Industrial Hygiene


Ski Resort Fined for Failure to Report Hazardous Chemicals Inventory

Under EPCRA, reporting of chemical inventory information is required each year on March 1.

Donated Health Supplies Assist Indiana Flood Victims

Kimberly-Clark Professional announced recently that it is donating thousands of health and hygiene products to help Columbus, Ind., businesses and residents clean up from the extensive damage caused by the recent flooding.

EPA, ATSDR Funding Five-Year Study of Lower-Level Libby Exposures

The Montana town that has become synonymous with large-scale human exposure to airborne asbestos fibers will get $8 million more of attention from the agencies.

IAQA Welcomes New Board Members

The Indoor Air Quality Association installed newly elected directors and officers at its 11th Annual Meeting & Exposition held last week in Tampa, Fla.

Congressional Support Builds for Building Code Grant

If approved, CBCAG funds would be dedicated to training “First Preventers”--building and fire safety officials who prevent harm by ensuring compliance with safety codes before disasters occur.

OSHA Fines Medical Center $110,000 for Asbestos Violations

OSHA has cited Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for alleged lack of employee safeguards and the improper removal and disposal of asbestos containing material in a closed section of the hospital during renovation work in December 2007. The Niagara Falls, N.Y., medical facility faces $110,000 in proposed fines.

AIHA Calls for Professional Development Course Proposals

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) announced on June 13 that it will be accepting proposals for professional development courses (PDCs) to be held Saturday and Sunday, May 30-June 1, 2009, in conjunction with the 2009 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce) in Toronto. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 15, 2008.

20 Years after Radon Abatement Act, Exposure Getting Worse

EPA has not decided how to use all the authorities or tools available to it to achieve the Act's goals, and, meanwhile, it has not been reporting program results in relation to homes at risk in its performance reporting.

AIHA Releases Most Popular AIHce 2008 PDC List

Evaluations have been tallied for more than 84 weekend professional development courses offered at the 2008 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) in Minneapolis. Participants gave the following 10 courses the highest ratings overall.

AIHce Green Initiatives Conclude with Tree Planting Ceremony

At the 2008 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, which ended June 5, the American Industrial Hygiene Association implemented many green initiatives in the city of Minneapolis.

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