Occupational exposure - Articles - Page 87

Workplace solvents could lead to memory problems decades after exposure

May 23, 2014

A new study published recently in the journal Neurology suggests a link between workplace solvents and memory loss. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Colorado School of Public Health examined the results of memory and cognitive tests conducted more than 2,000 retirees of the French national utility company about ten years after they’d retired.

Occupational hazard in space: headaches

CO2 may cause headaches on International Space Station, study suggests

May 13, 2014

Headaches in astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are attributed to elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), reports a study in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Report calls for measures to protect workers from toxic exposures

Negative effects on human health and the environment need to be reduced

April 28, 2014

With the safe use of chemicals at work designated as the theme for this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work (Workers’ Memorial Day in the U.S. and Canada), the International Labour Organization (ILO) has issued a report on steps that can be taken to safeguard workers from toxic hazards.

AIHA supports NIOSH’s proposed new risk-based carcinogen classification policy

NIOSH would no longer consider technical achievability to control exposures

March 28, 2014

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) expresses its appreciation to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for the opportunity to comment on the NIOSH Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin “Update of NIOSH Carcinogen Classification and Target Risk Level Policy for Chemical Hazards in the Workplace."

AIHA testifies on OSHA’s proposed silica standard

March 24, 2014

In a public hearing last week, the American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) expressed support for OSHA’s proposed rule on occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

ACGIH® releases 2014 editions of TLVs® and BEIs® Book and Guide to Occupational Exposure Values

March 10, 2014

ACGIH^®has released its 2014 editions of the TLVs^® and BEIs^®book and the Guide to Occupational Exposure Values. The information in the user-friendly, pocket-sized TLVs^® and BEIs^®book is used worldwide as a guide for evaluation and control of workplace exposures to chemical substances and physical agents.

Wisc. worker made ill by chlorine gas exposure

After danger was known, company didn’t move other workers out of area

March 4, 2014

An aluminum plant worker sickened by hazardous chlorine gas while changing cylinders brought OSHA inspectors to Beck Aluminum Alloys Ltd., which operates Beck Aluminum Racine, for a close look at the company’s Racine, Wisc. plant.

OSHA's annotated PELs and OELs

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

March 4, 2014

The following quiz will help determine if you understand the changing landscape of chemical management and use of occupational exposure limits (OELs).

AIHA submits comment on OSHA's proposed silica rule

February 5, 2014

In the end, the question that must be answered is “will this proposal be better or worse for employee health and safety?” To this, AIHA believes the answer is a resounding “yes”, and AIHA supports OSHA efforts to move forward with the proposed rule.

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Construction workers at nuke facilities exposed to beryllium

January 29, 2014

Some construction workers at nuclear weapons facilities operated by the Department of Energy show symptoms of a chronic lung disease caused by exposure to beryllium, despite the fact that their exposure levels were relatively low.