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June 2009 E-Newsletter
Features:
HazMat Handling
OSHA News
Events:
Association of Public Safety Officials, August 9-14, 2009,
Las Vegas NV
July 2009 E-Newsletter
Features:
Air Sampling
OSHA News
Events:
Annual VPPPA Conference, August 23-27, 2009, San Antonio
TX
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National Safety
Conference |
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 The
National Safety Council Congress & Expo is the world's largest annual event
for safety, health and environmental professionals and is ranked among the top
200 trade shows in the nation by Tradeshow Week.
With over 800 exhibiting companies, the Expo is a forum where safety, health,
environmental, and security professionals display and demonstrate an extensive
range products and services.
The 2008 Congress is your opportunity to listen to renowned Keynote Speakers,
attend a variety of the quality Technical Sessions as well as the thought
provoking Professional Development Seminars, and earn CEUs!
Don't miss this rare opportunity to network with 16,000 industry colleagues. |
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HR Bill 849 Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions
and Fires Act of 2009 |
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 The
following link is to a letter of support for HR 849 written by Lindsay E. Booher
AIHA President on April 2nd, 2009. This bill would direct OSHA to issue a
combustible dust standard. Althought OSHA Combustible Dust National Emphasis
Program on Mar 11, 2008 AIHA's remains concerned thatOSHA's Hazard Communciation
Standard "inadequately addresses dust explosion hazards and fails to ensure safe
work practices and guidance documents are included in MSDSs." To read this
letter please go to:
http://www.aiha.org/1documents/GovernmentAffairs/HR849-CombDust-Support-04-02-09.pdf
Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2009 -
Requires the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an interim final standard
regulating combustible dusts, which shall apply to manufacturing, processing,
blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids
and their dusts (including organic dusts, plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber,
furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals,
and fossil fuels), but shall not apply to processes already covered by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standard on grain
facilities
To read this bill in its entirety please click on:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h849/text
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IAQ monitoring |
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YESAIR simultaneously
monitors temperature, RH and five toxic/combustible gas es. A particulate probe
plugs into the auxiliary port and readings logged to same graph as temperature,
RH and gas sensors. We offer a selection of thirty plug and play smart sensors
to choose from. The same gas sensors can be used in the YES Plus twelve sensor
capacity IAQ monitor. YESAIR has an unlimited capacity for data storage, logging
to an SD flash card. The logged data can be viewed and manipulated in our YES
Viewer software package in graph and spread sheet formats.
Critical Environment
Technologies |
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Pandemic
influenza is new subject of Safety and Health Topics page on Web site |
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A new Safety and Health Topics Web page on
pandemic influenza
has been posted to OSHA's Web site. The page is a central repository for OSHA
information and resources on helping workplaces prepare for a pandemic. One of
the newest resources is a link to a Web page featuring answers to the most
frequently asked questions
about OSHA's
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response
Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers.. |
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New publication refers to respirator selection
guidelines |
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Assigned Protection Factors, a new guidance document, provides
employers with information for selecting respirators for employees
exposed to contaminants in the air. A limited number of copies are
available for
ordering from OSHA's
publications
page or by calling
202-693-1888
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ASSE 100 year anniversary |
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 ASSE will
celebrate their 100 year anniversary in 2011. This organization,
originally founded as the United Association of Casualty
Inspectors was formed in the wake of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Fire in New York City where 146 young girls and women lost their
lives in a workplace. This tragedy drew the attention to the need
for workplace safeguards and regulations, To commemorate the
Society's 100 year anniversary, Vice President of Professional
Development Richard A. Pollock, CSP, of Plymouth, MN noted "that
ASSE will be celebrating the accomplishments and
professionalism of its members; building on its leadership in
protecting people, property and the environment, and launching its
vision for the future of the safety profession."
The
Society plans to conduct a variety of events throughout 2011
including the cornerstone event Safety 2011 in June in Chicago,
Pollock noted.
Founded in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based ASSE is the largest and
oldest professional safety organization and is committed to
protecting people, property and the environment. Its more than
32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional
members lead, manage, supervise, research and consult on safety,
health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries,
government, labor, health care and education. For more information
please go to
www.asse.org
or to
www.asse.org/100. |
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Marathon’s Fall Hazard Abatement Program Increases Employee
Safety |
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DAYTON, OH – June 19, 2009 – At the American Society of
Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Safety 2009
conference
Marathon Pipe Line, LLC
(MPL) and
LJB Inc.
will detail how MPL’s new fall protection program, based on the
ANSI Z359.2 standard, has reduced fall risks and enhanced
employee safety...
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