Hazmat


Four Fireworks Firms Paying $100,000 for Imported Products

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the companies knowingly imported more than 200,000 consumer fireworks from December 2006 to September 2007 that were banned hazardous substances because they contained too much pyrotechnic material.

How Much Do You Know About Holiday Safety?

A quiz and a video from CSA International offer tips about smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and unapproved appliances.

Accidents/incidents occurring at highway-rail grade crossings would not be factored in unless they were caused by failure to comply with a railroad operating rule or a federal law or regulation.

NPRM Spells Out Railroads' Risk Reduction Plans

Each Class I railroad, each railroad with an inadequate safety record, and each passenger railroad would have to submit a plan to the Federal Railroad Administration for its approval and then implement it.

Verisk Analytics Acquiring 3E Company

The $110 million transaction is expected to close this month, pending shareholders' and regulatory approvals, according to the companies.

IAFC, IAFF Launch Carbon Monoxide Awareness Campaign

The new education campaign urges firefighters to take personal responsibility for their health and safety by recognizing the occupational hazards of carbon monoxide exposure and wearing protective masks during both active fire and overhaul operations to prevent unnecessary risks.

From 1965 to 2006, there were about 2.2 million tank car shipments of chlorine, and only 788 accidents involving them occurred.

Many Questions About Railroad Escape Respirator Proposal

The proposal published by the Federal Railroad Administration is unworkable as written because it would require performance that currently approved escape respirators aren't tested for, ISEA and others said in their comments.

New York's Koch Theater Fined for Asbestos, Fall, and Crushing Hazards

David H. Koch Theater reportedly failed to post asbestos warning signs in the promenade area, ensure clear exits, and guard employees from hazards associated with raising the stage.

Occupational asthma costs are high, and U.K. employers bear little of the costs, a study found.

UK Employers Escaping Occupational Asthma Costs

Individuals and the government bear about all of the costs, according to the study.



ChemStewards 2010 Performance Improvement Awards Presented

Three facilities will be honored with Gold Awards during the Dec. 6 presentation in New York City.

A number of employees nationwide who have been exposed to diacetyl have developed the serious respiratory illness which in some cases has resulted in patients being placed on lung transplant wait lists or dying.

California Becomes First State to Set Safety Guidelines for Diacetyl

The new standard requires employers covered by the standard to create a regulated area for each process using diacetyl, unless the process is enclosed. Employers must also provide safeguards for employees who work with diacetyl at certain concentrations.

ATSDR Issues 21st Toxicological Profiles Set

One new final toxicological profile for chlorine and six updated ones of priority hazardous substances are in this new set.

Use Good Practices Throughout Your Facility

Good housekeeping helps you comply with seven OSHA regulations.

Foam Manufacturer Fined for Failing to Manage Flammable Materials, More

"For the safety of its workers, this employer must ensure that protective measures are taken to prevent the catastrophic release of flammable vapors, which can lead to fires and explosions," said Greg Baxter, OSHA's regional administrator in Denver.

EPA determined the 16 chemical being added are used and/or manufactured in amounts above the reporting thresholds.

EPA Adds 16 Chemicals to EPCRA List

The final rule that is effective Nov. 30, 2010, adds them to the section 313 list of toxic chemicals, as EPA proposed in April 2010.

Metals Finishing Firm Fined $300K for Hexavalent Chromium Exposure, More

"The employer had ample information alerting him to the hazards posed by hexavalent chromium, yet allowed his employees to continue to be exposed," said Bill Fulcher, director of OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office.

CDC Unveils Learning Connection Website

More than 150 online courses, webcasts, and electronic publications for public health-related learning are offered there.

Congress ordered EPA to investigate drinking water and public health impacts on people living near the wells.

DOI to Discuss Public Lands Gas Fracturing

The Nov. 30 event in Washington, D.C., is a discussion with public and industry officials to ensure drilling operations are environmentally safe. EPA, meanwhile, is making progress on its study of fracturing's impact on drinking water and public health.

Incoming Chairman Takes Aim at IST

U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., reportedly promised to remove any requirement that CFATS-covered facilities use inherently safer technologies once he becomes chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in January.

Owner, Company Convicted in Rochester Asbestos Case

The Justice Department announced Monday that a federal court jury convicted Keith Gordon-Smith and his asbestos abatement company, Gordon-Smith Contracting Inc., of violating CAA asbestos work practice standards and lying to hide the violations.

CBRN Respirator Meeting Set For Dec. 9

The meeting will discuss NIOSH's work on a performance standard for CBRN respirators. The project is Docket Number 082-A, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Combination Respirator Unit.

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