hazardous chemical elimination News
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EPA proposed rule for Clean Water Act, Occupational Health and Safety peace officers, Jetpacks as fall protection PPE, and more on EHS This Week!
On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news: EPA proposed rule for Clean Water Act Railroads provide support for employees who witness traumatic accidents Alberta crowns first 10 Occupational Health and Safety peace officers OSHA beauty alliance to eliminate hazardous chemicals Hong Kong DOL increases ...
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Eliminating the need for Chemicals for Water treatment
UK Based Fluid Dynamics announces that a totally CHEMICAL FREE totally GREEN water treatment system is s now possible. Since 1973 Fluid Dynamics has been manufacturing non chemical water treatment systems Eliminating the addition of harmful salt in water softeners and chemicals so dangerous that they can only be handled wearing protective clothing . Eliminating the need to descales scaled ...
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Mercury Analysis Made Simple with the Hydra-C Mercury Analyzer from Teledyne Leeman Labs
Teledyne Leeman Labs, a leading manufacturer of analytical instrumentation for elemental analysis, announces the release of the Hydra-C Mercury Analyzer. The Hydra-C Direct Mercury Analyzer provides a simple, fast and convenient approach for the measurement of mercury in a variety of samples, without any sample pretreatment. Hydra-C employs U.S. EPA Method 7473 for both laboratory and field ...
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Turn your used drill bits into a valuable resource!
Sandvik Mining will pay a premium market price for clean, uncontaminated, used cemented carbide bits. This is not limited to Sandvik manufactured products; similar drill bits produced by other suppliers will also be accepted. A centralized collection depot has been established in each country; all Sandvik Mining Customer Service Centres have now been set up to receive used carbide-enhanced ...
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The Presidential green chemistry challenge: celebrating 20 years of green chemistry innovation
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and The Acta Group (Acta) are deeply committed to supporting the development of greener, more sustainable chemical processes and products, and so we are pleased to help spread the news about a tremendous success story, featuring scientists from industry, government, and academia working together to create groundbreaking solutions to real-world environmental ...
By Acta Group
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OSHA ccknowledges that federal limits on hazardous chemicals that workers are exposed to are out of date
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a news release that discussed the agencies position that exposure standards are out of date and do not adequately protect workers from the small number of chemicals that are regulated in the workplace. OSHA is attempting to address this by providing two new resources. The first is a toolkit to identify safer chemicals ...
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SafetySkills®, an Online Health and Safety Training Provider, Implements a new Globally Harmonized System Training Course
SafetySkills® has created a new course titled Globally Harmonized System to assist employees and managers with questions regarding the GHS classification system. Upon completion of this SafetySkills™ online health and safety training learning event, employees will demonstrate knowledge of the recently implemented Globally Harmonized System. Employees will learn about the new label and ...
By SafetySkills
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The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: Celebrating 20 Years of Green Chemistry Innovation
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are deeply committed to supporting the development of greener, more sustainable chemical processes and products, and so we are pleased to help spread the news about a tremendous success story, featuring scientists from industry, government, and academia working together to create groundbreaking solutions to real-world ...
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Gov. Schwarzenegger signs legislation for first green chemistry program
California reached another environmental milestone with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's signing of AB 1879 by Assemblymember Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) and SB 509 by Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), moving the state on the path toward a comprehensive green chemistry program to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in products and the environment. 'This bi-partisan package of environmental ...
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Introduction to Harmless Conventional Castables
Refractory castables play a vital role in various industries, providing high-temperature resistance and structural integrity in applications such as furnaces, boilers, and kilns. In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on developing harmless conventional castables that offer improved safety and environmental benefits. In this article, we will explore the concept of harmless ...
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Chemical Company Takes Steps to Make Fall River, Mass. Community Safer Following EPA Enforcement
A Fall River, Mass. company has taken significant steps to make its chemical manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution facility safer following an Administrative Compliance Order issued by EPA in March 2014 that identified several dangerous conditions arising from the company’s use, storage and handling of chlorine and ammonia. In a related settlement agreement filed by EPA, Borden also ...
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Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group Issues Report Summarizing Progress on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security
In April 2013, an explosion destroyed a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, killing 15. In response to this and other recent catastrophic and fatal incidents at chemical facilities, President Obama on August 1, 2013, issued Executive Order (EO) 13650 -- Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security. The purpose of the EO is to enhance the safety and security of chemical facilities and reduce risks ...
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Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group Issues Report Summarizing Progress on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security
In April 2013, an explosion destroyed a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, killing 15. In response to this and other recent catastrophic and fatal incidents at chemical facilities, President Obama on August 1, 2013, issued Executive Order (EO) 13650 -- Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security. The purpose of the EO is to enhance the safety and security of chemical facilities and reduce risks ...
By Acta Group
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