OSHA has cited A & B Foundry & Machining LLC with 33 health and safety violations, including four repeat. The Nov. 15, 2012, inspection was initiated under the national emphasis program targeting the primary metals industry. Proposed fines total $170,107.

OSHA has cited Phoenix Industrial Cleaning for 28 serious safety violations following the death of a worker who fell from ladder inside of a storage tank, apparently after being overcome by methylene chloride vapors at a chemical manufacturing facility in Wheeling, Ill. on Nov. 29, 2012.

February 1st, 2013 the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) announced a revision to its good practice recommended Threshold Limit Value (TLV®) for manganese.(

Wise Safety & Environmental consists of Wise El Santo Co. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Reis Environmental, with operating divisions of Oha Instruments, Zink Safety and Reis Emergency Products & Services.

At least 1.7 million U.S. workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in industries and occupations including construction, sandblasting, and mining, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the business world, some locations are appropriate for residential construction, some for industrial and some for retail, but in each case, appropriate classification of the location is critical to success.

Honeywell Safety Products is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the NEW CF1000 Series Continuous Flow Supplied Air Respirator (CF-SAR).

Safety professionals and industrial hygienists have dedicated their careers to making work a safer place to be.

The welding process is essential in many manufacturing, construction and maintenance sectors and therefore is an area of concern for OSHA.

An employer must evaluate workplace contaminants before beginning a respiratory program.

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