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Fire reported at Woodlawn shopping center; possible hazardous materials inside – Fox Baltimore

Fire reported at Woodlawn shopping center; possible hazardous materials inside  Fox Baltimore

Tractor hits power line, catches fire in El Paso – WJBC News

Tractor hits power line, catches fire in El Paso  WJBC News

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event On Sat. May 21st – WFMD

Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Event On Sat. May 21st  WFMD

Tractor hits power line, catches fire in El Paso – WEEK

Tractor hits power line, catches fire in El Paso  WEEK

Cleanup, repairs expected to finish Friday night after 26 rail cars derail on Clark County railroad – WHIO

Cleanup, repairs expected to finish Friday night after 26 rail cars derail on Clark County railroad  WHIO

Ohio EPA: Crews to determine if derailed train in Clark County released toxins – Dayton Daily News

Ohio EPA: Crews to determine if derailed train in Clark County released toxins  Dayton Daily News

Norfolk Southern: No HAZMAT situation resulted from Clark County train derailment – Dayton Daily News

Norfolk Southern: No HAZMAT situation resulted from Clark County train derailment  Dayton Daily News

Chemical plant blast in Slovenia injures at least 10 – Spectrum News

Chemical plant blast in Slovenia injures at least 10  Spectrum News

Chemical plant blast in Slovenia injures at least 10 – Spectrum News1

Chemical plant blast in Slovenia injures at least 10  Spectrum News1

Chemical Plant Blast in Slovenia Injures at Least 20 – U.S. News & World Report

Chemical Plant Blast in Slovenia Injures at Least 20  U.S. News & World Report

Chemical plant blast in Slovenia injures at least 20 – The Seattle Times

Chemical plant blast in Slovenia injures at least 20  The Seattle Times

Key regulations to know for shipping large format lithium batteries

Compliantly shipping lithium-ion batteries of any size means navigating a complex set of regulations. And, generally speaking, the bigger the batteries get, the more challenging they are to transport compliantly. When you’re moving large format lithium-ion batteries—like the ones for electric vehicles, solar power storage, data centers and other heavy-duty purposes—you have to consider a... The post Key regulations to know for shipping large format lithium batteries appeared first Read more [...]

Potential hazardous materials incident in Champaign – FOX Illinois

Potential hazardous materials incident in Champaign  FOX Illinois

Hazardous Materials Incident – 3200 Farber Dr. – City of Champaign IL (.gov)

Hazardous Materials Incident – 3200 Farber Dr.  City of Champaign IL (.gov)

Potential hazardous materials incident in Champaign – newschannel20.com

Potential hazardous materials incident in Champaign  newschannel20.com

Hazardous materials situation contained in Champaign | Top Stories | wandtv.com – WAND

Hazardous materials situation contained in Champaign | Top Stories | wandtv.com  WAND

Champaign Fire prevents hazardous materials leak – wcia.com

Champaign Fire prevents hazardous materials leak  wcia.com

Cle Elum: Truck with hazardous materials caught fire on I-90 – YakTriNews KAPP-KVEW

Cle Elum: Truck with hazardous materials caught fire on I-90  YakTriNews KAPP-KVEW

Household Hazardous Materials Collection at Lamar Dixon (Saturday) – Pelican Post

Household Hazardous Materials Collection at Lamar Dixon (Saturday)  Pelican Post

Worker airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after 'hazardous materials' incident at business park – Coventry Live

Worker airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after ‘hazardous materials’ incident at business park  Coventry Live

Commercial Vehicle Operators and Legionnaires’ Disease

A New Concern Among Commercial Vehicle Operators Legionnaires’ disease is a serious form of pneumonia that almost always requires treatment in the hospital. Studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and elsewhere have found Legionnaires’ disease occurs at twice the rate in transportation workers as in non-transportation workers. Among the transportation workers reporting Legionnaires’ disease, most (77%) were driver/sales workers or truck drivers.[1] The Read more [...]

Tanker overturns on Hwy. 9 near Silverthorne – 9News.com KUSA

Tanker overturns on Hwy. 9 near Silverthorne  9News.com KUSA

DG Digest: Supply Chain Shortages Force PHMSA to Relax Some Rules for Sealing Tapes

Sunday was Mother’s Day, and the Labelmaster joins to wish all those hard-working Moms out there the credit they deserve. We hope you had a great and special day and a wonderful year coming up! Here’s the latest news from the last two weeks: PHMSA The agency published a notice of discretionary enforcement allowing inspectors to take... The post DG Digest: Supply Chain Shortages Force PHMSA to Relax Some Rules for Sealing Tapes appeared first on Labelmaster Blog. Read more [...]

