The state now has 50,000 oil wells, a number that is increasing by 2,000 wells each year.
The Approved Codes of Practice for working with asbestos-containing materials are being consolidated.
The online database offers a list of options for occupational hazards on construction sites.
The June 8-11 event in Orlando will be here before you know it, and it follows a highly successful conference in another prime destination, Las Vegas.
Re-insulating or retrofitting older buildings can expose workers to a variety of respiratory hazards.
"I usually tell class participants that conditions have probably changed, processes have changed in five, ten, fifteen years, and you should constantly be sampling and updating your initial exposure assessment results."
The international flavor of AIHce 2013 transcended the host city. Speakers, exhibitors, and educational topics reflected the global nature of industrial hygiene and workplace safety.
NIOSH is heavily involved in the ISO standards now being developed and wants to educate U.S. stakeholders about them.
Several educational sessions and expo products are aimed at the booming oil & gas market.
The alliance will offer guidance on a variety of hazards to workers in four states.
Breo Ellipta has been approved for long-term, once-daily maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients.
It's time to talk health and safety in Montreal at the 73rd AIHce event.
Many jobs requiring the use of respirators can leave employees mentally and physically drained. Tired employees are more apt to get careless and make mistakes or cut corners.
The alleged serious violations include failing to verify that conditions in permit-required confined spaces were acceptable throughout the duration of the entry.
The Joy-Mark Inc. facility was cited for the same violations in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Employees and their food were exposed to the harmful chemical, a repeat violation for the company.
The second round of "Tips from Former Smokers" ads feature smoking-related health conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The agency has scheduled a public meeting April 30 so allow respirator manufacturers and other stakeholders can comment on the impact of the increases.
The new white paper from the AIHA Construction Committee's Silica Competent Person Subgroup will help construction companies use the approach OSHA recommends.
A worker died when he slipped and fell into an unguarded screw conveyor while cleaning it last September in the plant in Moselle, Miss. Now, OSHA has assessed 37 serious violations against Southern Hens Inc.