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January 30, 2001 |
Is The Garment You're Wearing The Right One? When it comes to limited-use chemical protective clothing, how can you best ensure the garment you select is the right one? |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002
W.F. Peate |
Occupational Skin Disease Work-related skin diseases account for approximately 50 percent of occupational illnesses and are responsible for an estimated 25 percent of all lost workdays. These dermatoses are often underreported because their association with the workplace is not recognized. |
AboutSafety
April 20, 2001 |
Body Protection From Pesticides Recommended clothing for working around pesticides. |
AboutSafety
March 15, 2002 |
Leaving Longford Behind It's not just the chemical companies who say that the community does not have a balanced understanding of the industry's safety and environmental performance... |
Information Today
March 15, 2012 |
Occupational Health Content Integrated into EBSCO's ExPub Databases Haz-Map is designed to assist professionals seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biological agents in the workplace. |
Information Today
June 20, 2011 |
EPA Releases Two New Databases With Chemical Toxicity and Exposure Data The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the release of two databases that make it easier to find data about chemicals. |
Salon.com
July 31, 2001
Jim Fisher |
Poison Valley (Part 2) What new cocktails of toxic chemicals are brewing in the high-tech industry's "clean rooms" -- and will we ever know what harm they're causing? |
Salon.com
July 30, 2001
Jim Fisher |
Poison Valley Is workers' health the price we pay for high-tech progress? First of two parts... |
Inc.
February 1, 2010
Nadine Heintz |
Innovation: The Ultimate Travel Accessory Taking a trip to space? These are the gloves for you. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2000 |
Preventing Burns at Home A guide to preventing such types of common burns as sunburns, house fire burns, chemical burns, and scalding... |
Chemistry World
December 15, 2008
Sean Milmo |
What's in store for the chemicals industry? Sizing up their prospects at the beginning of 2008, chemical companies knew economists were warning of an imminent recession. But the swiftness of the year's global downturn took many by surprise. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2012
Andrew Turley |
New US chemical rules edge nearer A political committee in the US has voted in favor of plans to change the way chemicals are regulated by shifting the burden of proving safety to manufacturers. |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2010
Hepeng Jia |
China Updates Chemical Legislation After a seven-year delay, China has introduced an updated version of its chemical registration and evaluation rules, bringing the country in line with chemical regulation efforts in other parts of the world. |
Outside
February 2007
Sam Moulton |
The Gripper No glove sponsorship? No problem, says ice-climbing guide Mark Miller, who reveals how he keeps his hands warm for less. |
Chemistry World
January 26, 2010
Rebecca Renner |
EPA targets chemical confidentiality loopholes The US Environmental Protection Agency is taking a tougher stance on confidentiality claims that allow firms to prevent the names of chemicals identified as potential health risks being made available to the public. |
Chemistry World
October 1, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
US to Overhaul Industrial Chemicals Inventory A plan by the US Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul its inventory of industrial chemicals could lead to a lot more paperwork for chemical firms, industry officials have warned. |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies test less than 1% of chemicals Less than 1% of the chemicals currently registered for commercial use in the US have undergone testing by government agencies, according to the Center for Effective Government |
Chemistry World
October 11, 2012
Patrick Walter |
Slump in confidence hits EU chemical industry EU chemical production has stalled again after staging a brief recovery after the global economic crisis hit. Chemical production has fallen by 2.4% in the first seven months of this year, compared with the same time period last year. |
Chemistry World
June 29, 2009
Anna Lewcock |
Going green with white biotech Industrial biotech has also been growing steadily in the chemicals sector, and in 2007 six per cent of all chemical sales were generated with the help of enzymes - so-called 'white' biotech. |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2012
James Urquhart |
UN report urges chemical industry to clean-up Governments and industry worldwide must address the management of chemicals in order to curtail the escalating heath and environmental risks associated with the widespread production, use and disposal of chemicals, warns the United Nations Environment Program. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
EPA discloses confidential chemical information The US Environmental Protection Agency has made public company data on over 150 chemicals used in more than 100 health and safety studies. |
PC Magazine
February 15, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
Fits You Like a Glove Researchers have developed a glove that can clue in software applications to your emotional state. |
Chemistry World
April 16, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
Congress proposes toxic chemical regulation reforms The US Congress launched a much anticipated effort to update the nation's 34-year-old law governing new and already existing toxic chemicals yesterday. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
European Union launches Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation The EU's recently enacted REACH law makes industry manufacturers, importers, and systems developers responsible for the identification, management, and substitution of chemical substances. |
Chemistry World
June 8, 2010
Sean Milmo |
One in four firms not complying with chemical legislation Inspection data suggests that a quarter of chemical companies have not been complying with European chemicals legislation. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
EPA's chemical evaluation process 'high-risk' The US government's 32-year-old law regulating chemical safety needs a complete overhaul, according to Congress' investigative arm |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
