Environmental Protection and Industrial Hygiene
Industrial Hygiene is concerned with the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical and physical hazards in the workplace. Environmental... Continue reading →
Anticipate, Recognize, Evaluate & Control Health Hazards in the Workplace
Industrial Hygiene is concerned with the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical and physical hazards in the workplace. Environmental... Continue reading →
IN THIS ISSUE: Formaldehyde Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen. They found... Continue reading →
Employees who work outdoors may be at risk for stings, bites, and illness from contact with insects. Agricultural and construction... Continue reading →
N THIS ISSUE: Occupational Exposure to Chemicals in the Marijuana Industry The use and legalization of marijuana (cannabis) has greatly increased... Continue reading →
When reading industrial hygiene reports there is often confusion about the units used for results. Here are some terms used... Continue reading →
It has been recognized that exposure to certain chemicals during fetal development may increase the risk of negative health consequences, including... Continue reading →
Research studies on hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) on workers involved in chromate production, chromate pigment production and chromium plating have shown... Continue reading →
Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) has been recognized for centuries as the cause of Silicosis, an incurable lung disease that leads... Continue reading →
Every day more and more Apps are created for iPhones and/or Android smart phones. Among them are Apps that can... Continue reading →
Wildfires are occuring more frequently in the United States and in many parts of the world. In 2020 in Colorado,... Continue reading →