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Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Releases Report on MWCNTs
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health released a report in October 2013 entitled Evaluation of the health effects of carbon nanotubes. According to the Institute, recent studies have suggested that some types of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have similar effects as asbestos. The Institute states that the report “shows that rigid, long and needle-like MWCNTs induce inflammation ...
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The economic impacts of good and poor OSH management under scrutiny by EU-OSHA
Good-quality data is needed to understand the costs of work-related illnesses and deaths, and the real benefits of good occupational safety and health management. EU-OSHA tackles this challenge with its two-stage overview project ‘Costs and benefits of occupational safety and health’, which aims to develop an economic costing model to establish reliable estimates of the costs. The ...
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SoundPLANmanda 1.0
SoundPLANmanda 1.0 is the new program for occupational health and safety experts to help them assess environmental hazards and map and analyze noise in workplaces. The tool provides the possibility to map and analyze harmful immissions, including noise, temperature, or air pollution.Highlights:Data Import interface for georeferenced measurement data and display it with interpolated color coded ...
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OSHA to hold meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Feb. 11-12, 2014, in Washington, D.C. A work group meeting will be held on Feb. 11 and the full committee will meet on Feb. 12. NACOSH was established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the secretaries of labor and health and human ...
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The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Launches CANWrite GHS
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) announced today that it has released its newest version of CANWrite. This latest CANWrite release is based on the U.S. HazCom 2012 implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). CANWrite GHS will produce an OSHA GHS and WHMIS compliant safety data sheet (SDS). Clients will be able ...
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National WHMIS Website Offers One-Stop-Shop for Canadians
With the recent announcement of the changes to Canada's Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015), a website has been released to help Canadians transition from the old WHMIS system to WHMIS 2015 which implements the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The website, WHMIS.org: Canada’s National WHMIS Portal, provides Canadians ...
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Air sampling pump wins new product of the year award
Casella has won Occupational Health and Safety’s 2019 ‘New Product of the Year Award’ for its VAPex Personal Low Flow Sampling Pump. Casella’s VAPex Personal Low Flow Sampling Pump was selected as the best new product in the Industrial Hygiene: Air Sampling category by a panel of three highly qualified judges. Tim Turney, Global Marketing Manager at Casella, said ...
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Secretary of Labor appoints members to the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez recently appointed six members to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health. FACOSH advises the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of federal employees. This includes providing advice on how to reduce the number of injuries and illnesses in the federal workforce and how to encourage ...
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New guide to managing mobile workers’ safety, health and security
Managing the safety, health and security of mobile workers: an occupational safety and health practitioner's guide outlines the aspects of safety, health and security for which organisations should take responsibility when they have workers travelling for work, or on international assignments. The publication, developed jointly by the International SOS Foundation and the Institution of ...
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WeirWasher CEO appointed Water Environment Federation`s Safety, Security and Occupational Health Committee Vice Chair
Shawna Gill, D.C., CEO of GillTrading.com, Inc., accepted the volunteer position of Occupational Health Vice Chair of the WEF Safety, Security, and Occupational Health Committee. Shawna is a Doctor of Chiropractic and has been involved with safety, ergonomic and public health issues since the 1990"s. Since 2002, Dr. Gill has been responsible for marketing, sales and mangament of GTC which she ...
By GillTeq, LLC
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NGOs Call for France to Require Labeling and Restriction of Consumer Products
According to a July 12, 2017, press release, a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO) wrote to the French Prime Minister and several ministers to call for labeling and restriction of nanomaterials in consumer products. The NGOs request that three measures be taken “as a matter of urgency”: Temporarily ban titanium dioxide particles present in E171 dye until the French ...
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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 ...
By Casella
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OSHA will hold meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Nov. 14-15, 2012, in Washington, D.C. The NACOSH Effectiveness Measures Work Group will meet Nov. 14, and the full committee will meet Nov. 15. NACOSH was established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the secretaries of labor ...
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Three new GRI Standards for Sustainability Reporting Come into Effect
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility for their impacts, by providing them with the global common language to communicate those impacts. GRI Standards are the most widely used standards in the world for sustainability reporting. Under the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) ...
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HSC welcomes the establishment of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council
Chair of the Health and Safety Commission, Judith Hackitt, has welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council (RRAC) and expressed the Commission's and the Health and Safety Executive's strong interest in working with the new body to address the key issues related to public risk and the role of policy makers and regulators. Ms Hackitt said, 'In recent ...
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National forum to explore strategies on leading workplace change
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) announced that it would host a national forum to discuss the role leadership and responsibility play in improving and building safer and healthier workplaces. CCOHS’ Forum III: Leading Workplace Change will be held March 8 to 9, 2010 in Gatineau, Quebec. This unique event brings together representatives from Canadian, provincial and ...
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OSHA schedules meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington, D.C. FACOSH advises the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to the occupational safety and health of federal employees. This includes providing advice on how to reduce the number of injuries and illnesses in the federal ...
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OSHA seeks nominations for membership to the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting nominations for members to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health. The 16-member council comprises eight members representing federal agency management and eight representing federal employees. OSHA is accepting nominations for two management and three labor representatives to serve three-year terms, ...
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Labour market challenges for occupational safety and health
Globalisation and a fast-developing social context have important consequences for the labour market and by extension to health and safety at work. The ageing workforce, increasing participation rates for women and greater movement of workers to and within Europe all demand more effective prevention measures.Produced in cooperation with PEROSH, , the working paper ‘Health, demographic ...
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Casella opens office in Melbourne Australia
This - along with their existing offices in; New Delhi, India and Shanghai, China - will provide the cornerstones for the expansion of their servicing and sales capabilities for this important region. Utilising over 20 years of experience and knowledge of the Casella brand, John Killen, Independent Sales Representative, will be providing advice to the Asia Pacific team, led by Martin Van Os ...
By Casella
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