HOUSTON, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- With the clock racing toward enforcement and penalties, oilfield operators and pressure pumpers can call upon new resources to help them meet OSHA's updated ...
Exposure to crystalline silica has been known to be a problem since the pyramids were built. In fact, silicosis is one of the oldest known occupational diseases. Francis Perkins, who served as the U.S ...
For more than 2 years, OSHA’s proposed revisions to its silica standard have languished with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – a period stretching long past the standard 90-day OMB review ...
This course covers the development and implementation of controls and strategies to prevent or mitigate silica exposures in construction, maritime, and general industries. Course topics include ...
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has unanimously approved a permanent standard to protect workers from respirable crystalline silica (RCS). According to a recent release, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators announced plans Friday to dramatically limit workplace exposure to silica dust, an agent known to cause crippling lung disease and cancer in thousands of workers ...
CHICAGO, Sept. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CleanSpace Technology, a global manufacturer of powered air purifying respiratory protection, today released its CleanSpace2 Power Unit Respirator Trial Kit ...
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., says he is worried that President Donald Trump may try to weaken recently enacted silica standards that are designed to protect American coal miners. Kaine, who met last ...