MSA Asbestos Cartridge Types
Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) is a company that manufactures safety products, including respirators that are worn to protect workers from the dangers of asbestos. A respirator is a breathing device worn...
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Hazards of Tungsten Carbide
The most frequently utilized hard metal in manufacturing today, tungsten carbide, is used to make a wide variety of products, including wedding rings, golf clubs and machinery. Tungsten carbide is...
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Explosive Safety Training
Industries dealing with explosives, such as ammunition and TNT, must adhere to strict safety guidelines. Explosive safety training helps to prevent serious accidents that can occur on the job from...
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What is the Importance of OSHA in the Welding Workplace?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created to help ensure that workplace environments will be held to a strict standard of safety, regardless of the type or location of...
View ArticleMini Excavator Safety
Operating a mini-excavator--a power shovel--is dangerous work. A moment of inattention or confusion could result in crushing a co-worker or bystander. Many regulations and recommendations are in place...
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The Effects of Hexavalent Chromium
Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(IV)) is a highly toxic man-made chemical compound found primarily in industrial environments. You are at risk for Cr(IV) exposure if you work in an environment that involves...
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Facility Requirements for Handling Nicotine
In the United States, tobacco products and smoking-cessation medications contain nicotine, a naturally occurring, toxic chemical found in tobacco plants. Handling nicotine can cause acute and chronic...
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Press Brake Safety Regulations
A press brake is a special type of machine tool used to bend and manipulate sheet metal into shape. Many consider metal formation through use of a press brake to be an art because results depend on the...
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OSHA Eyewash Station Requirements
Since 1970, the Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) has required all employers to provide necessary protective gear to prevent accidents, but also to provide proper emergency...
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How to Check Paper Safety
The City of Osaka's Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science prepares an annual report about the toxicity of recycled paper. Determining the toxicity of pulp and paper products is essential...
View ArticleToner Safety
Toner has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a Group 2B carcinogen, meaning that it is possibly carcinogenic to humans due to one of the main components of black...
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What Are NFPA Standards for Extrication Gloves?
Protective gear is used by firefighters to prevent injury and to maximize their ability to perform in hostile environments. The National Fire Protection Agency publishes standards for performance...
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OSHA Industrial Testing
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is the predominant watchdog organization that the government assigns workplace safety issues. Testing by OSHA is performed in innumerable industries...
View ArticleCrane Sling Safety
Slings are used for derricks, cranes and hoists of all types to hold a load while it is suspended in the air. This makes it a valuable and heavily utilized piece of equipment when handling or moving...
View ArticleOffshore Crane Safety
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is charged with regulating the use of cranes and other material-moving equipment on fixed platforms at sea. The United States...
View ArticleThe OSHA Standard for General Construction Area Lighting
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration provides guidelines regarding the minimum lighting requirements on a construction job site. This creates a safer situation for workers and bystanders.
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Hazard Communication & Bloodborne Pathogens Training
In order to educate your employees about the potential dangers in their workplace, it is imperative to provide them with hazard communication and bloodborne pathogens training on a regular basis. These...
View ArticleWhat Are the OSHA Rules for Using PVC Plastic for Air Lines?
Compressed air distribution is basic to every industrial process, so a lot of information on proper design and installation exists. Installation of permanent lines is fairly easy. The tubing used...
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Biodiesel Plant Safety
Biodiesel fuel is made from the lipids or oils of organic material chemically reacting with alcohol and a catalyst, such as lye. A biodiesel plant is the physical site where this fuel is made. Although...
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Harmful Effects of Sodium Silicate
Sodium silicate is the name for the compound containing sodium oxide, or Na2O and silica or silicon dioxide. Together these make the compound Na2O(SiO2)x.(H2O)x. The compound is most often used in...
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