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Thailand News Today | Bank of Thailand scrambles to address plummeting Baht – Thaiger

Thailand News Today | Bank of Thailand scrambles to address plummeting Baht  Thaiger

No more Covid Tests or vax certificates required to enter Thailand | GMT – Thaiger

No more Covid Tests or vax certificates required to enter Thailand | GMT  Thaiger

Chlorine Price Chart, Historical and Forecast Analysis Provided by Procurement Resource – openPR

Chlorine Price Chart, Historical and Forecast Analysis Provided by Procurement Resource  openPR

The Best Rechargeable Batteries | Reviews – National Today

The Best Rechargeable Batteries | Reviews  National Today

Why Capsuloc™ hazmat containers have shippers kicking the can. Literally.

Paint can-style secondary hazmat containers have been a necessary evil for decades. They’re essential for shipping certain Dangerous Goods, but no one really likes them. Given a better alternative, most DG operations would kick the paint can shipper like a bad habit. With the introduction of Capsuloc™, that alternative is actually here—and DG pros are... The post Why Capsuloc™ hazmat containers have shippers kicking the can. Literally. appeared first on Labelmaster Blog. Read more [...]

Reflecting on the NIOSH Education and Research Centers’ Continuing Education and Outreach

In recognition of the 45th anniversary of the Education and Research Centers (ERCs), we reflect on the Centers’ four decades as a NIOSH-funded grantee. This blog, which is the last in a 3-part series on the ERCs, focuses on the Centers’ effectiveness in serving as a resource to our nation’s workforce through continuing education and outreach. We encourage you to also check out the previous two blogs on ERC training and research. Background Continuing education and outreach are a Read more [...]

Benton County Dispose of hazardous materials on Oct. 28 – YakTriNews KAPP-KVEW

Benton County Dispose of hazardous materials on Oct. 28  YakTriNews KAPP-KVEWParish government hosts Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day  The AdvocateCarteret County residents encouraged to drop off hazardous materials at safety event  WITNDon’t throw that out! Take it here  WVLTAscension Parish government Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day set for Oct. 1 in Gonzales  Weekly Citizen Read more [...]

Hazardous materials registration fees may go up, but how? – Land Line Media

Hazardous materials registration fees may go up, but how?  Land Line Media

State police investigating 'hazardous materials' at South Portland apartment complex – NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ

State police investigating ‘hazardous materials’ at South Portland apartment complex  NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ

Up to 23 people heading to hospital after ‘hazardous materials incident’: Niagara Health – Global News

Up to 23 people heading to hospital after ‘hazardous materials incident’: Niagara Health  Global News

Tanker part of hazardous materials training – Manteca Bulletin

Tanker part of hazardous materials training  Manteca Bulletin

What Is Employment Quality? How Can We Study It for Occupational Health Equity?

Full-time, permanent employment that offers benefits and protection has been considered the standard work arrangement, but certain jobs are moving away from this standard.  Precarious employment, for example, is characterized by insecurity, short-term contracts, and limited access to workers’ rights and protection [NIOSH Strategic Plan, 2022]. These aspects of work represent employment quality (EQ). Employment Quality takes into account employment stability (e.g., the type and length of Read more [...]

DG Digest: PHMSA seeks fee increases to fund grant programs; FMCSA wants to require interstate CMVs to be equipped with electronic IDs.

The third week of September brought in the formal beginning of Autumn and was another busy one in the regulatory world. The FMCSA released a consequential new proposal for CMV identification technology, and PHMSA proposed a new fee revision. Let’s dig right in to all the action below: PHMSA The agency published an ANPRM to... The post DG Digest: PHMSA seeks fee increases to fund grant programs; FMCSA wants to require interstate CMVs to be equipped with electronic IDs. appeared first on Labelmaster Read more [...]

Houston traffic: North Freeway hazmat cleanup complete, but outbound traffic still slow, TxDOT says – KTRK-TV

Houston traffic: North Freeway hazmat cleanup complete, but outbound traffic still slow, TxDOT says  KTRK-TV

Several lanes at I-45 near West Road shut down due to hazmat cleanup, TxDOT says – KPRC Click2Houston

Several lanes at I-45 near West Road shut down due to hazmat cleanup, TxDOT says  KPRC Click2Houston

Crash involving tanker truck sends HAZMAT team to Boston fuel station – MassLive.com

Crash involving tanker truck sends HAZMAT team to Boston fuel station  MassLive.com

Parish government hosts Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day – The Advocate

Parish government hosts Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day  The Advocate

