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This photo is a complete view of the DFTO system. (Dürr Systems, Inc. photo)

How Thermal Oxidation Can Increase the Sustainability of a Chemical Plant

For this manufacturer of organic chemicals operating many smaller processes, a single centralized thermal oxidizer system was the most cost-effective path to expand production while meeting new emission controls requirements.

Production Materials Become Hazardous Waste Practically Overnight—EPA's Perspective on Abandoned Commercial Chemical Products

EPA has made checklists available to the regulated community, including the associated guidance regarding abandoned CCPs.

MSHA Plans to Curb Mining Deaths in April, One of the Year's Deadliest Months

April traditionally signals the beginning of the spring season for U.S. metal and nonmetal mining operations.



Canada Tests Drone for Use in Coast Guard Operations

The agencies said the March 28 trial will help the Coast Guard determine how drones can assist during icebreaking operations and will help Transport Canada explore the use of similar technology.

Nuclear Security Summit 2016 Under Way in Nation's Capital

The security summit is focused on managing cyber threats and securing the use, storage, and transport of radiological and nuclear materials; it is the fourth in the series, following the inaugural summit in Washington in 2010, the second in Seoul in 2012, and the third in The Hague in 2014.

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kwan Cochrane, the maintenance administration chief with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, was selected to receive the Geico Military Service Award. The award spotlights the valuable and lasting contributions made by enlisted service members. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonah Lovy)

Marine Gunnery Sergeant Wins Geico Military Service Award for Fall Protection Program

"Marines always have safety in place, but it was not an official program. I built the program up from scratch and it became necessary for us to have a fall protection system here for working on the jets."Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kwan Cochrane said.

OSHA Says Safety Guards Could Have Prevented Amputation

The company was cited for similar violations in 2013.

Settlement Commits Developer to Enhance Safeguards for Employees at Psychiatric Center

DOL says the employer exposed workers to lead and asbestos dangers. The company said it is encouraged many of OSHA's proposals for asbestos and lead exposure have been changed from "not willful" citations and nearly all of its asbestos-related citations were vacated, and that Dover Greens will remain committed to the workers' safety and health as the project progresses.

Ebola No Longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan on March 29 terminated the temporary recommendations issued in response to the West Africa outbreaks.

New Johns Hopkins Cancer Research Center Announced

Immunotherapy has the potential to cure and end all forms of cancer and is the most rapidly advancing approach to cancer treatment and one of the most promising avenues of cancer research, according to JHU, which described it as seeking to redirect patients' immune systems to target, detect, and destroy cancer cells.

Bus Company Withdraws Its Shutdown Order Appeal

The company illegally transported passengers to Philadelphia for the pope's visit, according to DOT.

BSEE Studies Arctic Response Challenges

The agency has tested a Geo-Referencing Identification Satellite tag project.

This final rule updates eye and face protection requirements in OSHA

OSHA Final Rule Updates Eye and Face Protection Standards

Employers are not required to update or replace protection devices solely because of this new rule and may continue to follow their current and usual practices for their eye and face protection.

New York State's Mandatory Electronic Prescribing Takes Effect

The new requirement, considered a key component of New York's I-STOP initiative to reduce misuse of prescription medications in the state, "will improve patient safety, reduce the number of fraudulent or stolen prescriptions, and help combat prescription drug abuse across New York," Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said March 17 when he announced the effective date.

Alaska Volcano Erupts, Prompting Aviation Red Warning

The Pavlof Volcano is about 4.4 miles in diameter and has active vents on the north and east sides close to the summit. With more than 40 historic eruptions, it is one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian chain, with ash plumes as high as 49,000 feet generated by past eruptions.

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