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ACGIH® releases 2019 TLVs® and BEIs® with 7TH Edition Documentation, CD-ROM

March 27, 2019

ACGIH® offers two of its most popular reference resources in one product! The just released 2019 TLVs® and BEIs® with 7th Edition Documentation, CD-ROM offers access to:

ACGIH® releases the 2019 Supplement to the Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 7th Edition

March 27, 2019

The 2019 Supplement to the Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 7th Edition is now available.

It’s National Safety Stand-UP Week - for grain handling safety

March 26, 2019

The growing enthusiasm for the annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction has given rise to a new, similar event: the National Safety Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week. It’s happening this week. The event is designed to raise awareness about the hazards in the grain handling industry, which include engulfment/entrapment; slip, trip, and fall prevention; mechanical hazards; machine guarding; and lockout/tagout. Demonstrations of those hazards – along with discussions about how to abate them, were held at the Asmark Institute Agricenter in Bloomington, Illinois yesterday.

Experimental drug may curb opioid cravings

"Every region of the U.S." is affected by opioid epidemic

March 26, 2019

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun testing an experimental drug that could help opioid addicts deal with the cravings that cause them to continue using the dangerous substance. In Phase I of the clinical trial currently underway at the NIH Clinical Center – researchers will study how the compound ANS-6637 is processed in the body when given with another drug that is processed by the same liver enzyme pathway.

New AVO training location in Houston, Texas!

March 26, 2019

To better serve our customers and students, AVO Training Institute has added an additional training location. The new training location is located at Powell Electrical Systems in Houston, Texas and will be hosting a variety of different AVO electrical maintenance and electrical safety training courses.

Explosion kills 2 at Fla. ammo maker; company cited

March 25, 2019

OSHA has cited ammunition manufacturer AMTEC Less Lethal Systems Inc. for exposing employees to explosive hazards after an explosion fatally injured two workers at the company’s Perry, Florida, facility. The company faces $188,290 in penalties for multiple serious violations, and a willful violation that carries the maximum penalty allowed.

AIHA names 12 new Fellows

March 25, 2019

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) honors 12 new industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental heal and safety (IH//OEHS) professionals with the Fellows designation. These individuals have been nominated by their peers and recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the industrial hygiene profession. The new distinguished Fellows will be honored during the annual Mark of Excellence Awards Breakfast on Wednesday, May 22, at the 2019 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Tragedy that gave rise to modern workplace safety happened 108 years ago today

March 25, 2019

One of the deadliest industrial disasters in the history of the country – the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - occurred in New York City on this day in 1911. The fire claimed the lives off 146 garment workers – many of whom jumped to their deaths from the 7th, 8th and 9th floors of the building in order to avoid the smoke and flames sweeping through their workplace.

Safety technology engages workers

Smart PPE puts your people in proactive positions; enabling real-time reporting & alerts

Greg Schrab

March 25, 2019

Ponder this: our human reality now involves a Bluetooth toaster. For $100, you too can receive push notifications when your slice of bread reaches the desired level of toasted-ness. Yes, this is almost certainly the future Steve Jobs envisioned when introducing the iPhone as a “revolutionary and magical product”.

Fighting chemical fire sends PFAS into Houston area waterways

March 22, 2019

Environmental groups are raising alarm about the consequences of using foam retardant to quell the enormous fire that raged for days at the International Terminals Co. (ITC) in Texas. Storage tanks that were ablaze at the chemical facility near the Deer Park facility contained gasoline blends, base oils, xylene, pyrolysis gasoline and naptha. ITC fire crews only managed to gain traction on the third day.