Losing a (Once Winning) Battle with Poison Ivy
By Paula Kaufmann – CIH
For years I was the “go to person” when poison ivy was spotted in a yard – I was the neighborhood “poison ivy abatement expert”. I could always remove (yank out) the vines and clean up the debris with no [...]
EHS Top Ten Tuesday: LAB SAFETY
By: Laurie de Laski
1. The OSHA Standard for regulating hazardous chemicals in research and development laboratories is: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (29 CFR 1910.1450). The standard does not apply to production or QA/QC labs. Please refer to last week’s post for specific requirements of this [...]
The Importance of Following OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200
By: Diego Tolosa, CHST
In their attempts to increase workplace efficiency, employers and employees alike sometimes forget about a few basic safety requirements. Most commonly overlooked is OSHA’s Hazardous Communication (HAZCOM) standard which requires employers to provide employees with information “concerning chemical hazards and the [...]