Final Phase for Styrene Cancer Research
The scientific effort to describe the potential for styrene exposure to cause cancer in humans may be entering its last phase. Some scientists think it’s already over. Enough already The styrene...
OSHA inspection initiative will target styrene users in KS, NE, MO
Users of styrene and certain other chemicals will be targeted for special OSHA inspections under a local emphasis program in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. According to a November 12 OSHA release, the...
New NFPA and OSHA standards will regulate composites dust
OSHA has recently cited composites manufacturers for failing to employ rigorous housekeeping practices, for the use of unapproved electrical equipment and for failing to locate outdoors dust handing equipment...
OSHA Proposes Electronic Submission And Public Accessibility Of Illness And Injury Records
OSHA has proposed to require companies to report workplace illness and injury data to the agency electronically, and to make establishment-specific data available on a publicly accessible website. The...
Is Silica a Hazard in Your Workplace? OSHA Thinks So!
ACMA recently called on industry members to contact OSHA regarding the proposed silica standard that will increase costs for many composites companies without providing workers any health benefits. Information...
Chemical Manufacturers Unhappy With New Green Building Code
A new version of the widely used code promulgated by the U.S. Green Building Council – LEED v.4 – is drawing fire from the American Chemistry Council. The new version of the code “has strayed from its...
