Chemical Safety

Modifying hazcom/GHS pictograms

Can I modify or handwrite GHS pictograms?

Battery acid hazards

A variety of safety precautions must be considered when handling batteries and battery acid.

Ammonia detector

This detector measures ultra-high ammonia concentrations – from 10,000 to 1 million ppm (saturated) – and provides extreme accuracy, excellent repeatability and an operating life measured in decades.

Sidestepping PELs

OSHA has a problem with outdated permissible exposure limits. But what’s the solution?
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Chemical storage

What are some common chemical storage compatibilities?

Floor-mounted fume hoods

Designed for isolating large and tall process equipment, the UniMax Floor-Mounted Fume Hood comes in standard models from 6 to 24 feet wide in various depth and height options.

GHS label printer

Print GHS labels quickly and easily with the UDO400 printer, equipped with preprinted professional red GHS diamonds.

‘Personal passive samplers’

Wristbands have become trendy accessories in recent years for promoting certain causes, but they may soon have a more important function in the workplace: detecting chemical exposures.
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Give OSHA more money

President Barack Obama is due to present his fiscal year 2015 budget today. If we want to keep workers safe, OSHA is going to need a raise.

State of the Union sidesteps safety

In his State of the Union address on Jan. 28, President Barack Obama touched on how the growing oil and gas industry might help improve the economy and reduce pollution, and all but neglected the occupational safety side of things.

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