Any safety manager will reasonably segregate personal protective equipment (PPE) into categories based on the hazards such equipment is designed to mitigate.
Hydraulic fracturing has been used for hydrocarbon recovery for decades, but has become widespread in North America due to a modern process known as horizontal slick water fracking
Our first article — published in ISHN’s May issue — discussed how the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification for labeling chemicals changed the regulations under U.S. Labor Law, OSHA.
Fragrance-containing cleansers added for first time
July 25, 2013
The EPA has added more than 130 chemicals to its Safer Chemical Ingredients List including, for the first time, 119 chemicals that use fragrance for commercial and consumer cleaning products.
Banned in baby bottles, and removed from a number of products, Bisphenol A (BPA) is still found in the thermal paper used for sales receipts – which could be putting the health of pregnant cashiers’ unborn babies at risk according to a recent study.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will hold a public meeting in Washington, D.C. on July 25 in Washington, to decide if OSHA has adequately implemented seven regulatory recommendations it issued.
Wireless gas detection is being adopted in a wide range of industrial applications today — including oil and gas refinement, chemical production, coal-fired power production and animal-rendering plants.
Studies find health of workers and their children affected
July 5, 2013
Endocrine disruptors - chemicals that interfere with the hormone system – are the focus of growing concern in Europe. Istas, the research arm of the Spanish trade union CC.OO, sounded the alarm in a recent report, while European NGOs launched the "EDC Free – Stop Hormone Disrupting Chemicals” campaign at the end of March.
CSB Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso testified yesterday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Chairman Boxer, Senator Vitter, and distinguished Committee members – thank you for inviting me today. The two explosions we are discussing today – West Fertilizer and Williams Olefins – are tragedies of the kind that should be prevented.