About 62,000 cubic yards of battery casing debris was excavated, treated, and shipped off-site for proper disposal.
After reviewing the request, EPA has tentatively decided that the additional use of the well will not cause significant environmental harm because the waste will remain separated from drinking water sources, but the agency is seeking comments from the public.
The National Partnership for Environmental Priorities project involved system upgrades that resulted in 720,000 pounds of aniline reductions and 500,000 pounds of benzene reductions.
The document provides a review of the available literature and an update of the agency's policies on occupational exposure to the compounds, including an assessment of relevant quantitative risk assessments about exposure to them and appropriate methods for sampling and analysis of the compounds in the workplace.
The California Safety Services Group recently announced its 21st Annual Cal/OSHA Update Seminar Series will commence April 1, 2009. Cal/OSHA Representatives as well as recognized health and safety professionals will review and update significant Cal/OSHA regulation and policy changes, which occurred in 2008 as well as significant rulings of the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board.
The action follows an inspection last week that found numerous "deficiencies and discrepancies," all in violation of the requirements of the site's state-issued permit.
The Yakima, Wash.-based company agreed to spend more than $85,000 within the next year for safety improvements and to purchase new communications and rescue equipment for local fire departments.
The Department of Labor has announced that all former Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory (CANEL) workers have now been added to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act's (EEOICPA) Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). EEOICPA provides compensation and medical benefits to employees who became ill as a result of working in the nuclear weapons industry. Survivors of qualified employees may also be entitled to benefits.
"This free training video is a must-watch for all first responders," says Tim Butters, who chairs IAFC's Hazardous Materials Committee and is assistant chief of the Fairfax, Va., Fire Department. The city's police and fire departments placed this new 30-foot Mobile Communications/Command Unit in service this month.
Researchers from NIEHS and Duke University said they identified several proteins that can limit the lung irritation and wheezing caused by exposure to ozone, a common urban air pollutant.
To encourage "more complete public participation" on the proposed rulemaking, EPA also has added an additional public meeting that will take place in New Orleans on March 4.
The public now has until March 9 to weigh in on the agency's proposal to add hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the federal universal waste program.
An investigation began after OSHA inspectors witnessed employees working on a scaffold without using fall protection equipment at a worksite in El Paso.
Part of the aim of the partnership is to develop educational training programs relating to fall protection, silica, and equipment operation hazards.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday voted 2-0 to give a one-year extension of the lead and phthalate content testing and certification requirements that would have taken effect Feb. 10, but the lower limits for both (600 ppm for lead, 1,000 ppm for phthalates in certain products) still take effect. Several manufacturers asked Jan. 28 for a delay.
The company, which performs industrial painting on bridges and other construction projects throughout the state of Illinois, has been inspected by OSHA 16 times and cited for safety and health violations more than 100 times since 1976, according to the agency.
In its latest 2009 update for the 111th Congress and President Obama, the agency designated three new high-risk areas, focusing on the U.S. Financial Regulatory System, the FDA's oversight of medical products, and EPA's processes for assessing and controlling toxic chemicals.
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The chemical, known as BPA, is used in plastics and can linings, and it has been linked to heart disease. This study shows BPA stays in the human body longer than scientists had thought.
The chemical, known as BPA, is used in plastics and can linings, and it has been linked to heart disease. This study shows BPA stays in the human body longer than scientists had thought.