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7 key features of today’s cutting-edge chemical management software

7 key features of today’s cutting-edge chemical management software

Game-changing chemical management
Phil Molé
August 1, 2019

Software is radically changing chemical management. But while the growing chemical safety software options available help more businesses keep their workers safe and workplaces compliant, the crowded space also makes it harder for those shopping for a solution to select one that best fits their needs.


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chemical protection for hands

Chemical protection is needed for working hands

Skin disease cases exceed recordable respiratory illnesses
Paraventi1
Maureen Paraventi
February 5, 2018

A great deal of attention about chemical dangers in the workplace gets focused on inhalation as an exposure route, but skin contact – especially via busy hands -- can also result in significant harm to human health. In many cases, skin is a more significant route of exposure than the lung.


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multi-hazard protective clothing

Multi-hazard protective clothing comes of age

Garments address flash fire, arc flash, chemical splash & poor visibility
Mark Saner
October 5, 2017

According to Frost and Sullivan’s North American Industrial Protective Clothing Market Forecast to 2020, apparel with multiple protective functionalities is becoming increasingly popular.


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questions

Who pays for safety footwear?

January 23, 2017
OSHA ruled in 2008 that employers are required to pay for their employees’ PPE. OSHA does not specify the method that employers must use to pay for PPE. Many employers maintain a stock of PPE and hand it out as employees need it. Other employers use allowances or reimbursement systems. Any of these methods are acceptable, as long as employees receive the PPE at no cost.
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protecting hands from chemicals

Knowledge is power when protecting hands from chemicals

Anne Van Den Borre Srin Kuchibotla
November 3, 2015

It’s impossible to know exactly how many chemicals exist in the world, but more than 60 million are registered with Chemical Abstracts Service system.


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research

Scientists determine how the environment contributes to disease

NIH researchers find link to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
November 26, 2014

Using a new imaging technique, National Institutes of Health researchers have found that the biological machinery that builds DNA can insert molecules into the DNA strand that are damaged as a result of environmental exposures.


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hand injury

Gloves for hand protection

January 28, 2014

OSHA says that the employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate hand protection and other protective clothing where there is exposure to hazards such as skin absorption of harmful substances, severe cuts or lacerations, severe abrasions, punctures, chemical burns, thermal burns, harmful temperature extremes, and sharp objects.


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Capitol Hill

TSCA reform moves forward with House hearing

Both sides call for revisions
November 6, 2013

A Senate effort to reform the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is scheduled for a hearing next week in the House. The controversial legislation, which was introduced in May by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), will likely get a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.


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european union

Critics of EU chemical policy had industry ties

October 7, 2013

Seventeen scientists who launched a high profile attack on plans in Europe to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals have past or current ties to regulated industries. An investigation by Environmental Health News (EHN) revealed that of 18 toxicology journal editors who signed a controversial editorial, 17 have worked with or for the chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, tobacco, pesticide or biotechnology industries.


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chemicals

California moves to regulate toxic chemicals in consumer products

Manufacturers will have to find safer alternatives
October 3, 2013

While efforts to reform the federal Toxic Chemicals Safety Act continue to inch slowly forward, the state of California has taken a bold regulatory leap into controlling toxic chemicals – at least those found in consumer products.


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