Homeowners are advised to be vigilant in eliminating places where water can collect and stand in their yards and gardens.
This new National Emphasis Program aims to protect workers from chemical and physical hazards. Some are exposed to metal dusts and fumes, carbon monoxide, lead, and silica, according to inspection and BLS data.
Power analytics software calculates potential arc flash threats in real time, recommending appropriate safety procedures and PPE needed to work in the vicinity.
Welding fume exposure tends to be highly variable due to several exposure factors.
The ASTM F2815 standard explains how to use a computer program called a permeation calculator to analyze data following a permeation test.
OSHA cited AMD Industries Inc. of Cicero for 19 allegedly willful and eight allegedly serious violations after inspecting its facilities at the request of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
The Sustainable Workplace Alliance will begin its half-day training classes June 24 in Dallas. The training was made possible by a Susan Harwood grant from OSHA.
OSHA has cited Multi-Cast Corp. for 13 safety and health violations, including failing to ensure foundry employees wore fire-retardant clothing and protective equipment while working with molten metal.
"This company was aware that employees were conducting torch cutting on a steel structure coated with lead-based paint and failed to ensure that a respiratory protection plan was in use on the job site," said Michael Connors, OSHA's regional director in Chicago.
BHP Billiton on May 13 published its final Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement for a huge expansion of its Olympic Dam operation in South Australia.
The foundation sponsors National Electrical Safety Month each May to raise awareness of electrical safety hazards at work and at home.
Learn whether FR is right for your company and, if so, how to comply with industry standards.
Twenty-five years after the accident at the Ukraine plant's reactor four, more than 3,000 people still work at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on decommissioning work, managing nuclear material, and building the new structure to encase reactor four.
The Food and Drug Administration cleared the SpectraShield 9500 N95 surgical respirator, a device that kills 99.99 percent of three different kinds of bacteria when exposed to its outer surface. The single-use, N95 surgical respirator is designed for use in health care settings by health care personnel to protect against microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate material.
The standard specifies the minimum amount of background and retro-reflective material and the performance characteristics for such materials used in construction of public safety vests.
Three violations are health-related, including failing to provide a hearing conservation program, exposing workers to airborne styrene that exceeded the permissible exposure limit, and not providing suitable protective clothing and gloves for employees whose skin was exposed to styrene-containing resin.
The British Safety Industry Federation warns that buyers can be confused by a "CE" mark that is not representing true approval.
Effective for standards reporting in the Fall 2013 revision cycle are significant changes that include a new website to be the centralized entry point for participants in the process and also a single comment stage.
The ASTM F2878 standard addresses the mechanics of hypodermic needle punctures in protective clothing.
OSHA has proposed a total of $201,000 in penalties against Miami, Fla.-based E.N. Range Inc.