The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Clean Air Act authorizes regulation of greenhouse gases because they meet the definition of air pollutant under the Act. EPA is trying to decide how to respond to that ruling.
It is critical for employers to ensure employees assisting with the lift are properly trained--including signaling, load limits, and rigging techniques--and are aware of the hazards of operating a crane.
An inspection opened in January 2008 also identified new hazards including unguarded pulleys, lack of auxiliary lighting on pallet jacks, and exposed live electrical wiring.
Anhydrous ammonia is one of the most dangerous chemicals used in refrigeration and agriculture today, EPA noted. Those who work with it must be trained to follow exact handling procedures.
The investigation and subsequent citation followed a Jan. 23 incident in which an employee was caught in an unguarded conveyor.
EPA's Region 5 alleged that the printing plant violated national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for the printing and chromium electroplating industries.
An investigation of the Philadelphia facility resulted in three willful and 51 serious violations.
At its San Joaquin County facility, at least 16,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia used in the refrigeration system mandated a risk management plan, which the company quickly provided to EPA officials.
More than 75,000 DVDs resulting from CSB investigations have been distributed to industry and labor groups, government agencies, safety trainers, educators, emergency responders, and individual requesters throughout the world, the agency said.
"It takes a lot of energy to run a hospital," said Dale Woodin, executive director of ASHE. "As health care organizations look for ways to control costs and improve patient care, they are engineering energy efficient solutions that will pay off handsomely in three or four years."
Inspectors found serious safety violations with employees operating cranes with broken, missing, and leaking parts, and the agency determined that monthly safety inspections were not being performed.
The society currently has 92 active research projects, including ones focusing on hospital operating room air distribution and air quality on board commercial aircraft.
The task group will focus on practical personal protective equipment for employees as well as standardizing levels of protection for various tasks in handling annealed glass.
The one-hour course covers the factors that affect the quality of indoor air as well as applicable standards and legislation.
The one-hour session will include a 30- to 40-minute presentation on ionization, photoelectric, and dual technology smoke alarms, along with an ask-the-experts segment.
The document is intended to address scientific uncertainties about occupational exposure and toxicity issues related to asbestos fibers and other elongated mineral particles.
A blotch of black, gray, white, red, orange, yellow, blue, or violet fuzzy or slimy growth is usually the result of widespread mold growth. Besides infection and allergic reactions, excessive mold growth indoors can result in offensive, musty odors from the gases released by certain molds as they grow and die.
Fluids are essential to most manufacturing processes. They arrive in containers, drums, totes, bulk shipments, and pipelines. When all is going well, they seem to be the lifeblood of the facility. When they leak or spill, however, the mess they create can range anywhere from being a nuisance to being a health and environmental liability.
The key to high-speed industrial door safety is understanding what you need and when you need it.
This action affects only area source gasoline dispensing facilities with a monthly throughput of 100,000 gallons of gasoline or more.