The proposed rule would update the current permissible exposure limit, which was set in 1971, and would apply to construction and general industry, including hydraulic fracturing operations at gas drilling sites. Several key stakeholders expressed support.
About 500 workers in Britain die annually from the effects of inhaling dusts from concrete, wood, sandstone, gympsum, or sandstone.
The forum taking place Monday morning, Aug. 26, will be moderated by VPPPA board member Stephen Gauthier and is scheduled to be attended by OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels.
"Both the number and seriousness of safety and health violations we identified during our inspection are cause for grave concern," said Galen Lemke, director of OSHA's Honolulu Area Office.
Oct. 1’s third keynote session, a new addition to the educational program this year, looks like a "must attend" session of its own: the Prescription Drug Keynote.
The agency is making $550,000 available for educational and training programs to prevent unsafe conditions in and around mines.
Surely you remember the groundbreaking band Talking Heads. NIOSH and collaborators have created a "talking head" for respirator fit research.
The foundry was investigated after OSHA received a complaint.
The Aug. 26-29 national conference, one of the top annual events on the safety community's calendar, will take place at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville.
The committee's members are international experts who will meet July 9 and July 11.
The state now has 50,000 oil wells, a number that is increasing by 2,000 wells each year.
The Approved Codes of Practice for working with asbestos-containing materials are being consolidated.
The online database offers a list of options for occupational hazards on construction sites.
The June 8-11 event in Orlando will be here before you know it, and it follows a highly successful conference in another prime destination, Las Vegas.
Re-insulating or retrofitting older buildings can expose workers to a variety of respiratory hazards.
"I usually tell class participants that conditions have probably changed, processes have changed in five, ten, fifteen years, and you should constantly be sampling and updating your initial exposure assessment results."
The international flavor of AIHce 2013 transcended the host city. Speakers, exhibitors, and educational topics reflected the global nature of industrial hygiene and workplace safety.
NIOSH is heavily involved in the ISO standards now being developed and wants to educate U.S. stakeholders about them.
Several educational sessions and expo products are aimed at the booming oil & gas market.
The alliance will offer guidance on a variety of hazards to workers in four states.