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.
Scientists will know the biological impacts of engineered nanomaterials on cells within the body better than ever because of a procedure developed at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The agency will develop risk assessments on the potential adverse health effects, evaluate the costs and benefits of possible control technologies and approaches, and determine whether EPA action is needed to address any identified risks.
AIHA's government affairs director urged members yesterday to fight for Howard's reappointment by emailing their members of Congress, HHS Secretary Leavitt, and President Bush.
The court also rejected a separate appeal by Grace executives who could face prison sentences of up to 15 years each if found guilty.
Local Better Business Bureaus around the country are contacting the IAQ Council office to verify claims of certification found on company Web sites.
Under EPCRA, reporting of chemical inventory information is required each year on March 1.
The Indoor Air Quality Association installed newly elected directors and officers at its 11th Annual Meeting & Exposition held last week in Tampa, Fla.
Kimberly-Clark Professional announced recently that it is donating thousands of health and hygiene products to help Columbus, Ind., businesses and residents clean up from the extensive damage caused by the recent flooding.
The Montana town that has become synonymous with large-scale human exposure to airborne asbestos fibers will get $8 million more of attention from the agencies.
If approved, CBCAG funds would be dedicated to training “First Preventers”--building and fire safety officials who prevent harm by ensuring compliance with safety codes before disasters occur.
OSHA has cited Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for alleged lack of employee safeguards and the improper removal and disposal of asbestos containing material in a closed section of the hospital during renovation work in December 2007. The Niagara Falls, N.Y., medical facility faces $110,000 in proposed fines.