Over the next five years, EPA estimates the proposed standards to reduce the combined emissions of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide emissions by more than 42,000 tons per year.
Study findings show that mercury emissions average about 0.2 tons per year per facility.
Tracer gas technologies are shown to be effective for nanoparticle exposure assessment.
The evacuation hood made by Elmridge Protective Products, like all SEI-certified products, must be recertified annually by the institute's contract testing lab.
NIOSH wants to know how stakeholders envision improving performance of instruments such as this personal dust monitor for miners. The input will contribute to a Nov. 13-14 DREAM workshop.
AGC of America says the new standards and rules would require California contractors to retrofit, re-power, or replace off-road diesel equipment at a cost expected to reach $13 billion.
This voluntary standard can be adopted by individual airlines or FAA and covers issues such as temperature, cabin pressure, air contaminants, ventilation rates, and more.
FirePASS's William Costello said the technology could have prevented February's Imperial Sugar Refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, Ga. OSHA chief Edwin Foulke Jr. responded with a letter clarifying the agency's denial of variance for the system.
Evidence concerning the health risks of coarse particulate matter of greater than 2.5 micrometers and 10 micrometers or less in aerodynamic diameter is limited, and findings have been mixed, researchers say.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Maple Chase Company, of Plain City, Ohio, have announced a voluntary recall of the FireX Branded 10000 Series Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms and 12000 Series CO/Smoke Combo Alarms.
If you have already addressed stockpiling needs for your facility, OSHA invites you to please provide your underlying assumptions and methodology.
"Employers have an essential and unavoidable responsibility to see to it that areas with flammable liquids and chemicals which carry significant health risks are made safe for their employees," said Richard Gilgrist, OSHA's area director in Cincinnati.
This summer, Americans can expect an increase in the number of air quality alert days, as a result of EPA's new ozone health standard.
EPA has proposed a significant reduction in the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for lead emissions from the 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air to a range of 0.10 to 0.30 micrograms per cubic meter.
Industry associations say methods used to measure asbestos under MSHA's new rule "may indicate that asbestos is present in a mine when in fact it is not."
The council has not recommended auto-injectors for use by health care personnel, at whom the guideline is directed.
Coal miners who wore it for a month did check their dust levels and made adjustments to lower them, a NIOSH team reported.
Michigan OSHA announced its resumption April 11 and said it is following OSHA's lead, now that an annual congressional block has been removed.
As of April 21, industry personnel who apply for qualification, certification, and instructor credentials must register to get a new ID number. THose responsible for maintaining dust sampling units must get a new number to continue sampling.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers about working with dangerous substances without a proper health and safety assessment following the prosecution of the world's largest clay brick and tile manufacturer.