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Respirable Particulates, Airborne Contaminants & Lung Cancer Risks

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths and the second most common cancer among both men and women in the United States according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC states that the most important thing a person can do to lower their lung cancer risk is to quit smoking and to avoid secondhand smoke. The second ...

Aug. 19, 2014

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

3M launches new particulate respirator with nuisance level organic vapour and ozone relief

Diversified technology company 3M is delighted to announce the launch of its new speciality product, the 9922 FFP2 Particulate Respirator. The latest addition to 3M’s comprehensive range of maintenance free respirators provides comfortable protection against fine dusts and oil and water-based mists. In addition, the 9922 provides relief from nuisance levels (nuisance level refers to airborne ...

Oct. 2, 2008

Identifying Respirable Hazards to Protect Workers in Puerto Rico

Once each year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases a preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. The list is compiled from thousands of workplace inspections conducted by federal OSHA staff. Year after year, 1 of the top 10 cited violations involves respiratory protection. OSHA reports that an estimated 5 ...

Dec. 22, 2016

By Zimmetry Environmental

Lowering Exposure to Respirable Coal Dust in MSHA Final Rule

Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced the release of a final rule to lower miners' exposure to respirable coal mine dust. The final rule applies to all underground and surface coal mines and continues the agency’s End Black Lung – Act Now! initiative. According to a MSHA news release, this final rule: ...

May 12, 2014

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

ABIH® Advocates Respirable Hazard Recognition during Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In the United States and many parts of the world, more people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. It is also the second most commonly diagnosed form of cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be more than 221,000 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed in the United States this year and over 158,000 deaths. ...

Nov. 23, 2015

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Identifying occupational exposure risks to particulate matter in New York

Throughout New York and the tri-state area there are countless workers in numerous occupations that are exposed to elevated levels of particulate matter, also known as PM. Some particulate matter, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke, is large or dark enough to be seen with the naked eye. Others are so small they can only be detected using an electron microscope. ...

Jan. 9, 2017

By VOETS, LLC

Air monitoring results for particulate matter, asbestos posted on EPA`s Joplin tornado web page; no health concerns so far

EPA Region 7 is sharing online the results of its ongoing air monitoring activities within the Joplin, Mo., tornado impact zone. So far, the data from Region 7’s air sampling for asbestos and particulate matter, which began May 28, has not indicated any health-related concerns. As additional data is collected and analyzed, EPA will post those results at www.epa.gov/joplin, which also ...

Jun. 7, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The Importance of Proper Respiratory Protection for Millions of Workers

In October, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. For the last several years, the 4th most cited violation has been associated with respiratory protection. According to OSHA, an estimated 5 ...

Dec. 5, 2016

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Protecting New York and Tri-state Area Workers from Airborne Hazards

Several months ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released their preliminary list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. The annual list is compiled each year from thousands of workplace inspections conducted by the agency. For numerous years in a row, one of top 10 cited violations once ...

Jan. 4, 2017

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Unique dust monitors for any application

The Latest TSI Sidepak Personal Aerosol Monitors Have Been Added To The Ashtead Technology Range Of Particulate Matter (PM) Monitors. “We Were So Impressed With The Unique Features Of These Instruments, That We Immediately Added Them To Both Our Rental And Sales Portfolios,” Says Ashtead’s Regional Sales Manager Josh Thomas. “Many Occupational Exposure Applications Are ...

Jul. 14, 2016

By Ashtead Technology Ltd

EPA Promulgates final SNUR for Bimodal Mixture Consisting of MWCNTs and Other Classes of CNTs

On October 3, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated a final significant new use rule (SNUR) under Section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the chemical substance identified generically as bimodal mixture consisting of multi-walled ...

Oct. 4, 2017

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Hydrogen Fluoride

Gaseous hydrogen fluoride is a harsh respiratory irritant; the inhalation of hydrofluoric acid mists causes severe lung damage in exposed workers. A proposed new ASTM standard, WK38734, Test Method for the Determination of Particulate Fluorides and Hydrofluoric Acid Using Filter Sampling and Suppressed Ion Chromatography, will be used to ...

Jun. 9, 2014

By ASTM International

Volatile Organic Compound Exposure Risks from 3D Printers

Due to their initial high cost, corporate research laboratories and major universities were some of the earliest adopters of three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies. In recent years, 3D printers have become increasingly popular as the cost to own and operate these devices has dropped dramatically. Today, 3D printers can be purchased for only a few hundred to several thousand ...

Oct. 10, 2017

By Clark Seif Clark Inc.

Macaulay Institute chooses Enviro Technology’s Picarro for their international research

Leading Aberdeen based land-use research centre the Macaulay Institute has purchased two Picarro isotopic CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) analysers from Enviro Technology for its world-wide research programme. The analysers are being used for the Institute’s field campaigns, which look at the 13C isotope content of CO2 which leaves the soil surface. By measuring the ...

Aug. 26, 2010

By Enviro Technology Services Ltd

Businesses and Institutions in Puerto Rico Learn About 3D Printers and Potential Exposure Hazards

It wasn’t many years ago that the cost of 3D printers made their presence in a school, university or business in Puerto Rico unique and special. Today, however, three-dimensional printers have become almost commonplace as the technology advances and costs decrease. The popularity of 3D printers has raised respiratory concerns with a growing number of health and safety professionals. ...

Aug. 29, 2017

By Zimmetry Environmental

Diesel Emissions, Health and the Law

When diesel is used as an engine fuel, it is inevitable that you will produce Products of Incomplete Combustion (PICs). Hence, we never just produce carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) alone, but rather a myriad of hydrocarbons including aromatics (e.g. benzene, toluene) aldehydes and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a semi-volatile phase or bound with carbonaceous particulate, and ...

Jan. 4, 2017

By Shawcity Limited

EPA urges residents of Joplin, Mo., to keep Tornado debris segregated into categories as curbside pickup continues

As the process of recovering from the May 22 tornado nears the end of its eighth week, EPA Region 7 is urging residents and cleanup crews to keep residential storm debris segregated into six categories to speed curbside collection efforts. Under one of its emergency response missions assigned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), EPA and its contractors are continuing to collect ...

Jul. 14, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA SNURs include multi-walled and single-walled carbon nanotubes

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated significantnew use rules (SNUR) under Section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 23chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN). According to EPA,four of these chemical substances, including multi-walled carbon nanotubes (generic) (MWCNT)and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) are ...

Jun. 25, 2009

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

New Workplace Crystalline Silica Requirements Begin this Month

Silica is a part of the environment, commonly occurring in most soils. Chronic exposure to respirable crystalline silica particulates has long been known to cause restrictive lung disease and complications that can lead to cancer. Worker exposures to airborne crystalline silica are tightly restricted by California’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA). Federal ...

Jun. 1, 2016

By Clark Seif Clark Inc.

Shawcity Seminar 1: Occupational Dust Monitoring, RCS and Diesel Fume.

Wednesday 22nd June saw the first of the 2016 seminars hosted by Shawcity, which offer an independent focus on key issues facing those who work in occupational hygiene, environmental monitoring and health and safety. The event, held at Wrag Barn Golf and Country Club, Highworth, focused on occupational dust monitoring, RCS and diesel fume. Shawcity welcomed over 40 delegates on the day ...

Jan. 4, 2017

By Shawcity Limited

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