J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. continues to expand its on-site advisory services with the addition of Hazardous Materials Compliance & Safety Program Management.

Employers and workers who need information about the health risks of chromium can find numerous resources on a new page on OSHA’s website that’s dedicated to the topic. The Chromium Safety and Health Topics Page provides details about the health risks of various forms of chromium.

The spectacle of frightened elderly nursing home patients being rescued from debris following last week’s explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant had a jarring affect on many Americans. So did photos of debris where approximately 80 homes once stood, and pictures of an apartment complex that had its windows blasted out by the explosion.

Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S) is really prevalent here in the south/southwest, but also is becoming more prevalent in other areas where oil and gas exploration is taking hold in light of the U.S. trying to break our dependence on foreign oil reserves.