There must be ongoing education of farmers, their families, and hired hands on the dangers of gases on farm properties.
"There's gotta be a better way. If we go chemical by chemical, it'll take us centuries," Assistant Secretary Michaels said.
The agency's inspectors served more than 200 stop work notices during a month-long inspection initiative. The most common failure they found was employers' not providing basic safety measures for employees working at height -- 42 percent of all enforcement notices served cited this.
It will concéntrate on enforcing REACH Annex XVII restrictions, with inspections taking place during 2016.
The agency's Nov. 4 newsletter summarizes five October 2014 preventable occupational fatalities.
"Replace the methylene chloride with any of the newer paint strippers that are less toxic, and your employees are able to work safely."
A statement from the National Safety Council is directed toward health care employers whose workers have a risk of exposure.
The agency asks for comments on the 205-page request for information to be submitted within 180 days.
NIOSH has signed the memorandum of understanding with the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany, N.Y.
The agency's Health Hazard Evaluation Program is seeking five facilities to participate. A team of industrial hygienists and medical officers will make site visits to assess workers' occupational exposures.
City Technology's Tom Gurd discusses emissions gas monitoring applications and how the right sensor can improve accuracy and reduce service costs.
It still takes individuals properly trained and positioned within an organization to make it all work. OH&S professionals are primed to take the lead.
Comments submitted Sept. 15 by Christine A.D. Lorenzo, CIH, the association's president, ask NIOSH to either include e-cigarettes in the definition of smokeless tobacco in its draft Current Intelligence Bulletin or to provide recommendations for limiting their use in indoor workplaces.
Nominees will be selected based on expertise in the field occupational safety and health, such as occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, toxicology, chemistry, safety and health education, ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and psychology.
OSHA cited the company with 38 violations, adding up to $341,550 in fines.
The Sept. 16 forum at the San Diego conference will feature experts from Scott Safety, Draeger, and Sellstrom/RTC Fall Protection.
AIHA is one of the partners in the new Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance.
The innovative approach features multiple speakers in quick succession on a variety of topic. They get five minutes each.
Because workers' exposures can exceed the NIOSH REL and STEL, the team recommends monitoring workers, equipping them with flammable gas monitors and respiratory protection as an interim measure, and controls such as alternative tank gauging procedures and dedicated sampling ports.
A free webcast of the day's symposium will be available. Speakers will include ASSE 2012-2013 President Rick Pollock, CSP, and Dan Anna, CIH, CSP, who is AIHA's president-elect.