Fatal blast at Indian chemical plant One worker was killed and a further four injured after an explosion at a chemical manufacturing plant operated by chemicals supplier and custom synthesis firm Survival Technologies in Ankleshwar on 20 January. |
Chemistry World
August 22, 2011
Hepeng Jia |
Chemical profits nibbled by oversupplies China's chemical industry experienced an 'unexpected' harvest in the first half of the year, although the good days might not last long due to the expected oversupplies which have long harassed the nation's chemical sector. |
Chemistry World
December 19, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies collaborate to test 10,000 chemicals A high-speed robotic screening system jointly initiated by three key US health agencies began testing more than 10,000 chemical compounds for potential toxicity on 7 December. |
IndustryWeek
August 18, 2010
Jonathan Katz |
Toxic Avengers Manufacturers discover that greener and smaller chemical inventories can save money. Reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, introduced in July by Representatives Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Bobby Rush, D-Ill., are aimed primarily at the chemical content of products. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Olympic chemical restrictions worries industry The Chinese government's drive to restrict the movement and manufacture of chemicals ahead of the Beijing Olympics could hit the country's chemical industry, analysts have warned. |
Chemistry World
March 30, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
EPA announces new chemical toxicity plan New regulations mean the agency will now rely less on animal testing to assess toxicity and risk, focusing instead on using advanced tools from fields like genomics, molecular biology and computational sciences. |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
US chemical industry wary of facilities danger list The US chemical industry is concerned about the potential impact of a report, released by a liberal think tank on 19 November, which lists the nation's 101 most dangerous chemical manufacturing and water treatment plants |
Information Today
May 3, 2010 |
EPA Releases New Chemical Toxicity Database This database allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds of chemicals. ToxRefDB captures 30 years and $2 billion of testing results. |
U.S. CPSC
January 28, 2009 |
Outdoor Research Recalls Warming Gloves Due to Burn Hazard The glove's electric heating pad can short circuit and overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers. |
Chemistry World
December 7, 2009
Leila Sattary |
Cold reception for new EU chemical security drive New European Union counter-terrorist measures could duplicate existing security procedures and increase administrative burden on the chemical sector, say industry representatives. |
Chemistry World
December 8, 2015
Colacci & Kleinstreuer |
Rethinking risk assessment For the purposes of regulation, the onset of adverse effects is key to determining the level of exposure that presents an unreasonable risk for humans and ecosystems. |
Chemistry World
September 10, 2014
Patrick Walter |
Growth slow for European chemicals in 2014 The European chemicals sector has seen only sluggish growth in the first half of 2014, according to the latest European Chemical Industry Council report. |
Chemistry World
August 27, 2009
Sarah Houlton |
Reach costs set to spiral The EU's Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, according to two toxicologists. |
Chemistry World
January 11, 2010
Sean Milmo |
Evonik refocuses German chemicals, energy and real estate conglomerate Evonik Industries, is refocusing its operations on its chemical business in order to become a more powerful global player in the speciality chemicals arena. |
Chemistry World
February 26, 2014
Hepeng Jia |
Dangerous delivery problems dog chemical transport in China A lethal accident caused by the leak of a laboratory reagent being delivered by untrained couriers in an inappropriate vehicle has once again highlighted the difficulty of transporting small quantities of chemicals in China. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2011
Sean Milmo |
Early optimism fades with EU crisis By the end of the year, chemical producers were facing the dilemma of how to deal with the effects of possible economic turmoil. |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
New Database to Help Identify Hazardous Substances As concerns mount about terrorist use of chemical weapons, one company has unveiled a database that will enable firefighters and other first responders to identify unknown substances. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2013
Andrew Turley |
Does chemical regulation boost innovation? According to a report from the Center for International Environmental Law, a US environmental group, tougher chemical regulation has sparked the continuous invention of safer chemicals. |
Chemistry World
December 23, 2009
Sean Milmo |
2009 marks the start of the great divide The recession is opening up a big gap in output performance between the chemical industries of the developed and developing worlds, which will continue to widen over the next few years. |
Chemistry World
April 15, 2010
Hepeng Jia |
Shanghai braces for chemical restrictions Restrictions on chemical transportation and use during an enormous cultural exposition - that is hoping to attract 70 million visitors to Shanghai, China - are due to hit the region's chemical sector in coming weeks. |
Chemistry World
May 2007 |
New on the Market In Safe Hands... XRF Made Easy... Watch Your Chemistry Cooking... Sample Security... etc. |
Information Today
March 8, 2010 |
EBSCO Acquires Chemical Hazard Resource -- Expert Publishing ExPub databases provide access to millions of documents containing comprehensive human and/or environmental hazard data needed to manage the impact of chemicals in the workplace or on the environment. |
Chemistry World
September 30, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Backlash as EPA considers fracking chemicals disclosure rules The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates is warning that new U.S. EPA rules could jeopardize the trade secrets of its members, which include small businesses that manufacture chemicals used in oil and gas exploration. |
