This website stores data such as cookies to enable important site functionality including analytics, targeting, and personalization. View our privacy policy.

ISHN logo
search
cart
facebook twitter linkedin youtube
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
ISHN logo
  • NEWS
    • VENDOR NEWS & CASE STUDIES
    • TODAY'S NEWS
  • PRODUCTS
  • TOPICS
    • Environmental Health and Safety
    • Facility Safety
    • FR Protection
    • Government Regulations
    • Health
    • Industrial Hygiene
    • Occupational Safety
    • Oil & Gas
    • PPE
    • Transportation Safety
    • Vendor News & Case Studies
    • More Topics
  • CONSTRUCTION
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • COLUMNS
    • Best Practices
    • Editorial Comments
    • Leading Safety
    • Safety Analytics
    • Safety Culture
    • Safety Talk
    • Training Strategies
  • EDUCATION
  • MULTIMEDIA
    • Bulwark FR Quiz
    • J. J. Keller HazCom Quiz
    • Videos
    • Webinars
    • Podcasts
  • MORE
    • Buyer's Guide
    • Polls
    • eNewsletters
    • Events
    • ISHN Store
    • Sponsor Insights
    • Convention Companion
  • EMAGAZINE
    • eMagazine
    • Archived Issues
    • Contact
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
Home » Keywords: » Exposures

Items Tagged with 'Exposures'

ARTICLES

money

Feds distribute $10.5M in workplace safety and health training grants

September 3, 2015

OSHA has awarded $10.5 million in one-year federal safety and health training grants to 80 nonprofit organizations across the nation for education and training programs to help high-risk workers and their employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures and understand their rights and responsibilities.


Read More
Respiratory protection program

Effectiveness of respirator programs make all the difference

Sally J. Smart
November 4, 2013
When effective engineering controls and work practice control measures are not feasible, or while they are being implemented or evaluated, respiratory protection may be required to achieve this objective.


Read More
OSHA

The truth that sickens and kills

Michaels admits PELs are outdated, dangerous
Dj new pic 7.10.22
Dave Johnson
November 1, 2013

In this case, it does much more than merely hurt. “This case” refers to last Thursday’s (October 24, 2013) rather extraordinary admission by OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels that hundreds of OSHA’s permissible exposures limits (PELs) are far out of date, basically useless, and in fact dangerous.


Read More
chemicals

Chemistry industry says OSHA safety tools are “too narrow”

ACC urges agency to get stakeholder input
October 31, 2013

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is taking issue with an online tool developed by OSHA to help employers assess the relative safety of potential alternatives for hazardous chemicals. While the ACC said it welcomed OSHA’s recent launch of a website making it easier to access up-to-date information on Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for the workplace, it feels more input is needed.


Read More
Industrial hygiene

Five steps to successful exposure assessments

Jerome Spear
October 31, 2013

The better our understanding of exposures and the risks they pose, the more assurance we have that we are controlling the most important (highest risk) exposures first. Control efforts (such as engineering, work practice, or personal protective equipment) are often costly to implement and maintain.


Read More
Oil Spill

Tests on Gulf spill cleanup workers show altered blood chemistry

Exposure to oil, dispersants heightens cancer risk
October 2, 2013

Researchers studying a small sampling of workers who’d helped clean up the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill found significantly altered blood profiles that could indicate an increased risk of certain kinds of cancer.


Read More
NIOSH

Contractors wanted: Help NIOSH advance research to protect workers from silica

Testing at real work sites needed
March 29, 2013

NIOSH is currently testing low-cost solutions for protecting workers from silica exposure when cutting fiber cement siding. You can help us test a dust control and at the same time add to the research that supports and advances the prevention of silicosis.  


Read More
hearing loss

Cadmium and lead linked to hearing loss in U.S. adults

Even low levels can damage hearing
February 21, 2013

Low levels of two common metals may contribute to hearing loss, according to a study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives. Researchers found that lead and cadmium – even at levels below national workplace standards set by OSHA – can damage hearing.


Read More
The ISHN Blog logo

Are we in the age of “do nothing” safety?

Dj new pic 7.10.22
Dave Johnson
January 29, 2013

In the movie “Zero Dark Thirty” a brief exchange occurs between a CIA subordinate and his boss at Langley HQ. The subordinate and his team are frustrated. The higher-ups are not with aggression pursuing leads that the team believes could track down Bin Laden. “I wonder,” says the subordinate. “how do you assess the risk of doing nothing?”


Read More
study

Is your job making you sick?

Canadian study seeks answers
Dj new pic 7.10.22
Dave Johnson
January 17, 2013

A new study, funded by the Canadian Cancer Society, will examine the human and economic impact of workplace exposure to 44 known or suspected carcinogens and their links to 27 types of cancer. The study's main goals are to quantify - for the first time - how serious the problem is in Canada by estimating the number of new cancer cases and cancer deaths that can be attributed to workplace factors, and also to weigh the economic impact.


Read More
More Articles Tagged with 'Exposures'
Subscribe For Free!
  • eMagazine Subscriptions
  • ISHN eNewsletter & Other eNews Alerts
  • Online Registration
  • Manage My Preferences
  • Subscription Customer Service

More Videos

Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content is a special paid section where industry companies provide high quality, objective, non-commercial content around topics of interest to the ISHN audience. All Sponsored Content is supplied by the advertising company. Interested in participating in our Sponsored Content section? Contact your local rep.

close
  • Toxic gasses
    Sponsored byThermo Fisher Scientific

    Overcoming challenges in trace analysis of toxic gases in the air around us

  • construction industry
    Sponsored byPetzl

    Petzl’s ASAP fall arrester provides crucial backup system with many benefits

  • Men’s Wrangler Retro® Flame Resistant Slim Straight Work Jean
    Sponsored byWrangler

    Fashion-forward workwear that works as hard as you do

Popular Stories

Dan Matthews warehouse 822.jpg

OSHA finds 6 Amazon warehouses failed to record, report worker injuries, illnesses

workplace injuries fatalities EMT Getty.jpg

Workplace fatalities increased nearly 9% in 2021

incident investigation

An introduction to investigating accidents in the workplace

2/21 ISHN JJ Keller Webinar

Events

February 21, 2023

Written Safety Plans: Not Just a Paperwork Exercise

What's black and white and one of the first things an OSHA officer will look for during an inspection? The answer is … your written safety and health plans! 

March 23, 2023

This is 2023, Why Are People Still Dying in Confined Spaces?

Attendees of this webinar will gain a better understanding of why people still continue to die in confined spaces.

View All Submit An Event

Poll

Workplace bullying

Have you witnessed bullying in your workplace?
View Results Poll Archive

Products

Occupational Safety and Health: Fundamental Principles and Philosophies

Occupational Safety and Health: Fundamental Principles and Philosophies

See More Products

Arc Flash Protection

Get our new eMagazine delivered to your inbox every month.

Stay in the know on the latest safety trends.

SUBSCRIBE TODAY
  • Resources
    • List Rental
    • Safety A-Z
    • Custom Content & Marketing Services
    • Market Research
    • Web Exclusives
    • Privacy Policy
  • Want More
    • Connect
    • Subscribe
    • Survey And Sample
  • ADVERTISE WITH US
    • Advertise
  • Privacy
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • TERMS & CONDITIONS
    • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
    • PRIVACY REQUEST
    • ACCESSIBILITY
    • UPDATE MY PREFERENCES

Copyright ©2023. All Rights Reserved BNP Media.

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing