Latest Industrial hygiene Stories

Superb Safety supports the National Safety Council (NSC) to promote June as 2013 National Safety Month. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Superb Safety, Inc., http://superbsafety.com, a leading provider of the latest and highest quality of Industrial & Personal safety products on the market today, is pleased to support June as 2013 National Safety Month. According to the United States Department of Labor, OSHA is responsible for the health and safety of 130 million workers,...

StructureMEDIC, a water damage team in the Southeast, has officially expanded its services to the Northeast and has also announced a large expansion of services. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 StructureMEDIC, a water and mold damage team, has announced that the team is expanding its services and serviced locations. Upon return from assisting with home clean up in Chicago following flooding that occurred in the state, the team has decided to officially expand serviced location and...

AquaGuard of Atlanta, a leading basement and foundation repair contractor and Consumers' Choice Award recipient, attributes hot humid summer weather to primary cause of crawl space problems. Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Crawl spaces are popular because they are a cheaper alternative to basements or because ground conditions make building a basement impractical, but controlling moisture can be a challenge, depending on the climate zone. A dirt crawl space with an open crawl...

New Program Helps Reduce Workplace Injury and Illness. Los Angeles, CA Toronto, ON (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Vubiz has launched the new online Health and Safety for Managers and Supervisors program in the U.S. Vubiz and CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety) developed a Canadian version that has been extremely successful. Vubiz and CCOHS developed a U.S. version now available. The objective of the elearning program is to promote a workplace free from the risk of injury...

TruPro Restoration Partners with the non-profit Coalition of Hope Foundation, Inc. to Raise Awareness Spring Brook Twp, PA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has led to the explosive growth of mold in homes throughout the devastated areas of New York and New Jersey. “The lack of proper remediation procedures, equipment, and personnel has hampered recovery and could cause indoor air quality issues for years afterwards,” noted Bill Wright, President of TruPro...

OSHA is working on rules related to the Recordkeeping Standard and the prevention of injuries and illnesses (I2P2) that could have a profound effect on employers throughout the United States. MSDSonline has responded with two new webinars to catch safety managers and HR professionals up-to-speed on the likely changes. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 MSDSonline, the leading provider of sustainable cloud-based EH&S compliance solutions, is hosting a series of webinars on OSHA’s...

"The Unfinished Agenda: When Will Healthcare Worker Sharps Injuries Become a Never Event?" to Take Place on May 30 NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Safe in Common (SIC), the non-profit organization of healthcare safety advocates that is dedicated to eradicating needlestick- and sharps-related injuries, today opened registration for its third online conference in a series of events addressing needlestick and sharps safety. The conference, titled "The Unfinished Agenda: When...

Dr. Tee. L Guidotti, of Medical Advisory Services (MAS) in Rockville, Maryland, received the William S. Knudsen Award for Lifetime Career Achievement in Occupational and Environmental Medicine during the opening ceremony of the American Occupational Health Conference in Orlando, Florida, on April 28. Rockville, MD (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 “I am overwhelmed at this recognition from my peers.” Dr. Guidotti said, in accepting the award, observing “Together, we have created a specialty and...

SiteHawk Elevates Global Solutions by Expanding Language Services for SDS Indexing to Meet the Demands of the Globally Harmonized System Nashville, TN (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 SiteHawk, the leading innovator in cloud-based SDS and chemical data management solutions, is excited to announce the expansion of their chemical indexing services to 32 native languages. The expansion is in response to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) as well as customer and market needs to index or catalog...

Residents of Staten Island paraded to ask NYC government for more mold help, a report said. Wanting to also help, My Cleaning Products offered a tip how to kill mold effectively and safely. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 The mold infestation triggered by Hurricane Sandy is still causing the New York City residents problems. And according to a report from nytimes.com, in a bid for more help to solve it, Staten Island residents marched the streets of the Midland Beach neighborhood....