Latest Occupational hygiene Stories
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...
Medgate’s Monica Melkonian will be presenting at AIHce on the value of industrial hygiene software. As part of her session, Monica will discuss the implementation of Medgate’s industrial hygiene software at CSX Transportation. (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 At this year’s American Industrial Hygiene conference and exposition (AIHce), Medgate’s Monica Melkonian, CIH, will speak to how software can help industrial hygienists improve processes and demonstrate their value within their...
DES PLAINES, Ill., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing concerns over the agency's lack of appropriate resources with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) in a letter to Senator Tom Harken, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, to request a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on whether National Institute for Occupational...
A new Industrial Hygiene and Heat Stress reported was recently released by KestrelMeters.com, the leading providers of handheld Kestrel wind and weather meters recently announced. (PRWEB) April 21, 2013 A new Industrial Hygiene and Heat Stress report was recently released by KestrelMeters.com, the leading providers of handheld Kestrel wind and weather meters recently announced. The new report on Industrial Hygiene and Heat Stress is a helpful resource for those who work in areas where...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Donna Heidel, a certified industrial hygienist and American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) fellow with 25 years of occupational safety and health experience, has joined Bureau Veritas as a senior manager in its Industrial Hygiene practice group. Heidel will take a lead role in Bureau Veritas' continued expansion in the area of employee health and safety associated with emerging technologies, specifically nanotechnology, as...
New case study highlights how transport giant CSX Transportation improved OH&S processes and realized cost savings since implementing occupational health and safety software from leading global provider Medgate Inc. (PRWEB) December 31, 2012 Medgate Inc., the leading global provider of occupational health and safety (OH&S) software, has released a new case study outlining how Fortune 500 customer CSX Transportation has benefited from the use of OH&S software. In the study,...
Through a review of the toxicology, industrial hygiene, and epidemiology literatures in conjunction with qualitative research, this article explores occupational exposures in producing plastics and health risks to workers, particularly women, who make up a large part of the workforce. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) December 19, 2012 A new study published in the Baywood journal New Solutions presents strong evidence suggesting that women employed in the plastics industry are exposed to workplace...
OSHA course to be held in Savannah to prepare participants for potential work place dangers. Savannah, Ga. (PRWEB) December 14, 2012 Georgia Tech Professional Education will provide an Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the General Industry (OTI 511) course at the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus on Jan. 22-25, 2013. The course teaches participants how to select the appropriate OSHA standards to prevent and contain hazardous situations. The Department of Labor through the...
NASA has selected Earth Resources Technology, Inc., (ERT), of Laurel, Md., to receive a contract for safety, environmental, and medical support services at the agency's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The contract has a maximum value of $55 million. This is a firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity hybrid contract that begins Nov. 16. The contract consists of a two-year base period and three one-year options. Under the terms of the...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Earth Resources Technology, Inc., (ERT), of Laurel, Md., to receive a contract for safety, environmental, and medical support services at the agency's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The contract has a maximum value of $55 million. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) This is a firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity hybrid contract that...
