industrial hygiene monitoring News
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Proficiency Testing Scheme for Gas Analysis: Nitric oxide
Nitric oxide is used in the production industry (chemical, pharmaceutical, automotive, etc.), as well in environmental emission monitoring, industrial hygiene monitors and trace impurity analyzers. Also, nitric oxide is one of the major components for air pollution from combustion processes, and is emitted by cars, factories and home fuel burning. Correct determination of nitric oxide is ...
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Ecomesure announces a new partnership with SGS in the USA
Ecomesure announces a new partnership with SGS, the global leader in industrial hygiene analysis and monitoring solutions. In the constant pursuit of innovation, SGS adopted Ecomesure's connected stations for air quality monitoring because they are simple, user friendly, reliable and affordable devices for continuous measurements of multi-pollutants. Let's find more about it. ...
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Hygieneering, Inc. Provides Site Safety for Large Chemical Plant Shutdown
Hygieneering, Inc. provides site safety services during large chemical plant shutdown. Services included outside contractor safety inspections, industrial hygiene monitoring and daily site safety activity documentation. Hygieneering provides safety consulting, environmental consulting, testing and training, asbestos project management, emergency response services and more. Hygieneering’s ...
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CIC Photonics, Inc. seeks to establish new foreign distributors in Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, Scandanavia, and Latin America
CIC Photonics, Inc. (CICP) is expanding global coverage by soliciting contact from interested companies who wish to form strategic alliances as distributors for CICP to provide superior gas analysis solutions, products, and services to customers who are suppliers or manufacturers in the following industries: A. Primary - (1) Environmental Monitoing; (2) Specialt & Electronic Gases; (3) ...
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CASELLA STRENGTHENS POSITION IN INDIA
New India office announced by parent company of leading manufacturer of industrial hygiene, occupational health & environmental monitoring equipment In a move to meet increasing demands in India and to build further on its existing Indian customer base, IDEAL Industries Inc has opened an office in the state of Harvana with the purpose of distributing the Casella Measurement ...
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Casella appoints Ben Henson as general manager
Casella Measurement – leading manufacturer of high performance industrial hygiene, occupational health and environmental monitoring equipment – has announced the appointment of Ben Henson as its new General Manager, with responsibility for increasing focus on the development of the company’s expanding global business activities. Ben brings in-depth strategic sales & ...
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Galson Laboratories adds Business Development Manager in the West
Galson Laboratories, a world leader in industrial hygiene analysis and monitoring solutions, announces the hiring of Gary Grammon, as its Business Development Manager for the West Region. “Gary brings his expert-level knowledge in environmental sampling and analytical procedures, and a highly-successful laboratory business development experience to Galson Labs,” said Joe Unangst, ...
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Jerome Mercury Detection – Innovation Across the Globe
Arizona Instrument’s line of Jerome® toxic gas analyzers is designed to provide accurate and reliable data in compact, rugged and easy to use packages. Our patented gold film sensor technology in particular is referenced in countless other patents dealing with mercury waste and removal, just some of which are listed below. Jerome is a trusted standard when it comes to mercury ...
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ABIH Produces a Video about Becoming a Certified Industrial Hygienist
The Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) has been the “gold standard” for more than 50 years, attaining uncompromised integrity, global recognition and career-lasting value. Early this year the ABIH, who administer the certification program, released an online video describing the CIH program which is universally recognized as the premier occupational hygiene certification in the ...
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Christmas comes early with Casella`s ‘Old for New’ replacement scheme
Casella CEL (www.casellameasurement.com; 01234 844100), leading global specialist in industrial hygiene and occupational health monitoring equipment, is offering up to 30% off the price of new equipment to customers who exchange their old sound level meters, noise dosimeters, dust monitors and air sampling pumps before 9th December 2012. The ‘Old for New’ replacement scheme is the ...
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New Casella microsite provides quick answers to workplace safety monitoring issues in key industry sectors
www.mycasellasolutions.com aimed at pharmaceutical, mining, chemical and petrochemical businesses Leading global specialist in industrial hygiene, occupational health and environmental monitoring equipment, Casella CEL (www.casellameasurement.com; 01234 844100), has launched a new micro website designed to give customers in consultancy and pharmaceutical, mining, chemical and petrochemical ...
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New noise at work course a great success
Leading global specialist in industrial hygiene and occupational health monitoring equipment, Casella CEL (www.casellameasurement.com; 01234 844100), has held a new one-day course offering an introduction-come-refresher on workplace noise in accordance with the UK ‘Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005’. Designed to help those whose role requires them to protect employees from ...
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Protecting Workers from Exposure to 1,3-Butadiene and Other Chemical Hazards
Back in 1988, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added 1,3-butadiene to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65. Sixteen years later, it was also added to the list for developmental and reproductive toxicity. 1,3-Butadiene is produced through the processing of petroleum and is a colorless gas that can also ...
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Preventing Occupational Exposures to Acrylonitrile and Other Chemical Hazards in Puerto Rico
Acrylamide is a colorless, man-made, liquid chemical with a sharp, onion- or garlic-like odor that can be dissolved in water and evaporates quickly according to the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) describes acrylonitrile as a toxic, colorless to pale-yellow liquid, harmful to the eyes, skin, lungs and ...
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EPA Announces Final Rule to Reduce Exposure to Ethylene Oxide in Puerto Rico and Across the Nation
Several years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted a community meeting for residents of Salinas, Puerto Rico to share information about health risks from the chemical ethylene oxide (EtO), which was being emitted from a local contract sterilization facility. In March of this year, EPA declared a new final rule to slash emissions of EtO at nearly 90 of these commercial ...
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Casella establishes dedicated technical support team
Casella Measurement (www.casellameasurement.com; 01234 844100), one of the UK's leading manufacturers of high performance occupational health, safety and environmental monitoring equipment, has established a new dedicated Technical Support Team, based at its offices in Kempston, Bedford. Previously handled by the Sales Team or Field Service Engineers, all technical queries received from ...
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Formaldehyde Exposure Risks in Homes and Buildings in Puerto Rico
As far back as 1987, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified formaldehyde as a probable human carcinogen. In 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determined that formaldehyde is a known human carcinogen based on sufficient human and animal inhalation studies. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) also classifies formaldehyde as a human ...
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OSHA Launches National Emphasis Program to Protect Indoor and Outdoor Workers from Heat Hazards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced in April that it had launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to protect millions of workers from heat illness and injuries. Through the program, OSHA is conducting heat-related workplace inspections before workers suffer completely preventable injuries, illnesses or even worse, fatalities. This is the first time that OSHA has ...
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Occupational Exposure Risks to Xylene and Other Chemicals in Puerto Rico
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) describes xylene as a colorless, flammable liquid with a sweet odor. There are three forms of xylene in which the methyl groups vary on the benzene ring: meta-xylene, ortho-xylene and para-xylene (m-, o- and p-xylene). Chemical companies produce xylene from petroleum and it is one of the top 30 chemicals produced in the United ...
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GilAir-3 & GilAir-5 NiMH Batteries
Newly available nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery packs for GilAir-3 and GilAir-5 air sampling pumps are direct replacements for older nickel-cadmium (NiCad) battery packs. NiMH are environmentally friendly, extend run times, overcome lazy battery and battery memory problems, and are backward compatible using the same chargers*. Nickel-cadmium batteries are the past standard power source to ...
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