Tuesday's agenda includes a Casino Night, several exhibitor product demos in the Exhibitor Product Theater, board of directors voting, morning and afternoon workshops, VPPPA regional networking meetings, and sessions on topics ranging from OSHA's National Emphasis Program on amputations and machine guarding to confined space rescue.
Casino Night begins at 7 p.m. The conference takes place at the Gaylord Texan Aug. 24-27, in Grapevine, Texas.
Three new wrinkles in the expo this year are a European pavilion, an NSC networking lounge, and an Emerging Trends pavilion.
OSHA says the company failed to provide proof of correcting prior violations.
OSHA has issued instructions on how to develop consistent enforcement of the revised Hazard Communication Standard.
OSHA cited 11 serious violations for Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company.
How employers are experiencing the impact of the missed deadlines and what they can do to get on the right path toward full GHS compliance.
Many parties are jostling for advantage as two competing bills are moving.
Proposed penalties are 14K.
Its purpose is to provide expert scientific advice, information, and recommendations to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, which manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Pollution Prevention Act.
The expo is bulging with a record number of exhibitors, an ASSE spokesman confirmed, and the downtown area's attractions are impressing visitors.
If your company has fallen behind, it's time to get caught up. That means your workers need to have their training, your SDS collection needs to be up to date, your labels need to be in place, and you need a system for updating and maintaining all of those elements.
The agencies plan to implement a system allowing the use of one label and one safety data sheet that would be acceptable in both countries.
NIOSH has asked reviewers to consider whether the skin notation profiles clearly outline the systemic health hazards, direct health hazards, and allergic response health hazards associated with exposures of the skin to each chemical.
How the flexible polyurethane foam manufacturing industry manages the handling of toluene diisocyanate.
Reviews uncover revisions that will need to be made, procedures that will need to be updated, and training that may need to be changed.
According to OSHA, any chemical that could possibly cause any physical or health effect under expected conditions of use or reasonably anticipated conditions of misuse is hazardous.
Updating the PELs is an important issue. OSHA’s RFI is broader than that, encompassing other strategies it could use to address workers’ exposures to hazardous chemicals.
OSHA found that Marietta Corp. and its staffing agency violated safety standards.
The new center is a hub of information including a listing of certified industrial hygiene consultants.