Occupational Health Monitoring
Articles & Whitepapers
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Countertop and Stone Fabrication Workers and Silicosis Risks from Engineered Products
Earlier this fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The article examined 18 cases of silicosis, including two fatalities, which occurred in stone fabrication workers. Silicosis is caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust and is a progressive, disabling and often fatal lung ...
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Monitor for detecting and assessing exposure to airborne nanoparticles
Abstract An important safety aspect of the workplace environment concerns the severity of its air pollution with nanoparticles (NP; \100 nm) and ultrafine particles (UFP; \300 nm). Depending on their ...
News
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New National Emphasis Program Instructions for Respirable Crystalline Silica Published by OSHA and Protecting Workers in Puerto Rico
Instructions for implementing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in general industry, maritime and construction were recently published by the Occupational ...
General Industry and Maritime Businesses in Puerto Rico Prepare for OSHA’s New Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard
Construction Firms in Puerto Rico Prepare for OSHA’s New Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard
Companies in Puerto Rico have until May to Prepare for OSHA’s New Beryllium Rule
Hydrogen Fluoride
Equipment & Solutions
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Noise Dosimeter
The Scarlet ST-130 Noise Dosimeter is the ideal tool to carry out occupational and industrial hygiene noise measurements and provide a unique solution for these applications. ST-130 is designed to meet the standard dose measurement of OHSA, IEC and ISO regulations. To measure long-term noise exposure, the ST-130 comes with small, lightweight, cable-free designs and can be worn on the shoulder for ...
