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Top products of the week

Top products of the week

August 25, 2019
A product that can handle a variety of small spills is this week’s top occupational safety and health product of the week.
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Do microplastics in drinking water threaten health?

August 23, 2019
With plastic pollution having emerged as a significant environment and health crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for more research into the potential effect on human health of microplastics in drinking water. “We urgently need to know more about the health impact of microplastics because they are everywhere - including in our drinking-water,” says Dr Maria Neira, Director, Department of Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health, at WHO.
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hand injuries

Workers’ comp records ID carpal tunnel syndrome risk

August 22, 2019
Workers who produce clothing, process food, or perform administrative work had the highest rates of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in California, according to NIOSH-funded research published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)external icon. CTS is a musculoskeletal disorder that develops when repetitive, forceful motion causes pressure on a nerve in the wrist. Workers with CTS often experience pain, tingling, weakness, and numbness in their hand.
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C&W Environmental Solutions promotes Steve Duncan to Chief Operating Officer

Bill Werra Joins company as Chief Growth Officer
August 21, 2019
C&W Environmental Solutions, a leader in dust collection and air pollution control, recently announced the promotion of Steve Duncan to chief operating officer. In this new role, Duncan will continue to manage the company’s operations, as well as assume a greater role in the management of the business through administrative oversite, new product development, and strategic planning and execution.
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Industrial Scientific

Industrial Scientific welcomes Parker Burke as General Manager

Parker Burke, formerly of Anderson-Negele, joins the Industrial Scientific leadership team
August 20, 2019
Industrial Scientific, global leader in connected sensing technology, is pleased to announce that Parker Burke has joined the company as senior vice president and general manager. Parker will be responsible for leading Industrial Scientific’s global gas detection and iNet® businesses.
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silica exposure

OSHA considering changes to silica standard

August 19, 2019
OSHA may “broaden the circumstances” under which certain employers would be permitted to comply with its Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction, according to a request for information and comment issued by the agency last week. OSHA is looking for information on additional engineering and work practice control methods to effectively limit exposure to silica.
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OSHA enforcement

Carbon monoxide kills two landscaping workers

August 19, 2019
OSHA has issued serious citations against the employer of two employees who died from carbon monoxide (CO) exposure while being transported to a jobsite. The incident involving AJR Landscaping, Inc. occurred when a gasoline-powered lawnmower was started inside an enclosed company trailer. OSHA initiated an inspection after the Washington Township New Jersey Police Department notified the agency that the workers had died.
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Jet-Kleen

The Jet-Kleen™: An efficient solution for dust removal

Safe and effective residue removal without the dangers and costs of compressed air
August 16, 2019
Now you can safely speed up debris removal and workshop maintenance with the Jet-Kleen™ series of high-performance personnel blow-off and de-dusting systems from Specialized Safety Products and A.W.T. World Trade, Inc. The Jet-Kleen series provides fast, safe, and effective removal of residue - such as wood chips, sawdust, fibers, moisture, and particulate matter - from workers, equipment, and work surfaces at a fraction of the cost of compressed air systems.
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Construction workers hit hard by heat-related illness

August 15, 2019
Although they compose only six percent of the total U.S. workforce, construction workers accounted for 36 percent of all occupational heat‐related deaths from 1992 to 2016 – and climate change may have something to do with it. That’s one of the key findings from new research from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR).
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