Environmental, Health and Safety News

According to a new report issued by the Department of Health Services (DHS), the FoodShare Employment and Training program (FSET), which helps people remove the barriers that prevent them from gaining employment, continues to successfully assist thousands of participants in securing good jobs. As part of Governor Scott Walker’s Wisconsin Works for Everyone reform,...
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“Burning the midnight oil” So as part of my role for Pistoia Alliance I run the President’s Challenge. Tonight is … The post Waiting for the final startups to enter this years President’s Challenge appeared first on Pistoia Alliance.
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As the entries deadline draws near, we’re excited to say that Elsevier are kindly providing access to their complete R&D … The post Elsevier donate prizes to our 2017 President’s Challenge appeared first on Pistoia Alliance.
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NEW Fact Sheet—EMS Workers: How Employers Can Prevent Injuries and Exposures ​More than 22,000 EMS workers visited emergency departments each year for work-related injuries, according to a four-year study. This new NIOSH fact sheet, co-branded with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, provides EMS employers with recommendations for preventing injuries and exposures among workers.
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AgriSafe Network, a Susan Harwood Training Grant awardee, is sponsoring several free daily webinars in recognition of National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 17-23. Topics include reducing heat illness; respiratory protection, strategies to reduce respiratory exposures, and illnesses; and ATV safety. Visit the AgriSafe Network website to register.
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As thousands of workers and volunteers courageously mobilize to help victims recover from the catastrophic storm damage in Texas and Louisiana, OSHA advises workers and those helping in recovery efforts to take proper safety and health precautions to avoid injury. Following a natural disaster, recovery and cleanup workers can be exposed to many dangers,...
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Arkema discloses chemicals, quantities at risk in Texas Hundreds of metric tons of highly unstable organic peroxides at imminent risk of fire Arkema posted a list of the organic peroxides stored at Crosby, which comprises its large and diverse Luperox-brand line of polymer and resin additives. Safety data sheets for the products show that the peroxides...
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HOUSTON (Reuters) – The operators of a Crosby, Texas, chemical factory that ran out of electricity needed to keep flammable material refrigerated will burn the remaining trailers holding the substance, officials said on Sunday.    Arkema SA, the French chemicals company that runs the plant, and Harris County fire officials decided to burn the...
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Dow Chemical and DuPont have completed their $130-billion merger of equals, bringing together two industrial icons, if only for the next 18 months. The merger was first announced in December 2015. Shares in DowDuPont Inc. will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange 1 September under the ticker symbol “DWDP”. ​ ….​ The...
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In 2015, the Government of Canada updated the rules for the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), a national system designed to give employers and workers information about hazardous products used in the workplace. WHMIS 2015 includes new definitions, new harmonized criteria for hazard classification, and new rules for supplier labels and safety data...
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Small businesses are big contributors to Canada’s economy.  They make up about 98% of all Canadian businesses, employ close to half of the private sector labour force, and contribute more than 30 percent to Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP).  Statistics Canada defines a small business as one that has fewer than 100 employees. Despite...
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Fragrance ingredients used in perfumes, personal care products, cleaning products, and air fresheners can trigger asthma. Fragranced products are used in many California workplaces and have been associated with over 300 cases of work-related asthma. A new analysis of fragrances and work-related asthmafound that perfume was the ninth most common exposure reported by all work-related...
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(PAINT.ORG) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering the first 10 chemicals undergoing risk evaluation under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The agency will be accepting comments on the chemical/clusters through Sept. 19. ACA is seeking input from its members on comments. Based on comment, EPA will refine scoping documents published earlier...
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EPA Conference; October 3, 2017 Columbus, OH This conference will show attendees how to leverage sustainable practices and resources to strengthen Ohio communities and businesses. A large part of the conference is targeted to businesses and communities that are moving beyond basic environmental requirements into cost-effective sustainable strategies to improve environmental performance and save valuable...
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The purpose of this manual is to summarize environmental, health, and safety requirements most relevant to wood manufacturers. It has been designed for small and medium businesses, particularly those that finish, stain, or glue wood furniture. The primary focus the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) affecting wood furniture manufacturers. The manual...
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The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny from health experts, advocates and agencies.
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Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health.
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration is suing a manufacturer accused of dumping pollutants into the river that serves as the main source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians.
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Most of the 43 million Americans who rely on private wells don’t know if their water is safe to drink because unlike the regulation of public water systems, there is no government monitoring of wells.
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Thousands of people are suffering from an outbreak of diarrhea, malaria and dengue in Bangladesh and Nepal as the waters from the worst floods in a decade recede, officials and aid agencies said on Wednesday.
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The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history is roaring along a path pointing to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend.
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China will expand its agricultural use of environment-damaging plastic film to boost crop production even as authorities try to curb soil pollution, a government scientist said.
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A wildfire outside Portland, Oregon, forced hundreds of local residents to evacuate on Tuesday as it ravaged the picturesque Columbia River Gorge and sent burning embers raining on communities miles away.
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Collaboration between the arts and science can help change the way we look at the environment – and spark debate on how to protect it.
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A recent report from the World Resources Institute examines what happens when water quality data is inaccessible to local communities.
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The U.S. environmental agency is considering banning sprayings of the agricultural herbicide dicamba after a set deadline next year, according to state officials advising the agency on its response to crop damage linked to the weed killer.
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Thousands of tons of methane could be leaking into the North Sea every year from disused offshore oil and gas wells.
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In one predominantly black and Latino neighborhood, residents have few options to escape their rapidly molding apartments.
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Under the Obama administration rules, new cars would have to get an average of more than 54 miles per gallon by 2025.
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Many effects of global warming appear gradually but can cause sudden and devastating changes.
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Although there’s been some uptick in consumption since mandatory water conservation measures were lifted in April, many parts of the state continue to conserve.
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Algal blooms hit the housing market.
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In America, the world’s richest country, hookworm, a parasitic disease found in areas of extreme poverty are rampant, the first study of its kind in modern times shows.
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New research revealed that excessive use of cell phones during pregnancy might not have adverse effects on their newborn’s health and brain development.
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France would become the first country to phase out all oils and gas exploration and production.
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Chocolate giant Mars is promising to spend close to $1 billion over the next few years fighting climate change.
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“There could be an inquiry into whether public officials appropriately managed land use and development in a way that met their duty to their constituents.”
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Forecasters called Irma one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Atlantic.
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Scientists are questioning whether the Trudeau government’s funding decisions will result in science being served to the best it could be over the long term.
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Why scientists are preparing to freeze the research vessel Polarstern in sea ice near the North Pole.
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Concerns over possible coastal habitat changes on military bases prompt a government-funded, multi-year study of Onslow County’s New River.
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Climate researchers point to studies finding that a warmed global atmosphere, with increasingly clear human fingerprints, will continue driving a potent mix of heat and dryness that’s projected to escalate in the West.
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Flood expert Philip Bedient says the region will remain vulnerable to disasters if communities don’t rebuild with climate change in mind.
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But coal is not dead yet.
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The flooding that overwhelmed much of Houston last week didn’t spare the energy industry. Instead, it provided an argument for a more electrified and decentralized future.
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Source: NPR, 8/21/17. Walmart has promised big cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases. To meet that goal, though, the giant retailer may have to persuade farmers to use less fertilizer. It won’t be easy
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State and local health officials are advising residents to continue to protect themselves against mosquito bites as they announce this year’s first confirmed human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in residents of Oconto and Fond du Lac Counties. The majority of WNV human cases in the state occur during the months of August...
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