Hazardous Materials – Hazard Communication Standards

In the workplace, there are certain types of hazards that are quite clear. For example, the idea that injuries could result due to a fall down a long, slippery metal stairwell, or through accidental contact with a rapidly-spinning steel blade do not need to be explained to anyone. However, there are scenarios where the dangers are not so immediately obvious, making it difficult for workers to know exactly which precautions they need to take and what type of personal protective equipment they need to wear.

Hazardous Materials – Chemical Personal Protection Equipment

Risk managers in every industry are aware of the fact that despite their best preparations and most carefully laid plans, accidents can and do happen in the workplace. Just as managers work diligently to create a jobsite where the chances of an injury-causing incident are greatly reduced, they must also ensure that individual workers are protected from harm should the unthinkable actually occur.

OSHA Releases Hazard Communication Guidance for Dust Explosion Risk

Risk managers are often aware of the dangers that excessive dust at a job site or facility can pose to the respiratory health of workers. However, there are other, less obvious dangers also related to dust buildup, which can pose a serious hazard not only to the safety of employees, but also to the integrity of a building itself. Specifically, the single largest of these concerns with regards to dust is the increased risk of explosion that can occur in areas that are most heavily affected by buildup.

OSHA Publishes Ethylene Oxide Guide for Small Businesses

Hospital and health workers are not strangers to the everyday dangers involved in their line of work, such as exposure to violent patients, unhealthy lifting situations or even unexpected failures of protective equipment such as gloves or scrubs. However, there are some concerns in the health workplace that are much more difficult to prepare for – largely because they are invisible.

Hazardous Materials Transportation – Spill Containment Options

Not all hazardous materials issues are confined solely to the jobsite itself. Risk managers are often called upon to consult with and advise logistics personnel with regards to the safe transportation of chemicals and gases that pose a danger to those around them should they be mishandled or should an accident occur. While training of those who are called upon to interact with these materials while they are being transported is an important part of reducing the risks involved, the use of the proper safety equipment can also help to create a much safer process for all involved.

OSHA Releases Final Rule for Acetylene Storage Requirements

On November 9th 2009, the revised OSHA standard for acetylene will take effect; but for many in the industry the new revision comes as no surprise.

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