workplace contaminants (Health and Safety) News

Cority and Verisk 3E Streamline Access to Chemical Safety Data to Increase Efficiency and Improve Workplace Safety

Cority, the most trusted provider of environmental, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) management software, and Verisk 3E, the leading global provider of intelligent compliance solutions, today announced the integration of Verisk 3E’s substance-level chemical safety data into Cority’s industry-leading EHSQ SaaS platform. This API integration enables organizations to improve regulatory ...

Dec. 10, 2020

By Cority

Listen up! Let’s Make Noise about Noise Management

The UK Hearing Conservation Association have teamed up with the British Occupational Hygiene Society to put on a series of webinars on important issues around noise, hearing, and noise management. Our first webinar is ‘Listen Up! Are Professionals Taking Noise Seriously Enough?’ and will feature presentations from Chris Steel, Specialist Inspector at the HSE and Peter Wilson ...

Oct. 20, 2020

By The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)

BOHS Return to Work Guidance highlights important post-lockdown issues

The British Occupational Hygiene Society, the Chartered Society for worker health protection has highlighted areas of risk that have not been addressed by government guidance on a safe return to work. In guidance released last week http://www.bohs.org/return-to-work-guidance/ to help its members and leaders of organisations tackle the challenges of returning to work after lockdown, it addresses ...

May 14, 2020

By The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)

Identifying and Controlling Occupational Exposures to Respirable Dusts in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico and across the world, many occupations come with risks associated with dust exposure on the job. The list of industries and occupations were dust exposure can be a hazard is diverse and includes workers in construction, demolition, manufacturing, utilities, mining, food processing and agriculture to name just a few. The types of dust generated on a worksite or in a factory can be ...

Feb. 24, 2020

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Verisk 3E Launches Cloud-Based Poison Centre Notification Application to Improve Product Safety and Compliance

Verisk 3E, the leading global provider of intelligent compliance solutions, today introduced a comprehensive suite of solutions to enable clients to improve product safety and facilitate emergency health response in compliance with European Union poison centre notification regulations. The company has launched 3E Notify™, a cloud-based notification engine that seamlessly integrates with ...

Sep. 18, 2019

By Verisk 3E

Ashtead launches intrinsically safe dust monitor

Ashtead Technology has added TSI’s latest personal aerosol monitor, the SidePak AM520i to its fleet of instruments available for both rental and sale. “This is a major addition to our equipment portfolio,” comments Senior Sales Manager Josh Thomas. “Many workplaces include areas that contain or produce explosive or potentially explosive atmospheres, and a high proportion ...

Mar. 12, 2019

By Ashtead Technology Ltd

‘Tis the Season to be Noisy – How Loud is Christmas?

Christmas is traditionally hard on the pocket, but it turns out it some of the most beloved sounds of Christmas can be just as hard on the ears as well. Here at Cirrus, we’re fully immersing ourselves in the Christmas spirit; we’ve got the decorations up and we’re well into our #CirrusAdvent event, where one of our great customers stands a chance of receiving a gift every ...

Dec. 10, 2018

By Cirrus Research plc

SoundPLANnoise 8.1...

The new version 8.1 of SoundPLANnoise offers numerous improvements and new possibilities. These include: Our import and export interfaces have become even more user-friendly and are easier and more convenient to use than ever before. Plans in PDF format can now also be easily used as a data basis and fitted into a global coordinate system. The Property Explorer has been revised and now offers ...

Nov. 19, 2018

By SoundPLAN GmbH

Only few places left for the Casella Noise Course 24th April 2018

Due to popular demand, the Casella Noise at Work Course will return on April 24th! If you’re looking to save critical time and money for your business whilst ensuring compliance with Noise at Work Regulations, Casella’s one day noise course is the perfect starter course for you. Led by our noise expert Shaun Knott, the course is an excellent opportunity to ensure compliance with ...

Nov. 15, 2018

By Casella

Does your Cyclone make the cut?

Introduction Respirable dust is considered anything below 10µm in size. This particulate is high risk because it penetrates deeply into the lungs. Respirable hazards for dust come from many dusts within the workplace and for that matter the environment. Particulate matter of various sizes can be generated from processes such as grinding, blasting, or mixing. Examples of common harmful dust ...

