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In his keynote address on May 16 to attendees at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition, Rohm and Haas Co. Chairman, CEO and President Raj Gupta offered his insight into the value of environmental health and safety in a global...
As baby boomers reach retirement age and leave the profession, the demand for degreed safety professionals outstrips the supply, causing some educators and professional organizations to wonder where the profession is headed.
Drivers of large trucks and other vehicles involved in truck crashes are 10 times more likely to be the cause of the crash than other factors such as weather, road conditions and vehicle performance, according to a new study released by the...
A lack of engineering controls and poor understanding of process hazards, in addition to the use of untreated window glass, were some of the causes of an explosion at a California sterilization facility.
Having an efficient and effective management system is important in any company if it aims to improve its safety performance record, according to safety expert from the Dow Chemical Co.
Do you want your employees to be safe from injuries caused by electrical incidents? Here's how OSHA and NFPA 70E the National Electrical Code can help you achieve that goal.
The leak of a flammable vapor of a product produced only once or twice a year at a North Carolina chemical plant is the likely culprit in a powerful explosion in late January that killed one worker and injured a dozen others, according to federal...
One week before OSHA was set to issue a new standard on acceptable workplace levels of chromium, a new study showed the chromium industry kept data from the federal government regarding health risks to workers exposed to the potentially hazardous...
