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Why you need an industrial hygienist along during OSHA site sampling

October 16, 2018

An OSHA health compliance officer (an industrial hygienist -- IH) recently put me in an ethical dilemma. While conducting “side-by-side” air sampling as the employer’s representative during an OSHA inspection, I observed that the OSHA IH was not sampling for asbestos correctly.

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.

Home Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessments present challenges

Today’s indoor generation

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

July 5, 2018

We are the indoor generation. The EPA’s National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS) conducted 1992-1994 found that Americans spend about 87% of their time in enclosed buildings and about 6% of their time in enclosed vehicles.

Cover Story

8 practices for managing chemical exposures

May 9, 2018

If there’s no occupational exposure limit (OEL) listed for a chemical ingredient or byproduct in a SDS, you can conduct an online search for the chemical by CAS number and include the qualifier DNEL — derived no effect levels. CAS is required on an SDS, DNEL is not.

An Overview on Industrial Hygiene Hazards and Controls

Emily Ysaguirre

December 1, 2017

There are numerous hazards that can exist between employees who work with chemicals, pathogens and contaminants. Setting practice controls ensure that the environmental and physical hazards are best taken care of in a developed and mandated setting.

Comparing catalytic and infrared sensors

Ulf Ostermann

April 1, 2017

Explosive gas monitoring is all about safety. Numerous factors must be assessed and analyzed. Sensor capabilities play a vital role — fast response times and wide temperature ranges are musts. You also need to know when to use catalytic or infrared (IR) gas detector technology.

Galson Laboratories continues to ensure safety compliance by joining ISNetworld

World’s leading industrial hygiene laboratory connects with safe and sustainable contractors

April 29, 2014

Galson Laboratories announces their partnership with online contractor management database, ISNetworld, for access to over fifty-three thousand contractors’ health, safety and qualification information.