"It's disappointing when we find on re-inspection that problems which may lead to death or serious injury still exist," said Jule Hovi, OSHA's area director in Toledo, Ohio.
Fisher Controls International sold the equipment to LP-gas dealers nationwide from June 2006 through January 2008.
Events around the world today bring attention to the safety and health of working people.
Evidence of a relationship between short-term--less than 24 hours--exposure to ozone and mortality has been mounting, but interpretations of the evidence have differed, prompting EPA to sponsor an international committee to study it.
But more acreage is being planted this year because of growing worldwide food demand, and that means pesticide use will rise.
The program recognizes Air Conditioning Contractors of America members who have made a significant impact on workplace safety by implementing programs that produce results, the group says.
The lead agency's director says the agenda addresses today's "antiquated, slow" TB diagnostic tools.
According to EPA, currently available recycling systems can capture up to 99 percent of the mercury in fluorescent bulbs and the mercury can be reused in new bulbs.
"It appears the U.S. is guilty of wishful thinking in its assessment of research that will lead to the development of safe nanotechnologies," says PEN Chief Science Advisor Andrew Maynard.
"It's a problem that has been growing for some time," said Charlie Wiles, IAQ executive director. "This campaign represents our decision to address it aggressively."
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with NASA, has published detailed guidelines for making essential measurements on samples of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). NIST said the new guide, titled "Measurement Issues in Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes," constitutes the current best practices for characterizing one of the most promising and heavily studied of the new generation of nanoscale materials.
"Our Alliance will continue to work together to provide AFS members and metalcasting businesses with free guidance and training resources to protect the well-being of employees in the foundry industry," said OSHA chief Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
The reported costs include capital and operating costs for treatment/capture, prevention, recycling, and disposal, as well as depreciation of pollution abatement equipment.
"The key to preventing hearing loss is in knowing how to identify, address, and minimize workplace noise hazards, be that workplace a factory, construction site, or other venue," said Mary Hoye, OSHA's area director in Springfield.
Scientists are recommending a closer examination of the unforeseen environmental and health consequences of nanosilver, seen here in a biosensor image with the particles deposited on glass, courtesy of the National Science Foundation.
Employers must ensure hearing protection is worn in posted hearing protection zones at 85 decibels and must allow voluntary HPD use at 80db average levels, daily or weekly.
Director Gary M. Marsh, Ph.D. has investigated long-term health effects of exposure to agents such as arsenic, petrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
"It is critical for laboratory technicians to be able to quickly access the proper storage and handling methods for each chemical used in the laboratory," said Russell Thorpe, Mallinckrodt's global marketing director - laboratory chemicals.
When it filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2001, the company said it had been named in 325,000 asbestos personal injury claims.
The document lists good practices that can prevent excessive exposure to lead and noise by officers using indoor firing ranges and by employees of the ranges who clean up.