Tag: hazards

National Protect Your Hearing Month Raises Awareness to Better Protect Individuals from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Jon Redmond /October 23, 2023

In an effort to raise awareness about noise-induced hearing loss, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tabbed October as “National Protect Your Hearing Month“. The campaign focuses…

Understanding How Units Can Be Miscommunicated in the Media

Jon Redmond /February 6, 2023

Most people are familiar with every day units and likely do unit conversions without even thinking about it, such as feet to inches, or cups to ounces. More complex conversions…

OSHA Announces Changes to Severe Violator Enforcement Program

Jon Redmond /January 9, 2023

The United States Department of Labor announced updated criteria for its Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program. These updates are designed to strengthen enforcement and improve compliance…

EPA Final Revised Risk Determination for (PV29) under TSCA

Jon Redmond /November 14, 2022

EPA Issues Final Revised Risk Determination for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) under TSCA The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final revised risk determination for Pigment Violet 29…

EPA Proposes to Place Two PFAS as Hazardous Under Superfund Law

Jon Redmond /October 11, 2022

EPA Proposes to Designate Two PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Under Superfund Law Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap, in a proposed rule published September 6, 2022, EPA…