In the era of legally enforceable exposure limits, deaths in the 15-44 age group should be lower, two NIOSH researchers concluded.
"Because of the way it collects other pollutants, particularly sulfate that is originated from power plants, soot can have much larger effects on visibility and cloud formation," says TAMU Professor Renyi Zhang, adding that it also can result in significant breathing problems for people because particles can be deposited on human lungs.
The agency has issued more than 242 citations since the summer began, primarily for failing to have written heat illness prevention plans. During heat waves, special compliance teams are dispatched to outdoor work sites to ensure workers are being properly protected.
Results from the one-day event will lead to a better understanding of how future research can encourage ongoing development of better-fitting respirators without compromising long-term protection, NIOSH said.
The events, both happening in August, "will discuss topics ranging from risks that companies face due to environmental hazards to the implications of recent rulings," said AWMA Executive Director Adrianne Carolla.
The society currently has 92 active research projects, including ones focusing on hospital operating room air distribution and air quality on board commercial aircraft.
EPA has released the final "Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria," the agency's latest evaluation of the scientific literature on the potential adverse human health effects resulting from exposures to oxides of nitrogen, particularly nitrogen dioxide. There are significant new health data, particularly epidemiological studies, since the last scientific review document released in 1993.
Among the new requirements up for discussion, fumigant registrants will have to adopt more stringent worker protection measures and develop training for fumigation handlers and workers to enhance their knowledge and skills and to promote product stewardship.
The one-hour course covers the factors that affect the quality of indoor air as well as applicable standards and legislation.
New idling time limits took effect July 1 in Maine and South Carolina, and Florida's five-minute limit takes effect Dec. 15. Three other states--Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania--are developing new regulations of their own.
Water provided onboard aircraft through lavatory and galley faucets must meet standards for human consumption, which includes uses such as washing face or hands; brushing teeth; consuming beverages made with onboard water; and drinking the water from galley or lavatory water taps.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association will co-sponsor the 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate next month in Denmark.
“We do not know why such a highly competent leader and administrator of an agency that has been, by any measure, a success in the eyes of our members across the country and the entire safety and health community should not be reappointed,” wrote ASSE President Michael W. Thompson, CSP, in May.
The document is intended to address scientific uncertainties about occupational exposure and toxicity issues related to asbestos fibers and other elongated mineral particles.
A blotch of black, gray, white, red, orange, yellow, blue, or violet fuzzy or slimy growth is usually the result of widespread mold growth. Besides infection and allergic reactions, excessive mold growth indoors can result in offensive, musty odors from the gases released by certain molds as they grow and die.
Fluids are essential to most manufacturing processes. They arrive in containers, drums, totes, bulk shipments, and pipelines. When all is going well, they seem to be the lifeblood of the facility. When they leak or spill, however, the mess they create can range anywhere from being a nuisance to being a health and environmental liability.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association has recently announced that registration is now open for the 2008 Metal Removal Fluid Symposium, which will take place Oct. 5-8, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Mich. Attendees may register online for $595 through Sept. 5, 2008.
This action affects only area source gasoline dispensing facilities with a monthly throughput of 100,000 gallons of gasoline or more.
The DVD will be used like the airlines' familiar pre-takeoff briefing.
One developed asbestos and air quality guidelines for Manitoba workers, while the other was the first Prince Edward Island Chapter chairperson for CSSE.