Workplace Monitoring News
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Safe + Sound Week and Resources to Protect the Health and Safety of Workers
Safe + Sound Week is observed across the United States from August 7th through the 13th. The annual occurrence is described by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a nationwide event meant to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing ...
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Histoplasmosis and Resources to Protect Workers and Building Occupants from Infection Risks
Histoplasmosis is the name for an infection caused by a fungus known as Histoplasma capsulatum. The New York State Department of Health describes histoplasmosis as an infection that affects the lungs and may occasionally invade other parts of the body. The fungus lives in the environment, particularly in soil or other materials that contain large amounts of bird or bat droppings. The New York ...
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Tyco Security Robot: Robotics and Automation News Feature
Johnson Controls has chosen Ava Robotics, a developer of robots for workplace applications, to provide its new Tyco Security Robot for patrols in the buildings it manages. Tyco debuted recently in the Tyco Demo Room and Innovation Center at the Global Security Exchange (GSX) Conference in Orlando. Taking a unified approach to solve existing and emerging challenges within the workplace, ...
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BOHS warns of dire consequences if better protection of workers from COVID-19 infection is not put in place
“People are dying unnecessarily, because there is still insufficient understanding of occupational hygiene measures that can prevent the spread of this disease,” says President Kelvin Williams. “The knowledge is available, but not all areas of the public sector and government seem to be using it.” The Society says that the figures prove that more focus needs to ...
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Could Skin Temperature Screening Help Keep Illness Out of Food and Drink Manufacturers in the Run Up to Christmas?
The VIRALERT 3 system, which has been developed over 10 years by LAND’s experts, provides real-time infrared thermal imaging from a safe social distance, scanning for elevated temperatures that could indicate infection. Temperature screening systems have become an essential addition to the existing infrastructure of public and private locations, which need to ensure the safety of people ...
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Assessing Occupational Noise Exposure Risks to Support Hearing Loss Prevention Efforts in Puerto Rico
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), occupational hearing loss is one of the most common work-related illnesses in the United States. The agency goes on to report that about 22 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise each year; approximately 10 million workers are exposed to solvents, which can damage hearing; and an unknown number of workers are exposed to ...
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ION Science Introduces Optional Premium Plus Case for Tiger Photoionisation Detectors
Rugged, environmentally sealed case specially developed to accommodate gas cylinder for quick and easy on-site bump testing ION Science leading manufacturer of gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – has launched an optional Premium Plus Case for its range of high-performance Tiger handheld ...
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Falco fixed PID helps improve odour treatment plant efficiency
With environmental legislation in relation to odour management becoming increasingly more stringent, Italy-based Technologia & Ambiente (T&A) has purchased a Falco fixed, continuous photoionisation detector (PID) from ION Science Italia leading manufacturer of gas detection instrumentation for environmental and occupational health monitoring applications – as a key component of its ...
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The Role of Carbon Dioxide Detection in the Prevention of Sick Building Syndrome
Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a medical condition where people, who work or live in the same building, suffer a variety of symptoms of illness and feel unwell, for seemingly no apparent reason. Common symptoms include eye irritation, headaches and shortness of breath. Typically, all of these symptoms are alleviated as soon as the sufferer leaves the building or room in question.1 While the ...
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Scarlet to participate in 2016 Dubai WETEX Show
Scarlet Tech announced the launch of LoRa environment monitoring system at Water Energy Technology & Environment Exhibition(WETEX). WETEX is a 3 day event being held from 4th October to the 6th October 2016 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. During the show, Scarlet Tech was showing the latest wireless environment and occupational ...
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QED forms strategic partnership with Siegrist GmbH
Leading manufacturer of environmental monitoring and remediation equipment, QED Environmental Systems has recently announced a strategic partnership with Germany based, Siegrist GmbH. Siegrist is a long-established company from Karlsruhe, Germany, that has been providing advanced gas measuring technology and environmental engineering to a global market place for over 30 years. The company has ...
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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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FREE VOC Gas Table for customers who register Tiger instruments
VOC Gas Table – Ion Science leading manufacturer of high-performance gas detection instrumentation for global environmental and occupational health monitoring applications – is offering a free gas table to customers who register their well proven Tiger and Tiger Select handheld volatile organic compound (VOC) detectors online to receive the company’s ...
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ION Science continues global expansion with ION Science India Pvt Ltd
ION Science India Pvt. Ltd to increase focus on pharmaceutical, refinery, petrochemical and IAQ applications across the Indian subcontinent The Indian Government is giving increasing importance to the control of air, water and noise pollution. , ION Science is a leading manufacturer of high-performance gas detection instrumentation for occupational health and environmental ...
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Why monitor dust in the workplace?
Almost any place of employment can present a potential threat to health and safety from airborne particulates and aerosols. It is important to note, however, that dust hazards are not necessarily visible to the human eye and that the finest particles can represent the greatest threat because of their ability to travel deepest into the lungs. Effective monitoring is therefore key to the ...
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ION Science partners with Blackline Safety to change North American VOC detector landscape forever
Exciting new supply agreement allows Blackline Safety to add Ion Science photoionisation detector to G7 sensor portfolio through revenue-sharing rental service Ion Science global leader in the manufacture of gas detection instrumentation for occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – has signed a supply and revenue-sharing agreement with Blackline ...
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ION Science opens an office in China
Gas detection instrumentation specialist set to further strengthen growth, customer support and brand awareness in China, Hong Kong & Macau Office in China – In a key strategic move to strengthen global growth, customer support and brand awareness, Ion Science leading manufacturer of advanced gas detection instrumentation for occupational health and environmental monitoring ...
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Ion Science Tiger LT PID helps ensure safe export of hazardous waste
Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd uses an intrinsically safe handheld instrument to monitor VOCs in box containers being sent to Europe. Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd has purchased a second Tiger LT handheld photoionisation detector (PID) from Ion Science leading specialist in gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – to ensure ...
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Tiger LT aids safe export of hazardous waste
Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd uses an intrinsically safe handheld instrument to monitor VOCs in box containers being sent to Europe. Tabib Toxic Waste Services Ltd has purchased a second Tiger LT handheld photoionisation detector (PID) from Ion Science leading specialist in gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – to ...
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Ion Science invests £500,000 in advanced pick and place machine for PCB assembly
New Europlacer iineo system set to increase efficiencies and capacity of MiniPID PCB assembly process Ion Science leading manufacturer of advanced gas detection instrumentation for global occupational health and environmental monitoring applications – has invested some £500,000 in a new state-of-the-art Europlacer iineo pick and place machine to increase the capacity and efficiencies ...
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