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Third major UK water authority adopts Blackline Safety G7 to protect its workforce
Breathe Safety awarded £2.0m contract to deploy G7c gas detectors with a five-year service agreement The third of twelve major water and sewerage authorities in the United Kingdom has awarded a £2.0m contract for Blackline Safety’s G7c connected gas detection wearables with a five-year G7 Insight service plan. G7c products and services will be deployed through ...
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Portable Workplace Detector for Trace Toxic Chemicals
ENMET's new mGC (mini Gas Chromatograph) chemical specific portable instrument is designed to detect threat chemicals below the OSHA permissible exposure limits in the industrial workplace for worker safety. This handheld monitor improves information collected from traditional multi-gas survey instruments by providing details about the chemical composition of the sample. It quickly takes a sample ...
By ENMET, LLC
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Sawdust Ignites Causing a Large Fire at a Manufacturing Plant
Recently, a three-story warehouse in Enfield, Connecticut burst into flames. Fire investigators have determined that sawdust was likely ignited by a piece of hot metal which made its way to the dust house at the manufacturing plant. Wood dust is a common product and byproduct of many manufacturing processes across the nation. Wood dust is easily ignited when it becomes airborne and is ...
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Protecting Workers in Industries that Utilize 1-Bromopropane and Other Solvents
In February, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment and peer review a draft risk assessment for 1-bromopropane (1-BP), also known as n-propyl bromide. The draft assessment was conducted as part of EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Work Plan assessment effort. According to the document, 1-BP showed acute risks to women of childbearing ...
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How to select a Personal Sampling Pump for the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Workers in the offshore oil and gas industry are exposed to a range of hazardous substances that could impact their occupational health, increasing the likelihood of developing respiratory conditions, among others. Personal sampling pumps are a tool used to monitor such substances. A sampling pump’s size, weight, connectivity, and ability to access data are key, but in addition to that are ...
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RAE Systems Posts Educational Resource for Gulf of Mexico Spill Recovery Workers
Website Provides Information and Phone Numbers to Protect People, Wildlife and Property. SAN JOSE, CA - RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE), a leader in delivering innovative sensor solutions to serve industrial, energy, environmental, and government safety markets worldwide, announced the launch of new web content to assist the more than 20,000 people deployed in various aspects of the Gulf of ...
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Jerome 405 considered number one for mercury detection in the offshore oil and gas industry
The Jerome 405 is redefining the portable mercury vapour analyser market by way of significant performance enhancements and modern communication capabilities combined to create a new option for mercury spill detection and clean up analysis. It is considered the instrument of choice within the UK Oil and Gas industry, with many major oil companies and operators already taking advantage of its ...
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Shreveport Plant Installs Fence-line Monitors to Safeguard Workers and Local Community
Calumet Shreveport Lubricant and Waxes, L.L.C., plant will expand a fence-line monitoring system to increase awareness of toxic air releases. The crude refinery and petroleum products facility will also pay a civil penalty of $326,000 to settle nine violations of the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) Risk Management Program uncovered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). From Aug. 15-18, ...
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EPA begins cleanup at site of former Testworth Labs in Columbia City, Indiana
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week began cleaning up hazardous materials left behind when Testworth Laboratories Inc. closed last year in Columbia City, Indiana. The EPA is removing numerous drums and other containers of flammable, corrosive and hazardous chemicals at the request of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. An inspection of the site, located on Main ...
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RAE Systems` New AutoRAE 2 Automatic Test and Calibration System Keeps Gas Monitors Accurate, Workers Safe, and Facilities in Compliance
RAE Systems, the leading provider of connected gas and radiation detection solutions, today announced its new AutoRAE 2 Automatic Test and Calibration System for the MultiRAE family of multi-threat monitors. The new system is an easy-to-use, yet powerful tool that helps organizations keep gas detection equipment accurate and users safe while remaining in compliance with government regulations and ...
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RAE Systems` New AutoRAE 2 Automatic Test and Calibration System Keeps Gas Monitors Accurate, Workers Safe, and Facilities in Compliance
RAE Systems, the leading provider of connected gas and radiation detection solutions today announced its new AutoRAE 2 Automatic Test and Calibration System for the MultiRAE family of multi-threat monitors. The new system is an easy-to-use, yet powerful tool that helps organizations keep gas detection equipment accurate and users safe while remaining in compliance with government regulations and ...
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Managing exposure to nanoparticles in the workplace
It is estimated that approximately 2 million workers will be employed in nanotechnology industries worldwide in the next fifteen years. A new study reviews an existing framework of occupational risk management and describes possible methods for controlling exposure to nanomaterials in workplaces. The manufacture and use of nanomaterials is increasing. Although this is creating more jobs, those ...
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Real-Time Dust Monitoring: what are the benefits for the workforce?
Approximately 14.8 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with an estimated 12 million people likely to have the condition, but not yet be diagnosed.[1] Many of these cases could be linked to occupational exposure from dangerous airborne dusts, fumes and other substances. Implementing workplace monitoring solutions could be the ...
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Selecting a Personal Sampling Pump within Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Workers in the offshore oil and gas industry are exposed to a range of hazardous substances that could impact their occupational health, increasing the likelihood of developing respiratory conditions, among others. Personal sampling pumps are a tool used to monitor such substances. A sampling pump’s size, weight, connectivity, and ability to access data are key, but in addition to that are ...
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Titanium Dioxide proposed as category 2 Carcinogen
Earlier this year, ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that the available scientific evidence meets the criteria in the CLP Regulation to classify Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) as a carcinogen by inhalation. The RAC’s draft Opinion – which was provided in June 2017 following an application from the French authorities – rejected France’s initial petition ...
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Identifying Chemical Exposure Risks and Utilizing Safety Data Sheets in Workplaces across Puerto Rico
The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) was revised in 2012 to require chemical manufacturers, distributors or importers to provide Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), to communicate the dangers of hazardous chemical products. Beginning in June of 2015, the HCS required that Safety Data Sheets be presented in a consistent user-friendly, 16-section ...
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