worker exposure News
-
Lead Exposure Risks in the Work Environment Discussed in New Video
Today (Feb 28, 2016), the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses potential lead exposure risks for workers. “Many people worry about lead in their homes or in the environment, but for some workers, occupational exposure risks may be their greatest threat,” said Paul Cochrane, ...
-
Faster, safer flange removal with new easy bolt
Flanges on landfill gas and liquid collection systems often require opening for equipment inspection and service. QED’s new Easy Bolts are designed for faster, safer and less costly access to any flange. The Easy Bolt provides the function of conventional nuts and bolt sets, but uses a simple lever action instead of wrenches. Easy Bolt advantages include:• Fast, no-tool clamp and release action ...
-
Diacetyl and Workplace Exposure Concerns Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses workplace exposure concerns to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl. “In recent years, the health effects associated with worker exposure to these chemical compounds has come under increasing scrutiny,” said Paul Cochrane, ...
-
Worker exposure and the hazards of abrasive blasting materials
Late last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a Fact Sheet entitled, “Protecting Workers from the Hazards of Abrasive Blasting Materials.” The four page document discusses the need for employers to protect workers from hazardous dust levels, toxic metals and the high levels of noise associated with abrasive blasting. Abrasive blasting uses ...
-
New York Businesses Prepare to Comply with OSHA’s New Final Rule on Respirable Crystalline Silica
As far back as the 1930s, the U.S. Department of Labor first highlighted the hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica after a wave of worker deaths. The agency set standards to limit worker exposure in 1971 when the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) was created. According to OSHA, approximately 2.3 million workers in the United States are still ...
By VOETS, LLC
-
OSHA warns that worker exposure standards are out-of-date
Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a news release that stated, “While many chemicals are suspected of being harmful, OSHA's exposure standards are out-of-date and inadequately protective for the small number of chemicals that are regulated in the workplace.” In response, OSHA has created a toolkit to identify safer chemicals that can be ...
-
Hygieneering Assists Builder/Contractor in Chicago with OSHA Silica Standard Support
Hygieneering, Inc. has been retained to provide Chicago, IL builder/contractor with job task employee exposure assessments and (PEL) Permissible Exposure Level sampling to document and assist in controlling worker exposures to silica in the construction site workplace. The Silica OSHA Standard for construction went into effect on September 23, 2017. For more information or to discuss your silica ...
-
Barnsley company fined after staff exposed to hazardous mist
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers who work with metalworking fluids to ensure they take the correct safety precautions after an entire workforce at a Barnsley company were exposed to metalworking fluid mist. Koyo Bearings (Europe) Ltd, today (30 November) pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act and was fined £20,000 and ordered to ...
-
Multi-use disposable filter for industrial waste
AbTech Holdings, Inc has developed a new disposable filter in its Smart Sponge range, the Smart Sponge 55, which has been designed as a self–contained, disposable 55 gallon drum filter system. The filter will initially be marketed to the chemical shipping, ground water remediation, and energy sectors for the treatment of hazardous contaminated wastewater. Since each Abtech filter system ...
-
California’s Prop 65 and Public Health Concerns over Hexavalent Compounds
In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address increasing concerns over exposure to toxic chemicals. That initiative, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is better known by its original name of Proposition 65.� Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or ...
-
Construction Companies Prepare for OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Standard Enforcement
Next month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will begin enforcing a Final Rule for respirable crystalline silica in an effort to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and kidney disease in construction workers. The rule is comprised of two standards, one for Construction and one for General Industry and Maritime. OSHA’s new ...
-
Companies in Puerto Rico have until May to Prepare for OSHA’s New Beryllium Rule
Earlier this month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a proposed delay in the effective date of the rule entitled Occupational Exposure to Beryllium. The original effective date was to be March 21, 2017, but it has been postponed to May 20, 2017. The amended effective date gives companies and institutions that utilize beryllium and beryllium compounds two more ...
-
Ethylene Oxide and Occupational Exposure Concerns Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses potential occupational exposure to ethylene oxide for workers in various industries. “The Occupational Safety & Health Administration reports that ethylene oxide, also known as EtO, possesses several physical and health hazards that ...
-
NIOSH Publishes Chapter on Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers on Filters by Transmission Electron Microscopy
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has published a chapter in the fifth edition of the NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) entitled “Analysis of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers on Mixed Cellulose Ester Filters by Transmission Electron Microscopy.” The draft chapter provides standardized approaches for the analysis of carbon nanoparticles. The ...
-
Compliance checks in 2015 – focus on substances that matter the most
This meant high-tonnage registration dossiers with important data gaps and with a high potential for worker, consumer or environmental exposure. ECHA checked the dossiers of 107 high priority substances for compliance. In most cases, the Agency drafted a decision requesting the registrant for the missing information. More statistics will follow in the annual evaluation report that will be ...
-
Occupational Health & Safety Professional Helps Prevent Worker Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium
Many workers are exposed to hexavalent chromium in the work environment. Hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium VI, is a toxic form of the element chromium. These compounds are man-made and widely used in many different industries. Hexavalent chromium compounds are used as chromate pigments in dyes, paints, inks, and plastics. They may be added as anticorrosive agents to paints, ...
-
California’s Prop 65 and Imazalil Public Health Concerns
In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address increasing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. That initiative, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or ...
-
How to Set Up a Perimeter Monitoring Kit
It’s that time of year again: construction season! Which means perimeter monitoring has again become necessary to measure worker exposures to noise, dust, gas emissions, and provide documentation that you’ve implemented procedures to keep the surrounding community safe from these issues. RAECO Rents perimeter monitoring kits include several pieces of equipment, packaged together for ...
By Raeco Rents
-
Federal Officials Warn Workers about Erionite Exposure Risks
This month, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) posted, Erionite: An Emerging North American Health Hazard. According to the NIOSH post, “Erionite is a naturally occurring mineral that belongs to a group of silicate minerals called zeolites. It is usually found in volcanic ash that has been altered by weathering and ground water. Like naturally occurring ...
-
CIP10 M Biological Air Sampler
A new biological air sampler CIP10 M for individual or dedicated sampling. The micro organisms are collected on a liquid which is maintained in a rotating cup which generates a helicoidal air flowrate. The lab analysis (enumeration or identification technique) of the liquid determines micro biological air quality (bacteria, fungi, mould or endotoxin...). The small, compact light and low noise ...
By Tecora
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you