Articles Tagged with ''hazardous material''

Retiring equipment in the chemical processing industry may pose more danger than meets the eye as residual hazardous chemicals

A risk-based approach aligns OSH with the business concept of risk.

The demand for flame-resistant (FR) clothing that protects against several hazards is rapidly increasing.

Emergencies come in many forms, from natural disasters and extended power outages to chemical spills and combustible dust explosions.

Workers must be visible in all lighting conditions and environmental backgrounds. G&K Services’ new enhanced-visibility garments offer increased visibility for worker

The Safetyflex® Jacket with Detachable Hood and Inner Cuffs, style J41248, is available in sizes S – 5XL. Made to resist industrial-strength acids, caustics and other chemicals

Casella CEL introduces the CEL-712 Microdust Pro monitor, a small, rugged, hand-held instrument that measures concentrations of inhalable powders in real-time for display on its high-contrast color LCD.

More than 230,000 workers in the U.S. are directly exposed to Dichloromethane (DCM), which is widely used in paint stripping products and poses health risks to those who use the products and even bystanders in workplaces and residences where DCM is used.

“Telltale signs” of microbial activity were found by investigators in a storage tank that exploded earlier this year, killing a contract worker and severely injuring another. The July 28 incident at the the Omega Protein facility in Moss Point, Mississippi involved hot work being done on or near a tank containing eight inches of a slurry of water and fish matter known as “stickwater,” which was thought to be nonhazardous.