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OSHA and Lead Industries Announce Voluntary Initiative

CONCORD, CA – Two industry organizations have voluntarily lowered lead exposure limits, reducing health hazards to thousands of American workers. The initiative was announced jointly on October 30 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Lead Industries Association, Inc. (LIA) and the Battery Council International (BCI), the two organizations that developed the … Read More »

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Hexavalent Chromium (2)

CONCORD, CA – To prepare for revising downward the current permissible exposure limit (PEL) for hexavalent chromium, OSHA is soliciting comments on collection of information needed to develop the economic impact analysis of such a change. Written comments are due by November 18. OSHA said in the Notice, issued in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction … Read More »

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Cii Can Prove That Safety Pays

CONCORD, CA – Safety professionals know that safety pays, but sometimes have trouble convincing higher-ups that this is so. A report from the Construction Industry Institute (CII) in Austin, TX, is going to help a lot. It shows that contractor projects that use zero accident techniques have dramatically lower recordable incident and lost workday case … Read More »

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Epa Offers IAQ Course in Fullerton

CONCORD, CA – The three-day “Orientation to Indoor Air Quality” course that will be presented at Cal State University, Fullerton, December 2 to 4 will provide attenders with a great deal of information at the modest cost of $320 for the private sector, $192 for co-sponsors (members of ASHRAE, Orange County AIHA Chapter) and $100 … Read More »

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More IAQ Information

CONCORD, CA – The USEPA Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse has a publication list that includes a number of free fact sheets and technical information such as Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals. Also listed are the schools kit ($22), the Air Quality Guide for Building Owners & Facility Managers ($24), IAQ Problem … Read More »

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Great Kit – IAQ Tools for Schools

FRESNO – With support from a number of other organizations, the US EPA has created a wonderful indoor air quality guide for schools. The aim of the “Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools” kit is to provide common sense guidance to help school officials prevent and solve the majority of IAQ problems with minimal cost. … Read More »

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Mounting Campaign Against Prop. 65 / Hcs

FRESNO – Because of its linkage to the hazard communication standard (HCS), Proposition 65, the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, looks like the next burning issue on the occupational front, elbowing out ergonomics. With its impact on out-of-state manufacturers, the state initiative is becoming a national sore point. (For the … Read More »

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Labor-Management Initiative Spurs OSHA to Cut Pel – 1,000-Fold for Cancer-Causing Butadiene

FRESNO – Almost 10,000 workers will be better protected from cancer and other hazards under a new standard for exposure to the chemical 1, 3-butadiene announced October 24 by Fed-OSHA. The permissible exposure limit (PEL) for 1,3-butadiene (BD) has been reduced from 1,000 parts per million parts of air (ppm) to 1 ppm. About 9,700 … Read More »

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