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Australian Government Lowers Safe Exposure Levels of Toxic Firefighting Chemicals

The federal government has dramatically lowered the safe exposure levels of toxic firefighting chemicals, following months of controversy over contaminations detected near airports and military bases. The new tolerable daily...

source: The Guardian

Importers Seek More Time to Alert EPA of Chemicals in Mixtures

Companies importing chemical mixtures would like more than six months to notify the Environmental Protection Agency about the components of those mixtures, according to chemical importers and trade associations. "We anticipate significant...

source: Bloomberg BNA

The Future of Safety Sensors Is Here Now

For many years, sensors have been used in the chemical process industries for many activities, including monitoring the health and safety of employees. In these applications, sensors were especially helpful when used to accumulate data on workers, identify potential exposures...

source: Chemical Engineering

OSHA Programs May Be Hit by Budget Cuts

President Donald Trump's proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 would cut $2.5 billion from the Department of Labor, and funding for certain workplace safety initiatives would be on the chopping block. Specifically, the proposal would eliminate Occupational Safety and...

source: Society for Human Resource Management

Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Fields Increases Risk of ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rare neurodegenerative disease of unknown origin that is currently untreatable. New research suggests that workplace exposure to magnetic fields may be responsible for the disease.

source: Medical News Today

Filmmakers' Fine Highlights Behind-the-Scenes Safety

A recently decided court case involving the first day of filming the movie "Midnight Rider" spotlights an industry not always associated with health-and-safety requirements: the film industry. In this case, a 27-year-old camera assistant was killed and eight other crew members...

source: Bloomberg BNA

Black Lung Update: Federal Researchers Seek Allies in Appalachia

Federal health researchers are visiting health clinics and medical schools in the Appalachian coalfields to recruit allies to fight a resurgence of black lung disease. The worst form of the disease may affect as many as 5 percent of experienced...

source: WOUB-TV

Cancer-linked Chemicals Build Up in "Every Organ" in Mice, UAB Researchers Find

Certain man-made chemicals — believed to be in the bloodstream of nearly every person on Earth thanks to heavy use in consumer manufactured products — also build up in the brains, hearts, livers, bones and skin of mice,...

source: Alabama Media Group

When the Dust Settles

From 1978 to 1979, Jim Hobbs was one of many miners in northern Ontario who inhaled finely ground aluminum dust known as McIntyre Powder, which was believed to protect them from silicosis. Canisters containing this powder were punctured, and a compressed-air system would...

source: OHS Canada

Psychiatric Disorders and the Role of Exposures

Scientists are uncovering links between psychiatric disorders and substances a person was exposed to, whether intentionally, such as through diet, smoking, or medication, or unintentionally, through air pollution, soil contaminants, or even stress. Experts in this cutting-edge...

source: Environmental Factor

Chemical Disinfectants and Sanitizers Linked to Thyroid Cancer

Workers exposed to chemicals like deodorizers, sanitizers, disinfectants and sterilizers on the job may be more likely than other people to develop thyroid cancer, a recent study suggests.

source: Reuters

Easy Modeling

In the January Synergist, Chris Keil made the case that modeling should be a prominent tool in our collective exposure assessment toolbox. We never have the resources to sample every exposure scenario, and we are often asked to provide quick answers regarding probable concentrations....

source: The Synergist

Judge Delays Case Challenging OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping

A federal court won't decide the legality of OSHA's electronic recordkeeping rule until after the July 1 deadline for employers to comply with the rule, according to an April 3 judge's order. The rule also restricts safety incentive and drug testing programs that could...

source: Bloomberg BNA

OSHA Delays Obama-era Safety Rule on Silica

The Department of Labor is delaying a controversial safety rule on silica exposure. The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration last year lowered the permissible exposure limit to silica dust for construction workers. The new rule was set to go...

source: The Hill

EPA Sidestepped Decision to Tighten Standards for Lead Levels, Leaving Communities Adrift

Mayor Eric Bryant was leading his usual tour, driving visitors past the poisoned lake, around the abandoned bungalows, and over dusty ball fields until he reached a glittering metal mountain known here as the "Pile of Black...

source: STAT

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Australian Government Lowers Safe Exposure Levels of Toxic Firefighting Chemicals

Importers Seek More Time to Alert EPA of Chemicals in Mixtures

The Future of Safety Sensors Is Here Now

OSHA Programs May Be Hit by Budget Cuts

Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Fields Increases Risk of ALS

Filmmakers' Fine Highlights Behind-the-Scenes Safety

Black Lung Update: Federal Researchers Seek Allies in Appalachia

Cancer-linked Chemicals Build Up in "Every Organ" in Mice, UAB Researchers Find

When the Dust Settles

Psychiatric Disorders and the Role of Exposures

Chemical Disinfectants and Sanitizers Linked to Thyroid Cancer

Easy Modeling

Judge Delays Case Challenging OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping

OSHA Delays Obama-era Safety Rule on Silica

EPA Sidestepped Decision to Tighten Standards for Lead Levels, Leaving Communities Adrift

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