Sept. 16, 2015 OSHA cites dry wall manufacturer for exposing workers to respiratory, chemical and fall hazards Violations include exposure to dangerous silica and dust particles, which can cause lung disease Employer name: Total Wall Inc., 390 Viking Circle, Rio, Wisconsin Citations issued: Sept. 11, 2015 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety …
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Republic Steel exposes workers repeatedly to fall, chemical and other hazards
Aug. 7, 2015 Republic Steel exposes workers repeatedly to fall, chemical and other hazards at Lorain, Ohio, steel mill With 3 repeated, 8 serious citations, manufacturer faces nearly $163K in proposed finesLORAIN, Ohio – While Republic Steel has made a significant investment in personnel, training and safety improvements, workers are still exposed to serious fall …
Storage tank manufacturer exposes welders to toxic metal hazards
May 18, 2015 Storage tank manufacturer exposes welders to toxic metal hazards OSHA finds Imperial Industries ignores rules to prevent toxic exposureROTHSCHILD, Wis. – Workers welding stainless steel and other alloy steels containing chromium metal at a Wisconsin bulk storage tank manufacturer were exposed to hazardous levels of hexavalent chromium. At high levels, hexavalent chromium …
Lab Technician Safety Training
Governments, research organizations, and the medical industry all have a complex network of scientific laboratories working around the clock on research and development. These labs investigate findings in chemistry and biology to further our understanding of specific compounds in the two subjects and make important new discoveries that have huge impacts on medicine and academia. …
Worker dies After Being Sprayed with Heated Chemical
OSHA has issued 23 violations to Haverhill Chemicals in connection with a worker’s death at its Ohio plant. Many of the violations involve OSHA’s Process Safety Management Standards. The employee, identified as 61-year-old Jim Morrison according to WSAZ-TV, suffered fatal injuries on April 4 while clearing a blockage in a drain line to a reactor. An …
Silicone Wristbands Used To Monitor Exposure To Environmental Toxins
With millions of chemicals and hazardous substances in use around us every day, with flame retardant chemicals sprayed on our curtains and furniture, with toxins in the air that we breathe do you ever wonder exactly how much of this stuff you’re actually being exposed to? Well the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology and …
You decide: Lung infection caused by employer’s chemicals or 30 years of smoking?
An employee’s doctor says his lung condition was caused by chemical exposure when he was power washing a roof. His employer’s doctor says it was infectious pneumonia and had more to do with the worker’s two-pack-a-day, 30-year smoking habit. Will the employee get workers’ comp? No doubt workers’ comp cases involving respiratory problems are tricky. …
Respiratory Protection Training PowerPoints
Related Respiratory Protection Training Courses Respiratory Protection HAZWOPER Respiratory Protection Forklift Safety Lockout Tagout Confined Space Respiratory Protection Program by Colby Date Created: 2015 Number of Slides: 32 Created By: Colby This Respiratory Protection program by Colby discusses the proper usage and the aspects of properly managing and sustaining a respirator. Respirators by Connecticut DOL …
VIDEO: Controversy Surrounds Cancer Causing Flame Retardants In Most Furniture
California’s change may help end use of fire retardants nationwide For decades, U.S. manufacturers have filled upholstered furniture with pounds of toxic chemicals to comply with a flammability standard set by a single state, California. The obscure rule, known as Technical Bulletin 117, brought flame retardants into homes across the country. American babies came to …