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Industrial
Hygiene Insights — April 2009 |
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Welcome to IH
Insights, the monthly electronic newsletter for industrial
hygiene practitioners. Each issue brings you analysis and
commentary
from our contributing editors, all veteran industrial
hygienists, plus
news on compliance, research, and professional practice from the
EHS Today editorial team. |
In This
Issue:
1. AIHA Supports
Combustible Dust Legislation, Offers Recommendations
2.
NIOSH Issues Updated Nanotechnology Guidance
3. Your Guide to
the Safe Handling of Flammable Liquids
4. Turning
Brown to Green
5. AIHA Urges
Solis to Consider Worker Safety, Health Issues
6.
European Workers Face Increasing Health Risks From Hazardous Substances
2. NIOSH Issues Updated Nanotechnology
Guidance
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
issued an updated and expanded edition of “Approaches to Safe
Nanotechnology,” a document that reiterates NIOSH’s standing interim
recommendation that employers take prudent measures to control
occupational exposures in the manufacture and industrial use of
engineered nanomaterials as research explores whether such materials
pose work-related health and safety risks.
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4. Turning Brown to Green
What savvy EHS professionals need to know about dealing with today's
soil and groundwater contamination issues to turn a problem “brown”
site into a “green” site. These examples demonstrate how you can get
greener while reducing your cleanup costs and protecting employee health
and the value of your property by knowing what to look for.
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5. AIHA Urges Solis to Consider Worker Safety,
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(AIHA) asked Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to consider three issues when
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 Ergonomics and Productivity
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Time: 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
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Some of the best ergonomic thinkers in the country explore the
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 Changing the Safety Culture
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Rudy Hagen, the director of strategic planning for global health and
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implement behavior-based safety in its facilities and how culture
assessment and other tools helped decrease injuries, increase employee
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