Safety Toes Case Study
The European footwear industry has been under siege from low-cost manufacturers abroad. Fortunately, standards are in place to ensure 'cheap' does not mean 'less' when it comes to workplace safety. Safety footwear coming into the European markets must meet or exceed the minimum requirements for toe and foot protection as laid out in the CE standards. This is good news for European ...
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Ask Enhesa Vol. 9
Featuring contributions from Sarah Toussaint, Tjeerd Hendel-Blackford, Jill Bernstein, Dusan Sevic You asked and we answered! Enhesa’s team of multilingual regulatory analysts are committed to providing quality insight and analysis around the latest EHS news and developments via our Enhesa Flash, webinar series, and blog posts. In response, our team often receives a variety of questions ...
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Online tool highlights the scale of work-related accidents in Brazil
In Brazil, an occupational health & safety accident happens every 47 seconds. 3.3 million notifications of work-related accidents were registered with the authorities in the period between 2012 and 2016. 12,423 deaths due to work-related accidents were reported in the country in that same period of time. This data is based on the analysis produced by the Digital Observatory of Health and ...
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Health facilities management - excerpt from order from chaos
MSDS management systems help facilities stay on top of need-to-know info Total chaos. That's how John Collins, assistant operations manager for environmental services at Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Binghampton, N.Y., described his facility's prior management system for material safety data sheets (MSDSs). "It was just total chaos. The purchasing department was trying to maintain a copy of ...
By Incora
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How to Choose Lifting Solution For Manufacturing Industry
Choosing the right lifting solution is critical for the manufacturing industry, as it directly impacts productivity, efficiency, safety, and overall operational success. Manufacturers must carefully evaluate various factors to select the most suitable lifting solution for their specific needs. Here are the key considerations and steps involved in choosing a lifting solution for the manufacturing ...
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Safety Leadership in the Workplace
Employees are most productive in a workplace that is safe, healthy, and in a conducive environment. While it may not be possible to keep workplace injuries and illnesses at zero, it is possible to minimize them, and that is what safety leadership is all about. As a safety leader, you will be expected to identify and control workplace hazards with the goal of achieving safety excellence. This can ...
By EHS Insight
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Automated Headcounts Brings Security for Ferrero Group
When it comes to emergency services and safety, Ferrero Group has a sweet solution for its chocolate and hazelnut plants, with an automated mustering system from Litum IoT. Using just a mobile phone or tablet, and Litum IoT’s app, safety personnel or managers can identify workers in the case of an evacuation, and detect any missing individuals thanks to integration with the company's time ...
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At What Point Should an Incident Report Be Completed?
There are so many different types of accidents, incidents, and near misses that can happen in the workplace. Sometimes it is unclear at what point should an incident report be completed. This is especially the case when there are various legal requirements for incident reporting beyond the internal company rules. Generally, you should complete an incident report whenever an unexpected occurrence ...
By Redlist
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Nitrogen Oxides Reactions in Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
ABSTRACT Two catalyst formulations were tested OII a diesel engine. A Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analyzer was used to measure concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Other exhaust gas components were measuredby conventional analyzers. The results indicate that nitrogen oxides (NO,) undergo complex chemical reactions in the diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). The ...
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Environmentally sound - Case study
On March 16, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add hazardous waste aerosol cans to the category of “universal wastes” regulated under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations, codified at Title 40 of the C.F.R., Part 273. 83 Fed. Reg. 11654. According to EPA, this action would benefit the many manufacturing facilities and ...
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OSHA Purpose
Many people would state that the role of OSHA is to conduct inspections, write violations, take employers to court and collect fines, a similar description to a police force. However, when you look at their budget and enforcement activities, it becomes clear that enforcement is not the focus of the Administration. OSHA's budget for Fiscal Year 2021: $591,787,000 for 10 regional/85 local area ...
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Analyzer underpins growth of container inspection company - Case study
After a career as a customs officer in the Netherlands, Wim van Tienen was well aware of the toxic gas hazards presented by some freight containers, so in 2009 he started a company, Van Tienen Milieuadvies B.V., offering gas analysis and safety advice. The company grew quickly and now employs 23 staff. Wim attributes a large part of this success to the advanced FTIR gas detection and analysis ...
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