Related Training DVDs: Process Safety Management Training This is a vital program that will help your supervisors comply with OSHA’s Process Safety Standard (1910.119). View Product Chemical Protection Clothing Safety Training The adverse effects chemical substances may have on the human body necessitate the use of protective clothing. View Product HazCom (GHS) in Industrial Facilities …
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Spill Response Bundle Download
Click Here to download the FREE spill response bundle. Dealing With Hazardous Spills DVD Help employees who seldom have to face the dangers of a hazardous spill deal with a cleanup situation. View Product Spill Prevention & Control Training Help your employees learn how to prevent and contain oil spills with Spill Prevention & …
Combustible Dust: How Crackpots Endanger Safety
Most of us know the dangers of combustible dust, how when there is a critical mass of fine explosive material—whether it be flour or sawdust—all it takes is a spark to set of catastrophe. But there is an equally dangerous situation in the world of safety, the combustible dust of thought. Combustible Dust Thought is …
Workers Exposed to Toxic Pesticide Trying to Kill Gophers
Gilbert Orchards Inc. of Yakima, WA, faces $105,000 in fines for exposing workers to toxic pesticides while trying to kill gophers. The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) issued 12 serious (some also categorized as repeat) health violations to Gilbert related to pesticides. L&I investigated after receiving information that employees were hand-applying a pesticide, …
OSHA cites dry wall manufacturer for exposing workers to respiratory, chemical and fall hazards
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 …
Chlorine Cloud Sends 13 Workers to the Hospital in Spokane
Some 50 employees working at Pacific Steel and Recycling’s facility in Spokane, Wash., suffered injuries ranging from minor to critical when a chlorine tank placed on a conveyer belt exploded around 10 a.m. on Aug. 12, releasing a large cloud of chlorine gas. Most employees were treated on the scene, but 13 were transferred to …
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. …