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.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) announced on June 13 that it will be accepting proposals for professional development courses (PDCs) to be held Saturday and Sunday, May 30-June 1, 2009, in conjunction with the 2009 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce) in Toronto. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 15, 2008.
EPA has not decided how to use all the authorities or tools available to it to achieve the Act's goals, and, meanwhile, it has not been reporting program results in relation to homes at risk in its performance reporting.
”Dr. Jim Ramsay epitomizes the work ethic, the professionalism, and the spirit of contribution and cooperation necessary for educators to play in the field of safety,” said Mark A. Friend, Ed.D., CSP, of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, who nominated the winner.
"When companies are planning major strategic activities, the consideration of environmental risk remains the exception rather than the rule," according to Karl Russek, senior VP for ACE Environmental Risk.
Sponsored by AIHA's Academy of Industrial Hygiene, PCIH 2008 attendees can earn up to 6 CM points by attending the event's pre-conference symposium on risk assessment and its many technical sessions focusing on manganese, global supply chain performance, nanotechnology, heat stress, and more.
At the 2008 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, which ended June 5, the American Industrial Hygiene Association implemented many green initiatives in the city of Minneapolis.
“Improving communication is our goal,” said Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, now poised to become the society’s 94th president.
The sessions are finished, the networking over, and the traveling at an end. Take a short respite, you've earned it. But don't take too long, because soon it will be time to head to Toronto for next year's event.
"We’re talking about more than just a paper program. It’s the kind of program that can reduce worker’s comp costs and illnesses and injuries, making the companies more productive and more competitive,” said OSHA chief Edwin G. Foulke today.
An emeritus professional member and ASSE fellow, Lawrence E. Oldendorf has volunteered in the society’s programs for more than 40 years.
On only the second official day of the annual event, the society has announced it has broken records for both turnout and exhibition space sold.
EPA is amending the F019 listing to facilitate the use of aluminum in automobiles, light trucks, and utility vehicles.
Evaluations have been tallied for more than 84 weekend professional development courses (PDC) offered at the 2008 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) in Minneapolis. Participants gave the following 10 courses the highest ratings overall.
