OSHA issued it Jan. 6, 2017, aiming to reduce an estimated 62,000 workers' exposure to beryllium -- exposures that can cause lung diseases -- and setting it to take effect in 60 days. But the effective date was delayed.
"Innovator biotherapeutic products are often too expensive for many countries, so biosimilars are a good opportunity to expand access and support countries to regulate and use these medicines," said Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO's assistant director general for Health Systems and Innovation.
"We are extremely pleased to have Andreas join CINT as center director and in the Experimental Physical Sciences Directorate at Los Alamos as group leader of the CINT technical organization. He brings a wealth of scientific and leadership experience to his role, and we look forward to having him on board," said Mary Hockaday, associate director of Experimental Physical Sciences.
The administration is conducting research on drone detection systems.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board's final report on the February 2015 explosion at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, Calif., also recommends that the company require identification of all safety critical equipment and consequences of failure for each mode of operation, and also ensure safety critical devices can successfully function when needed.
The promotion is happening during Safe and Sound Week.
CDPH is proposing each label include a listing of all ingredients in descending order; the amount of sugar, sodium, and fat per serving; and a cannabis product symbol. The proposal will prohibit labels from making any claims of health or other physical benefit.
The virus is still found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa and remains a very rare cause of illness in U.S. travelers, according to CDC.
The agency is reaching out to those who work alone.
The administration is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations interested in providing occupational safety and health classes.
All 13 crew and passengers aboard the Airbus Super Puma died April 29, 2016, when the main rotor detached without warning. It crashed while en route from a North Sea platform. Both Norwegian and UK authorities have grounded this type of helicopter since the crash.
The greatest value of a building rating system is one that meshes with economic decisions.
Monitoring gas and vapor hazards is necessary to ensure workers' health and to see that the working environment is healthy.
The year's biggest U.S industrial hygiene show, AIHce EXP docks in the Emerald City next month.
OSHA is considering some methods that will speed up the process of fit testing but still ensure that users are properly fitted with a particular respirator.
Here's what the key eyewash and shower standard, ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014, says about weekly tests and annual inspections of the equipment.
I applaud the NSC's chief executive and the council for setting this ambitious goal and keeping it on the front burner at every opportunity.
USFA highlighted the NIOSH-funded study of whether working conditions such as the number of 24-hour shifts, number of calls, and physical demands are associated with elevated blood pressure and hypertension.
By understanding the risks of this hazard and the regulations surrounding it, you can better equip your facility to prevent "near misses" so they never turn into catastrophic explosions.
Exposure limits are absent for thousands of chemicals, creating a need for guidance that occupational exposure banding can help to fill, according to the authors of a new guidance document.