Bracknell flat residents return after suspected chemical leak – BBC

Bracknell flat residents return after suspected chemical leak  BBC

Bracknell homes evacuated after suspected chemical leak – BBC

Bracknell homes evacuated after suspected chemical leak  BBC

Fire crews in Grants Pass find explosive hazardous materials at annual waste drop-off day – KTVL

Fire crews in Grants Pass find explosive hazardous materials at annual waste drop-off day  KTVL

OSHA schedules stakeholder meeting to provide overview of its Process Safety Management rulemaking project | Occupational Safety and Health Administration – OSHA

OSHA schedules stakeholder meeting to provide overview of its Process Safety Management rulemaking project | Occupational Safety and Health Administration  OSHA

How to stay safe in a chemical emergency – EH Extra

How to stay safe in a chemical emergency  EH Extra

EPA's Massachusetts Waste Management Company Settlement – The National Law Review

EPA’s Massachusetts Waste Management Company Settlement  The National Law Review

Hazardous materials drop-off day left explosives to manage in Grants Pass – KDRV

Hazardous materials drop-off day left explosives to manage in Grants Pass  KDRVCarteret County residents encouraged to drop off hazardous materials at safety event  WITNAPG hosts Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day (October 1)  Pelican PostAscension Parish government Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day set for Oct. 1 in Gonzales  Weekly CitizenSaturday is hazardous waste collection day in Summit County  KPCW Read more [...]

Carteret County residents encouraged to drop off hazardous materials at safety event – WITN

Carteret County residents encouraged to drop off hazardous materials at safety event  WITN

Jurupa Valley recycling plant evacuated after hazmat spill; 9 people hospitalized – CBS Los Angeles

Jurupa Valley recycling plant evacuated after hazmat spill; 9 people hospitalized  CBS Los Angeles

9 People Injured In Riverside County Hazardous Materials Spill – Patch

9 People Injured In Riverside County Hazardous Materials Spill  Patch

Why Wheeling trustees rejected plan for hazardous materials processing facility – Daily Herald

Why Wheeling trustees rejected plan for hazardous materials processing facility  Daily Herald

Louisiana plant's 'egregious' record highlighted in national push for new chemical safety rules – NOLA.com

Louisiana plant’s ‘egregious’ record highlighted in national push for new chemical safety rules  NOLA.com

Hazmat spill on I-10 results in fatality, significant delays – The Big Bend Sentinel – The Big Bend Sentinel

Hazmat spill on I-10 results in fatality, significant delays – The Big Bend Sentinel  The Big Bend Sentinel

APG hosts Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day (October 1) – Pelican Post

APG hosts Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day (October 1)  Pelican Post

Chemical leak in Nakhon Pathom forces schools to send students home – Thai PBS World

Chemical leak in Nakhon Pathom forces schools to send students home  Thai PBS World

Algorithms and the Future of Work

An algorithm is a series of precise, step-by-step instructions used by a machine to perform a mathematical operation.[1] The use of algorithm-enabled systems and devices will bring many benefits to occupational safety and health but, as with many new technologies, there are also risks to workers. A new commentary in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine focuses on new sources of worker risk that algorithms present in the use of worker management systems, advanced sensor technologies, and robotic Read more [...]

Thailand: Authorities responding to chemical leak at factory in Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhom Pathom Province, Sept. 22 – Crisis24

Thailand: Authorities responding to chemical leak at factory in Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhom Pathom Province, Sept. 22  Crisis24

Lanes open after Zoo Parkway closed in both directions for chemical leak – FirstCoastNews.com WTLV-WJXX

Lanes open after Zoo Parkway closed in both directions for chemical leak  FirstCoastNews.com WTLV-WJXX

HFD Responds to Hilo Elementary School for Chemical Leak – KWXX

HFD Responds to Hilo Elementary School for Chemical Leak  KWXX

Ascension Parish government Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day set for Oct. 1 in Gonzales – Weekly Citizen

Ascension Parish government Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day set for Oct. 1 in Gonzales  Weekly Citizen

Saturday is hazardous waste collection day in Summit County – KPCW

Saturday is hazardous waste collection day in Summit County  KPCWAugusta County to host Hazardous Waste Disposal Day Saturday  WHSVWhere to drop off hazardous waste this weekend  The Columbus DispatchDrop off household hazardous materials in EBR, Ascension parishes in October  BRProud.comFall Household Hazardous Material Drop-Off  KCHI Radio Read more [...]

Webinar: Handling an OSHA Inspection After a Workplace Catastrophe – EHS Today

Webinar: Handling an OSHA Inspection After a Workplace Catastrophe  EHS Today

Litigation | King & Spalding – JDSupra – JD Supra

Litigation | King & Spalding – JDSupra  JD Supra