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Look for signs of a possible leak: • Persistent bubbling in standing water • Discolored or dead vegetation around the pipeline area • Dense white cloud or fog • Slight mist of ice • Unexplained frozen ground near the pipeline Listen for any unusual noise: • Whistling, hissing or roaring sound

New workplace safety and health issues continue to emerge around the relatively new fields of nanotechnology, advanced materials, and additive manufacturing, which makes updated on information a challenge for safety professionals and others. Because many people turn to Wikipedia for information, scientists with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) gathered with “Wikipedians” from across the Midwest to expand and improve Wikipedia articles about nanotechnology OSH.

Exxon Mobil Corp. and the federal government have settled a case arising from the company being charged with violating the Clean Air Act due to air pollution violations at eight petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana. News sources say the company has agreed to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty related the violations and spend approximately $300 million to install new equipment to improve operation and monitoring of industrial flares at the facilities.

SiteHawk, the global leader in chemical data management and compliance solutions, announced the latest enhancements to its chemical data management solution, SiteHawk Communicator, today. By integrating SiteHawk’s industry-leading expertise in chemical data with best of breed labeling technology, the combined solution delivers comprehensive and flexible labeling tools for organizations in every industry worldwide.

SiteHawk, the global leader in chemical data management and compliance solutions announced the release of the QuickSCAN mobile app today. QuickSCAN integrates mobile technology with chemical data to connect users to SDSs from mobile devices with web access.

Scientists have known for decades that drinking water contaminated by fertilizer nitrates can pose a threat to infants by undermining the ability of their blood to carry oxygen. The condition, known as ‘blue baby syndrome,” led federal regulators to impose an environmental standard of no more than 10 parts per million, or ppm, for nitrates in public water supplies.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released an eight minute safety video entitled “Fire in Baton Rouge” detailing the agency’s Key Lessons stemming from the 2016 fire at the ExxonMobil Refinery that seriously injured four workers. The video includes a new four minute animation explaining the events leading up to the incident.