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Jun. 6, 2007

By Assmann Corporation of America

The Greenpeace scientific report “Playing Dirty”, released this week, reveals that the world’s most popular game consoles, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3 Elite (PS3) and Microsoft Xbox 360, tested positive for hazardous chemicals and materials such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), phthalates, beryllium and bromine indicative of brominated flame retardants (BFRs). With some differences in the amount ...

May 20, 2008

By Greenpeace International

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Seventh Generation Inc., modify or discontinue certain advertising claims for the company's household cleaning and laundry products. NAD, the advertising industry's self-regulatory forum, reviewed health, safety and ingredient claims made in broadcast and Internet advertising and product packaging by ...

Sep. 9, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed asbestos and hazardous materials at an abandoned manufacturing facility in Camden, New Jersey. EPA removed over four hundred drums, pails and other containers, containing hazardous chemicals including hexavalent chromium, perchloric acid, butanol, dichlorobenzene, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid. They were disposed of at an off-site ...

May 25, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

MIOX Corporation, a leader in safe water disinfection, announces that U.S.A. Ambiental of Bogotá, Colombia, has joined MIOX as the exclusive distributor of its on-site generation products for industrial and municipal applications in the country of Colombia. U.S.A. Ambiental will distribute MIOX’s full range of hypochlorite and mixed oxidant generating systems, including the new ...

Sep. 8, 2009

By MIOX Corporation - Johnson Matthey`s Water Technologies

The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC), has won a three year contract to provide the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) with emergency telephone advice – the contract includes global, multilingual support 24 hours a day, seven days a week as well as access to the NCEC’s hazardous chemicals database The MoD handles and transports various chemicals, such as fuel, as part of its ...

Mar. 9, 2015

By NCEC (National Chemical Emergency Centre)

Two health and environment groups have come together to launch a campaign to prevent cancers that are associated with exposure to pesticides. It will be known as the Pesticides and Cancer Campaign. The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) based in Brussels and the Mouvement pour le Droit et le Respect des Générations Futures in Paris believe that stricter regulation on the use of herbicides, ...

Nov. 17, 2008

By Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited U.S. Cosmetics Corp. with 20 alleged serious violations at its manufacturing plant on Louisa Viens Drive in Dayville. The safety and health inspections, which began in October 2012, were conducted under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting Program that directs enforcement resources to workplaces where the highest ...

Feb. 12, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Carneys Point Care Center for 10 alleged serious violations and one other-than-serious violation found at the nursing home in Carneys Point. OSHA's May inspection was initiated as part of the agency's national emphasis program for nursing and residential care facilities. "The increasing rate of injuries and ...

Nov. 25, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has negotiated terms and ordered cleanup of the former Chem-Wood wood treatment facility located in the Ewa Beach area of Oahu. The consent order directs the Estate of James Campbell, a former property owner, and Weston Solutions Inc., the current property owner, to grade the site and consolidate contaminated soil under an asphalt cap. In addition, ...

Aug. 10, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses polychlorinated biphenyls, more commonly known as PCBs, and various building materials that may still exist today in some homes and buildings that could contain these hazardous chemicals.   “PCBs were domestically produced from 1929 until ...

Jan. 11, 2020

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Radcliff Wire Inc. for serious and repeat violations of workplace safety standards following an inspection by OSHA's Hartford Area Office. An inspection of the Bristol wire products manufacturer began on July 23, 2013, under OSHA's Site Specific Targeting Program, resulting in $109,340 in proposed fines. "The ...

Feb. 2, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Badger Metal Finishing Inc. has been cited for 17 safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration at its St. Francis metal finishing facility. OSHA's inspection was prompted by a complaint that workers were not evacuated during a natural gas leak. Proposed penalties total $46,200. "Failing to evacuate workers during a natural gas leak shows a ...

Aug. 11, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®), a leading environmental, redevelopment and construction firm, today announced the start of field activities to clean up 91–476 Komohana Street, Kapolei, Hawaii. Located in the Campbell Industrial Park, the property once housed the former Chem-Wood Treatment Company. WESTON understands the complexities of sites with legacy environmental problems and is ...

Feb. 24, 2011

By Weston Solutions, Inc

Perry Fiberglass Products Inc. has been cited for four repeat and nine serious safety and health violations after the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration received a complaint alleging unsafe handling of hazardous chemicals at the company's Avon Lake facility. OSHA initiated an inspection Feb. 5, 2014, at the facility, which manufactures fiberglass pipes and ...

Aug. 17, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Rucker Environmental Services LLC, doing business as All Type Environmental Cleaning & Repair, for 33 safety and health violations with a proposed penalty of $83,300. A complaint inspection began in March at the Pasadena facility on Bay Area Boulevard, where tanks are cleaned with a variety of chemicals. ...

Sep. 23, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

On April 24, 2013, the South Korea National Assembly Environmental and Labor Committee passed the Act on Registration and Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances, commonly known as Korea REACH or K-REACH. On April 30, 2013, the National Assembly enacted K-REACH, and it is now scheduled to come into force on January 1, 2015. Information on K-REACH is not yet available on ...

May 16, 2013

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Exposing workers to hazardous chemicals and chemical particles has resulted in Seeler Industries Inc. being cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 19- including one willful- safety and health violations. The citations carry proposed penalties of $134,400. OSHA initiated an inspection on Feb. 4, 2014, after receiving a complaint alleging hazards ...

Aug. 11, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video.  Their newest production discusses cleaning chemicals, protecting workers and indoor air quality (IAQ). Cleaning chemicals are used in the workplace to ensure the cleanliness of a building.  Workers who frequently handle these products include ...

Mar. 8, 2014

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

For the second time this year, Interlake Mecalux Inc. has been cited for exposing workers to amputation hazards* by failing to have adequate guards on dangerous machinery. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found two repeat and two serious violations ...

Jul. 14, 2014

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)