Industrial Hygiene News

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Wisconsin Battery Company For Exposing Employees to Lead, Other Hazards

21 Jun 2018

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May 18, 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited C & D Technologies Inc. for exposing employees to lead and failing to implement an...

EIA (Environmental Information Association) 2018 FALL TECHNICAL SEMINAR

21 Jun 2018

Raquel Rimbach

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EIA 2018 Fall Technical Seminar October 19, 2018 Hyatt Regency Downtown Miami, Miami, FL This one-day multi-disciplinary technical seminar features industry experts presenting on regional and national issues in the...

Summer Issue

21 Jun 2018

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ASSP to welcome Alaska Tanker’s Mathur as new public director

20 Jun 2018

Raquel Rimbach

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June 18, 2018 The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will welcome a new member to its leadership team on July 1. The Board of Directors has appointed Anil Mathur to...

CSB Releases Arkema Accident Final Report

20 Jun 2018

Raquel Rimbach

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Houston, TX, May 24, 2018: The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its final investigation report into the August 31, 2017, fire at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. In the days leading...

Airgas Acquires Weiler Welding Company, Inc., Marking the 500th Acquisition in Company History

20 Jun 2018

Raquel Rimbach

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May 3rd 2018 Airgas, Inc., an Air Liquide company and a U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding technologies, and safety products, has announced that it recently acquired the...

Cal/OSHA Fines Foundry over $280,000 for Confined Space Accident

20 Jun 2018

Raquel Rimbach

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Cal/OSHA has cited Alhambra Foundry Co. Ltd. $283,390 for workplace safety and health violations following a confined space accident that resulted in the amputation of an employee’s legs. Cal/OSHA cited...

How Real-time Measurements  Improve Respirator Fit Testing

20 Jun 2018

Raquel Rimbach

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In the US, workers required to wear respiratory protection are also required to pass an annual respirator fit test. Fit tests verify a worker can properly don a respirator that...

U.S. Department of Labor Cites a Colorado Chemical Manufacturer After Employee Died Due to Lack of Oxygen

19 Jun 2018

Raquel Rimbach

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June 7, 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited EnviroTech Services Inc. – based in Greeley, Colorado – after an employee died due...

U.S. Department of Labor and Association of Energy Service Companies Renew Alliance to Keep Texas Oil and Gas Employees Safe

19 Jun 2018

Raquel Rimbach

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April 27th 2018 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC) have renewed an alliance designed to help protect oil and...

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