Tag: health & safety

Risk Assessment

Jon Redmond /May 2, 2023

Understanding exposure to hazards that pose a potential health risk to workers is important for employers to appropriately eliminate, control, and reduce risk to keep workers safe. With help from…

What is “Sick Building Syndrome”?

Jon Redmond /April 12, 2023

The term “sick building syndrome” is used to describe situations in which building occupants claim they have experienced acute health and comfort effects that are linked to time spent in…

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…

NIOSH Announces 19 “PHE” Designated Respirators Are Now Obsolete

Jon Redmond /January 18, 2023

19 respirator models, that had previously been approved under a temporary public health emergency (PHE) designation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, are now considered obsolete by the National Institute for Health…

New Skin Notation Profile Focuses on Flavoring Compounds

Jon Redmond /January 11, 2023

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a new skin notation profile for the flavoring compound diacetyl and its substitute, 2,3-pentanedione and other various chemicals. In the  profile…