The workplace of today sees chemical handling compliance as a standardized necessity, often dictated by stringent regulations. Yet, a cursory glance at safety records reveals a troubling number of ...

(WWLP) – As temperatures continue to rise, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey reminds pool owners to handle and store chemicals properly. According to the Executive Office of Public Safety and ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency released its long-delayed Risk Management Program (RMP) final regulation March 1, calling it “EPA’s most protective safety provisions for chemical facilities in ...

There has been a shift in manufacturing operations, creating an even greater need for proper hand protection. Within the last 10 years, robotics and automated processes have taken over much of the ...

RIT is legally required to maintain an inventory of the chemicals used campus, track where those chemicals are used, and ensure that the safety information regarding handling and storage of them is ...

If your chemical fume hood has low or no airflow, broken dome lights, broken sash (or sash is difficult to slide up or down), airflow sensor malfunction, or the hood needs annual re-certification, etc ...

Most colleges and universities generate hazardous waste and therefore are regulated as hazardous waste generators. Chemical use in laboratories results in the need for disposal of mixed solvents, ...

The Clean Air Act enforcement action centres on failures in managing anhydrous ammonia, a chemical widely used in industrial refrigeration for packaging and cold-chain operations.

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency is rescinding rules that were central to the only safety updates the federal government imposed on chemical-storage sites after a fertilizer-warehouse ...

Corrosive chemicals cause destruction of tissue through chemical action at the point of contact. Corrosive chemicals can be liquids, solids, or gases; consequently, corrosive chemicals can affect the ...

The latest annual food industry survey demonstrates that U.S. consumers continue to have significant concerns about chemicals in food. Specifically, the survey from the International Food Information ...