Healthcare

Regardless of the situation, an emotional appeal is much more convincing than just presenting cold hard facts. We spoke with Anne Marie McManus of Delaware North to learn about her experience in the EHS industry and why culture change is a collaborative team effort. Delaware North Hospitality and Food Service A grounding in family ownership […]

As one of his final acts in office before resigning permanently as head of the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), Chair Rafael Moure-Eraso and the CSB released a new video outlining ways that employers can prevent anhydrous ammonia accidents. The video, Shock to the System, builds on one of the final high profile investigations taking place […]

News outlets are reporting that a man in Orange County, California died earlier this week while using pool cleaning chemicals at a local apartment complex. There was no indication that he was using the chemicals in exceptionally large quantities.  However, early evidence showed that he may have improperly mixed chlorine with other cleaners, which can […]

What is Isopropyl Alcohol? Isopropyl alcohol is a colorless liquid found in household and workplace products alike. Due to its high flammability and potential health hazards, it is important to handle isopropyl alcohol in a safe manner no matter what the setting. Common Uses of Isopropyl Alcohol Two of isopropyl alcohol’s most popular uses are […]

Under the proposed budget released by the White House last week, the Obama administration would increase funding for OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by nearly $60 million for fiscal year 2016. Specifically, OSHA’s funding would increase from $552.8 million to $592.1 million, and MSHA’s from $375.9 million to $394.9 million. The […]

Last week, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced in a final investigation report that a fire at a Richmond, California Chevron refinery in 2012 was the result of a flawed safety culture within the corporation. The large fire endangered 19 Chevron workers, and sent over 15,000 local residents to the hospital for medical attention. […]

As we bid goodbye to 2014 and settle into the new year, it’s important to stay focused on the issues that OSHA is likely to tackle in 2015 and to anticipate what the impact of any regulatory changes could be. Already on this blog, we’ve reviewed several areas in which OSHA looks likely to make […]

Early Saturday morning, a toxic leak of methyl mercaptan gas (also known as methanethiol) killed four workers at a DuPont chemical plant in La Porte, Texas, just outside of Houston. A fifth worker was hospitalized and released. Yesterday, teams from the EPA, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the United States Chemical Safety Board […]

Here are 5 stories, with 5 lessons, that illustrate why chemicals in the workplace, no matter the size of the company or the number of employees, are serious business. As demonstrated below, how chemicals are used, stored, labeled, and disposed of, and how employees are trained on chemical hazards, affects workers, customers, and in some […]

In 2012, I traveled to a remote community in the Buikwe District in Uganda, Africa to help build a sustainable clean water system for the maternity ward of the local hospital. This experience was absolutely amazing and rewarding! Since we had an abundance of volunteers, we were also able to repaint the interior offices and […]