Industrial Hygiene


Har-Conn Chrome Charged with HexChrome, Electrocution Hazards

The Connecticut-based metal finishing company also was cited for not establishing a regulated work area and ensuring contaminated protective clothing remained in the work area, and for not conducting cadmium exposure sampling.

UAW Wants Comprehensive Metalworking Fluids Standard

The union, which represents some 390,000 active members, said May 11 that it filed its petition last month with OSHA.

Mark Nicas, Ph.D., MPH, CIH, editor in chief of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

New Editor in Chief Chosen for JOEH

JOEH LLC, a partnership of ACGIH and AIHA, has appointed Mark Nicas, Ph.D., MPH, CIH, to the job. He'll start July 1, about five weeks after the 2010 AIHce.

Coking Plant Cited for Respiratory, Industrial Hygiene, PPE Violations

Specifically, the facility failed to adequately train workers on respirator selection, use, storage, and maintenance; did not supply positive-pressure filtered air to all work cabs; did not label containers of coke-contaminated clothing; allowed food and beverages to be consumed in an area with visible accumulations of coke-oven emissions; and more, according to investigators.

Milk Specialties to Pay $535K after Inspection Turns Sour

In its fifteenth OSHA inspection since 1974, the company was charged with nine willful, four repeat, and 17 serious violations, including hazards of confined space entry and combustible dust.

The Lowdown on 'LoDo,' Cheeseburgers, Other Denver Trivia

As you prepare for the upcoming AIHce 2010 in Denver, here are a few fast, fun, and educational facts about the city that might help you plan your itinerary or even impress your friends.

Big Names to Grace IH Industry's Biggest U.S. Stage

The 2010 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo is set to reach new heights this year, not least because it will take place at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver, the Mile-High City, May 22-27. Co-sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the event's 71st outing will feature an impressive lineup of speakers, educational sessions and professional development courses (PDCs), and new programming, all supporting this year's theme: New Frontiers in Science and Practice.

Four Decades Later, AIHce Returns

The last time the nation's foremost industrial hygiene groups gathered in Denver in a large-scale way, American astronaut Neil Armstrong was still two months away from stepping down from the Apollo 11 landing craft, making "one giant leap for mankind."



For this Conference & Expo, Bring Walking Shoes

Denver has spent more than $8 billion in the past decade on new attractions, including doubling the size of the convention center.

Higher Safety Education Comes to the Mile-High City

As with the previous 70 AIHce events, the 2010 version will be chock-full of educational and networking opportunities, including an assortment of roundtable discussions, "Tech Talks," poster sessions, pre- and post-conference workshops, and more.

Can't Get to Denver? Attend Virtual Sessions

You can sign up by May 14 for the best deal on a full day of live sessions from AIHce 2010 on Wednesday, May 26, and never have to leave your office.

OSHA Blasts Chicago Sandblasting Firm for Inadequate PPE, Lead Exposure, More

This contractor has been inspected by OSHA 25 times since 1991 and has been issued numerous willful, serious, and repeat violations, including many lead violations, the agency said.

Missouri Warehouse Firm Ordered to Comply with Hazwaste Storage Laws

The stored materials uncovered by inspections included xylene, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, paint wastes, petroleum distillates, flammable liquids, sodium hydroxide, waste aerosols, and broken fluorescent bulbs, among others.

Metalworking fluids can cause respiratory problems including occupational asthma from aerosol exposure and dermatitis from skin absorption.

Dermatitis Reference Being Added to Metalworking Standard

A revision of ASTM E2148-06, Standard Guide for Using Documents Related to Metalworking or Metal Removal Fluid Health and Safety, will add a reference to the new E2693-09, Standard Practice for Prevention of Dermatitis in the Wet Metal Removal Fluid Environment.

MIOSHA to Host Symposium on Asbestos Hazards, Protection

"Employers have a legal responsibility to protect their workers and the general public from the hazards associated with the improper removal and/or disturbance of asbestos," said MIOSHA Director Doug Kalinowski.

gas detection

Build a Stronger Gas Detection Program

If you are responsible for the health of your gas detection program, now is a great time to get it into shape. And if you want to keep your gas detection program healthy and keep your people going home safely at the end of each day, exercise your data analysis muscles by following a routine of reviewing the information stored in your gas detectors.

Denver

Mile-High Safetydom

The last time the nation's foremost industrial hygiene groups gathered in Denver in a large-scale way, American astronaut Neil Armstrong was still two months away from stepping down from the Apollo 11 landing craft, making "one giant leap for mankind."

This confined space gas detector, the Biosystems MultiPro, provides real-time readings of up to four gases simultaneously and offers one-button operation and calibration.

Calibration: Who Needs It?

It's time we laid down the law on what, where, and how often to calibrate portable gas detectors.

Carbon nanotubes have been found to quickly cause adverse lung health effects in mice.

Ominous Nano Findings Win a NIOSH Award

Among the 2010 winners and honorable mentions for the Alice Hamilton Award announced Wednesday is a paper published last month in Toxicology that found mice exposed to multi-walled carbon nanotubes quickly suffered lung damage.

This F17 laser safety eyewear from Laservision, a St. Paul, Minn., company, can be fitted with several types of filters or prescription lenses.

New Non-Ionizing Radiation Duties for UK Employers

The Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations took effect April 27 and make employers responsible for analyzing visible light hazards, such as from lasers, and protecting and training workers exposed to them.

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