Nov. 15, 2018

By Casella

The Use of Noise Dosimeters for Workplace Noise

In recent decades, increased mechanisation has drastically changed the industrial work environment. This has led to many changes to an employee’s work pattern. It used to be the case on the majority of production lines, that an employee would stay in one place for their working shift. Therefore, monitoring their noise exposure with a sound level meter was very straightforward. However, with ...

Nov. 15, 2018

By Casella

Why is excessive noise and noise pollution harmful?

Here at Cirrus Research, we’re driven by one main thing: to develop innovative instruments that will ultimately save people’s hearing from being irreparably damaged, and prevent them from developing other serious conditions associated with hearing loss. Most people who know our name will have awareness of just how damaging noise can be, whether it’s noise pollution in the ...

Oct. 29, 2018

By Cirrus Research plc

NIOSH Publishes New Bulletin about Protecting Workers from Occupational Hearing Loss

In March, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a new safety and health bulletin in conjunction with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The bulletin, Preventing Hearing Loss Caused by Chemical (Ototoxicity) and Noise Exposure, is not a standard or regulation, but it does provide important information for workers and employers to help ...

Jul. 9, 2018

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Verisk 3E unlocks world’s most comprehensive and up-to-date database of safety data sheets

Verisk 3E, the leading global provider of intelligent compliance solutions, today unveiled a new tool providing streamlined access to its industry leading database of more than seven million Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). 3E SDS™ from Verisk 3E empowers businesses of all sizes with on-demand access to SDSs, enabling optimized hazard communication processes, improved workplace safety, and ...

Apr. 11, 2018

By Verisk 3E

Safety during Load Securing and Shifting

Noise induced hearing loss in the industrial sector is a widespread and well understood occupational hazard. Around the world, 16% of disabling hearing loss is attributed to occupational noise. This refers to environments where workers are exposed to noise levels above the prescribed threshold (≥85 dB for long duration). U.S and E.U have well-defined studies related to work environment noise ...

Mar. 10, 2018

By ASK EHS Engineering & Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Verisk 3E and Cority collaborate to deliver optimized solutions for industrial hygiene and workplace safety

Verisk 3E, the leading global provider of intelligent compliance solutions, and Cority, the most trusted environmental, health, safety, and quality (EHSQ) software for assuring client success, today announced a new strategic alliance. Verisk 3E and Cority joint customers will benefit from combined, industry leading Safety Data Sheet (SDS) management systems, integrated access to Verisk 3E’s ...

Jan. 23, 2018

By Verisk 3E

Work Exposures to Fragrances and Perfumes Could Cause or Exacerbate Asthma Cases in Puerto Rico

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the asthma rate in Puerto Rico is as high as 19%, while in the rest of the United States the rate is below 8%. Asthma can be caused by exposure to a number of different respiratory allergens and irritants, including perfumes and fragrances in the work environment for some people. For those asthmatics, this would be a form of ...

Jan. 2, 2018

By Zimmetry Environmental

The Casella Noise Course Will Return On November 21st

Led by our noise expert Shaun Knott, the course is an excellent opportunity to ensure compliance with noise at work regulations, whilst also learning some tips and tricks to improve noise regulation in your workplace. During the course, Casella will provide training on the use of dosimeters (personal noise monitoring devices) and sound level meters and offer guidance on how to turn the dosimeter ...

Nov. 10, 2017

By Casella

Booking opens for popular air quality open day

Ashtead Technology has announced details of the next air quality open day. Organised in collaboration with TSI, the event will take place on Wednesday 24th January 2018 at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham. “This will be the latest in a series of hugely popular workshops,” says Ashtead’s Rebecca Stanley. “The event is entirely free of charge and previous ...

Nov. 5, 2017

By Ashtead Technology Ltd

PCE Instruments launched 3 new sound level meters

PCE Instruments recently launched 3 brand-new and highly accurate class 1 and 2 sound level meters. These have been designed to tackle the wide-spread problem of noise at the workplace which can cause health issues. However, with their many functions, they can be used in many other areas of application. An alarming number of employees worldwide has to deal with unacceptable noise levels at work, ...

Oct. 27, 2017

By PCE Instruments

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