OSHA hazard Articles
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Silica Exposures – OSHA Issues Hazard Alert for Workers Manufacturing and Installing Countertops
Both OSHA and NIOSH have noted increases in cases of silicosis in workers manufacturing and installing countertops (http://www.osha.gov/newsrelease/trade-20150218.html) and the OSHA Regulation itself- General Industry-29CFR1910.1053 and Construction 29CFR1926.1153. Countertops can be made of granite, sandstone, quartzite, and composites including sand. The dust created during the cutting, ...
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Comments on 2011 Proposed SNURs Prompt Proposal Regarding Hierarchy of Controls
On July 28, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changes to the existing regulations governing significant new uses of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to align these regulations with revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communications Standard (HCS), as well as changes to the OSHA ...
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Worker Exposure to Isocyanates (TDI, MDI, HDI) Found in Paints, Coatings, Resins and Insulations
The health effects of exposure to isocyanates include asthma, skin rashes/dermatitis, irritation of mucous membranes (eyes, nose and throat) and chemical bronchitis. The most common commercial isocyanates are the diisocyanates—toluenediisocyanate (TDI), methylene bisphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). These isocyanates are generally used to make rigid and ...
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