"We believe our understanding will continue to support a control banding approach," the NIOSH expert told a crowded session's audience June 3.
Inconsistent and limited enforcement is one of the top challenges, they said.
NOAA has predicted the June 1-Nov. 30 Atlantic hurricane season will be near-normal or below-normal.
This year's calendar has flipped to June, and the enthusiasm is palpable among employees of MSA who are participating in the 2014 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo here this week. June 14 is the big day -- the 100th anniversary of MSA's founding by two engineers who developed a safer alternative to miners' hats that utilized a flame.
AIHce kicked off early Monday morning, June 2, with an Opening General Session from Peter Leyden, the former Managing Editor at Wired Magazine, CEO of the Reinventors Network and a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley.
At a roundtable discussion on Day 1 of AIHce, leaders in the industry discussed proper PPE selection for those responding to oil spills.
Ulric Chung, Ph.D., on July 1 will take over the leadership of the board, replacing Lynn O'Donnell, CIH, who has served as ABIH's executive director since 1991.
FDA's final order requires a warning label on sunlamp products and UV lamps that states they should not be used by anyone under 18.
A status indicator or readiness display will show an alert when a problem is found. This is why it is important for you to conduct regular inspections.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a clear and present danger. Dated (mis)perceptions about AEDs can easily be debunked.
Little attention or thought is given to these critical assets until a failure occurs. With a little thought and planning for maintenance, most electrical system failures can be eliminated.
Radioactive decay of radium and radon may potentially expose oilfield workers to ionizing radiation.
"Look for a strengthening of the relationships with our customers in distribution. We'll create relationships that are even smarter, more efficient, and more mutually beneficial," Sach Sankpal, Honeywell Safety Products' president, says in this exclusive interview.
The message and encouragement from management must be loud. Management is not simply looking the other way. And by no means should employees be made to feel that they are pilfering.
Unlike network devices made for more benign environments, the devices made for use in a kinetic mesh network must work wherever they are deployed.