The latest industrial hygiene resources, research, best practices and guidance for industrial hygienists and those responsible for occupational and environmental hygiene in the workplace, with coverage including combustible dust, NIOSH research, gas monitoring and more.
The process of extracting gas through hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has raised questions of potential health and safety implications, including the possibility of groundwater contamination.
Cal/OSHA is asking all employers across the state to protect their outdoor workers from the risks associated with heat illness. With temperatures reaching triple digits, constant vigilance is especially necessary to protect workers during periods of high heat. ...More
L. Casey Chosewood, the senior medical officer for Total Worker Health at NIOSH, told attendees at the May 22 general session at AIHce 2013 that the practice of occupational health must encompass more than just workplace risks if America is to reverse several disturbing trends.
Chosewood told the audience that this challenge is an opportunity to have an even greater influence on improving workers’ lives than what is afforded by traditional industrial hygiene and occupational safety and health interventions, which focus predominantly on the workplace....More
The process of extracting gas through hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has raised questions of potential health and safety implications, including the possibility of groundwater contamination....More
Diversity drives innovation. That’s the message Frans Johansson, CEO of The Medici Group, offered during his May 20 keynote presentation at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Montreal.
“If you combine ideas from different industries, disciplines and cultures, you’ll have a better chance of breaking new ground,” Johansson told the thousands of AIHce attendees who gathered for the conference’s opening session in the Monteral Convention Center....More
The best way to start off AIHce 2013 in Montreal is a celebration of industrial hygiene professionals and others who have made significant contributions to EHS.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists announced the following 2013 Award recipients:...More
Bonjour! EHS Today is in Montreal for the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce), where thousands of occupational and environmental health and safety professionals have convened to discuss the latest trends in industrial hygiene innovation....More
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) in Falls Church, Va., is an international professional society representing 10,000 occupational and environmental health and safety professionals – supported by 50 staff – with 75 chapters across the country....More
In the United States, April 28 is the anniversary of the establishment of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 1971. OSHA protects workers by instituting and enforcing occupational safety and health standards that remove workplace hazards and maintain safe working environments. This year, April 28 also was Workers’ Memorial Day and the National Day of Mourning, an event recognized by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)....More
“Repeat” and possibly even “willful” violations potentially are in store for Bartlett Milling Co., following an explosion at its Statesville, N.C. facility. While no one was killed in the explosion, one worker seriously was injured and, unfortunately, the company was cited in the past by OSHA for health and safety violations related to the build up of combustible grain dust....More
Should OSHA spend time editing out references to obsolete equipment (that companies don't have to worry about) or should OSHA get out a rule like Silica that causes a lot of lung disease? I trust the business community to know when to skip obsolete sections of a rule. Jim should, too.
Should OSHA spend time editing out references to obsolete equipment (that companies don't have to worry about) or should OSHA get out a rule like Silica that causes a lot of lung disease? I trust the business community to know when to skip obsolete sections of a rule. Jim should, too.
By Edwardx on Jan. 9, 2013