Combustible Dusts and Your Customers
Since its adoption in 1983, the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) has required manufacturers and importers of substances (typically chemicals and mixtures) to: review the available scientific...
New Study Reports “No Credible Evidence” of Styrene Increases Cancer Risk
The Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC) reports that a new study called Cancer Mortality of Workers Exposed to Styrene in the US Reinforced Plastics and Composite Industry, published in the journal...
Reflection on the Past Year and Direction for the Next
There is no better time than the New Year to reflect on the past and think about the future. Our industry faced some significant legislative and regulatory challenges in 2012 but with commitment and hard work...
Update on ACI Committee 440 from Fall Convention
At the recently held American Concrete Institute Fall Convention in Toronto, Canada, Oct. 21-23, the ACI Committee 440 – FRP Reinforcement is very busy on a number of activities ranging from development of...
Building the Future America
The new highway funding bill paves the way to increased composites usage Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a highway funding bill signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012,...
Styrene Update: Forward in 2012
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) released the 12th Report on Carcinogens (RoC) just over a year ago on June 10, 2011, with styrene listed as a “reasonably anticipated” carcinogen. In a press...