Manufacturing Mondays Blog Series: Military Appreciation

The blog content comes from the NIOSH Manufacturing Mondays seminar series. May is Military Appreciation Month, established by Congress in 1999. There are several important days to remember that encompass Military Appreciation Month like VE Day (Victory in Europe Day, May 8th), Armed Forces Day (the third Saturday in May), and Memorial Day (the last Monday in May). This year, with many service members overseas supporting our NATO allies in Eastern Europe, it is especially important to recognize and Read more [...]

Rail Trail reopens two weeks after hazmat spill – The Park Record

Rail Trail reopens two weeks after hazmat spill  The Park Record

Chemical release forces evacuation of hundreds of employees at Mansfield business – WFAA.com

Chemical release forces evacuation of hundreds of employees at Mansfield business  WFAA.com

PMRF site of 'forever chemical' release – The Garden Island

PMRF site of ‘forever chemical’ release  The Garden Island

Orange County firefighters begin new hazardous materials training – WFTV Orlando

Orange County firefighters begin new hazardous materials training  WFTV Orlando

Bomb squad respondes to hazardous materials at museum – Pinedale Roundup

Bomb squad respondes to hazardous materials at museum  Pinedale Roundup

Hazardous materials collected in Greenport on Saturday | Columbia County | hudsonvalley360.com – Hudson Valley 360

Hazardous materials collected in Greenport on Saturday | Columbia County | hudsonvalley360.com  Hudson Valley 360

Newly Archived Webinar Recordings Highlighting How Emerging Technologies Can Prevent Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders

  NIOSH recently posted seven webinars to YouTube highlighting the use of emerging technologies to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Although the webinars are from 2018-2021, the content is still informative and relevant and receiving praise from those in the industry. The series of webinars focuses on using emerging technologies as interventions or for conducting risk assessments. Topics include wearable sensors, exoskeletons, and computer vision. NIOSH curated the webinars Read more [...]

Russian chemical plant erupts in flames after huge blast in latest sabotage – The Mirror

Russian chemical plant erupts in flames after huge blast in latest sabotage  The Mirror

'Hazardous materials situation' with pool chemicals causes small community to shelter in place, officials say – WYFF4 Greenville

‘Hazardous materials situation’ with pool chemicals causes small community to shelter in place, officials say  WYFF4 Greenville

Officials: Residents to shelter in place due to hazardous materials situation – Fox Carolina

Officials: Residents to shelter in place due to hazardous materials situation  Fox Carolina

Eastex Freeway overturn 18-wheeler and HAZMAT cleanup – CW39 Houston

Eastex Freeway overturn 18-wheeler and HAZMAT cleanup  CW39 Houston

Outdoor Workers and Poisonous Plant Exposures

Poisonous Plants Are an Occupational Hazard For many outdoor workers (and some who work indoors), contact with poisonous plants is a common work hazard. Workers at risk include construction workers, farmers, landscapers and arborists, gardeners, outdoor painters, roofers, and wildland firefighters. Common plants they may come in contact with include poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, devil’s club (devil’s walking stick), stinging nettle, jimson weed, milkweed, giant hogweed, ragweed, Read more [...]

Supply Chain Moves: Week of May 2, 2022

  Week of May 2, 2022 Linking supply chain news with dangerous goods compliance Demand for pharmaceutical goods continues to increase, even as businesses are forced to navigate ongoing supply chain challenges.  Let’s examine some recent industry news. SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS Automation to Drive the Innovative Pharmaceutical Industry Forward: With the growing challenges facing the... The post Supply Chain Moves: Week of May 2, 2022 appeared first on Labelmaster Blog. Read more [...]

Obituaries: Monday, May 2nd, 2022 – The Daily Standard

Obituaries: Monday, May 2nd, 2022  The Daily Standard

Hazmat units respond to chemical leak at Baldwin water plant – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Hazmat units respond to chemical leak at Baldwin water plant  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pro-Kremlin Publishing House Catches Fire in Moscow, Videos Show – Newsweek

Pro-Kremlin Publishing House Catches Fire in Moscow, Videos Show  Newsweek