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toxic exposures, OSHA permissible exposure limits

Exposure effects explained

New terms & calculations require worker retraining
Markiewicz
Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, CHMM
February 1, 2019

A basic understanding of the toxicological dose-response curve is a necessity for OHS pros. People fear most what they understand the least. New and vast toxicological information can trigger fear and irrational actions.


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Wireless gas detection

Going wireless with gas detection

Ask these questions to select the system that works best
Josh Futrell
August 30, 2018
Almost every homeowner has a toolbox filled with trusted tools to help get the job done. Tools that are reliable, and trusted to perform time and time again. Tools that are easy to use and don’t require instruction manuals. The same is true for safety professionals who keep people safe.
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PPE

When to use airline respirators

How to conduct an assessment
Carl McMillan
May 1, 2014
Airline respirators, also known as supplied air respirators (SAR), are used when air purifying respirators (APR) cannot provide sufficient protection from airborne concentrations of the chemical


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first responders

NIOSH study finds higher cancer rates in firefighters

Excessive mesothelioma cases linked to asbestos exposure
November 6, 2013

A combined population of 30,000 firefighters from three large cities had higher rates of several types of cancers, and of all cancers combined, than the U.S. population as a whole, researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and colleagues found in a new study.


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Sinclair Oil

Gas releases lead to $707,000 in fines for Sinclair Refinery

Wyoming OSHA investigates follows worker complaint
November 6, 2013

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration division (OSHA) within the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) has cited the Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company with $707,000 in fines for 22 violations found at the company’s Sinclair, Wyoming refinery operation.


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