Manufacturing

Toronto — After conducting a silica and dust exposure assessment for six work tasks in the concrete floor trade, the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association has published a summary of its findings.

Baton Rouge, LA — How effective are fans at reducing heat stress and improving worker comfort under hot and humid conditions in industrial environments that don’t have air conditioning?

Washington — A House Republican has introduced legislation that would create a structure to allow pork- and poultry-processing plants to operate at faster line speeds – a move opposed by worker safety advocates.

San Jose, CA — A California utility provider has reached a first-of-its-kind settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency related to allegations that the company violated the Chemical Safety Board’s accidental release reporting rule.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency has pushed to Nov. 17 the effective date of certain regulations within a final rule that will ban the use of the toxic chemical trichloroethylene.

Los Angeles — A food processing plant operator has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor criminal counts stemming from a nitrogen gas leak that killed two workers at a facility in Vernon, CA.

Washington — When chemical facility operators find flawed equipment, it’s “not enough to simply identify a deficiency if that deficiency goes unmanaged and unmitigated,” the Chemical Safety Board says.

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is looking for input from representatives of small businesses, local governments and nonprofit organizations as it evaluates Toxic Substances Control Act regulations for formaldehyde and legacy uses of asbestos.

Notre Dame, IN — Artificial intelligence systems that can process multiple types of input and reasoning can enhance worker safety in manufacturing and the services industry, results of a recent study suggest.

Washington — Continuing its effort to increase agency transparency, the Chemical Safety Board has published additional information on 30 serious chemical releases.