Facility Safety


The Next Generation of Dock Safety Equipment

Employers must continue to focus on forklift safety training and consider the use of multiple safety devices, such as strategically placed signs, painted aisles, and guarded walkways.

Building Materials Can Be a Major Source of Indoor Air Pollution

Indoor air quality can be improved by controlling the sources of VOC emissions.

Federal Agencies Issue Ammonium Nitrate Advisory

The guidance document recommends equipping AN storage areas with automatic fire sprinklers and not storing more than 2,500 tons of bagged AN without such a system.

Parsons' Salt Waste Processing Facility Earns DOE VPP Merit Award

Dr. David Moody, DOE-Savannah River operations manager, presented a Merit certificate of achievement and a VPP Merit flag to Parsons employees at the SWPF construction site on Aug. 6.

Nashville Attraction: One of the World's Greenest Buildings

The Bridge Building, erected in 1908, earned LEED Platinum status with one of the highest scores ever awarded, The Tennessean reported recently.

President Obama Signs Major Disaster Declaration for West

The Aug. 2 signing came one day after his executive order directing EPA, DHS, DOL, and DOJ to collaborate more, sharing information about high-risk facilities, inspections, enforcement, and incident investigation.

Chemistry-Related Accidents Spur Action

New safety initiatives and a National Academy of Sciences study have come in response to dozens of accidents in recent years at industrial and academic labs.

2013 National Safety Congress & Expo, Chicago, McCormick Place, The Art Institute of Chicago

The Big Show Returns to Chicago

Oct. 1’s third keynote session, a new addition to the educational program this year, looks like a "must attend" session of its own: the Prescription Drug Keynote.



Consent Decree Sets Emissions Cuts at Shell Deer Park in Motion

Shell Oil Co. also would pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million. The Justice Department is publishing the proposed decree July 16 and seeking comments in the next 30 days.

Residents of New Orleans walked through Hurricane Katrina

The Importance of Cloud-Based Document Management Solutions for Disaster Preparation

A robust risk management policy and a multi-layer disaster recovery plan are essential to safe operations in disaster-prone areas.

Window Coating Breakthrough Wins R&D 100 Award

The Universal Smart Window Coating invented by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers can block heat-producing solar radiation without blocking visible light.

Georgia Supermarket Equipment Sales Cited for 17 Violations

The 17 violations will cost more than $62,000 in fines.

HSE Alarmed by Elevator Dismantling Shortcuts

Recent investigations, including of some fatalities, suggest poor work practices are common during dismantling or demolition operations, according to the agency.

The Nilfisk Safe-Pak HEPA-filtered collection container isolates hazardous materials without contaminating a cleanroom vacuum or personnel. Instead of changing a filter, the Safe-Pak is removed and discarded. (Nilfisk-Advance, Inc. Industrial Vacuum Division photo)

Industrial Vacuums: Your First Line of Defense Against Hazardous Materials

Companies should work directly with an industrial vacuum supplier to assess facilities' needs and goals.

Big Ass Fans

(Air) Moving Experience

The simple addition of air movement improves safety, comfort, and productivity.

Aluminum Company Cited for Nine Safety Violations

The company was investigated under an OSHA emphasis program focusing on the primary metal industry.

NRC Updating Licensees' Renewal Process

The agency's final rule adds several issues applied to all nuclear power plants, including groundwater use and quality; human health impacts from chemicals, and physical occupational hazards.

USFA Presenting Home Oxygen Safety Webinar

The June 26 webinar will include a case study of a fatal residential fire in a Scottsdale, Ariz., home equipped with an automatic fire sprinkler.

Fire Sprinkler Bill Introduced in Congress

"New sprinkler systems are required in new buildings, but we need to do more to ensure the best systems are retrofitted in older buildings," said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

OSHA Focusing on Crane Safety in Northwest

The new OSHA emphasis program will hone in on crane safety in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

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