A high-speed robotic screening system, aimed at protecting human health by improving how chemicals are tested in the United States, has begun testing 10,000 compounds for potential toxicity.
OSHA today issued a new National Emphasis Program* (NEP) for chemical facilities to protect workers from catastrophic releases of highly hazardous chemicals.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available hundreds of studies on chemicals that were previously treated as confidential business information (CBI).
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) issued a statement recently to a key U.S. Senate environmental panel, expressing its opposition to the Safe Chemicals Act introduced earlier this year by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).
A new research report contributes to the increasing evidence that repeated occupational exposure to certain chemical solvents raises the risk for Parkinson's disease.
3E Company, a leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced the availability of a new suite of Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) services.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has released a position statement recommending that public policy regarding chemical management be based on science.
There’s a new way for workers and emergency response personnel to decipher the intimidating technical terms and abbreviations they frequently encounter on material safety data sheets (MSDS) and chemical container labels.
A investigaton by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has found that systemic deficiencies led to a chemistry laboratory explosion at Texas Tech University in January of 2010 that seriously injured a graduate student.
OSHA has released new educational materials on laboratory safety aimed at helping laboratory managers protected their workers from exposure to chemical, biological and physical hazards.