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By Hans Umhoefer, Sr. Industrial Hygiene Specialist, Total Safety How many times has your GPS given questionable directions? Do you continue to follow it when the “road” has deteriorated into boulders and fallen trees? Like a GPS, a direct reading instrument provides information that must be interpreted. Direct reading instrumentation has earned itself a place
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By Mandy Sunderland, Industrial Hygiene Specialist, Total Safety The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) was signed into law in August 1990, largely in response to rising public concern following the Exxon Valdez spill, now the second largest oil spill in U.S. waters. The intent of the law is to improve the nation’s ability to prevent and respond
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By John Baker, CIH, Industrial Hygiene Support Services Manager, Total Safety Back in 1983, the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29CFR1910.1200, was born. This important worker right-to-know standard was well founded on a three legged stool: (1) labels on containers, (2) accurate and complete Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and (3) training of employees. In that
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In April 2010 at approximately 9:00 p.m., in the remote community of Weeletka, Oklahoma, six young people aged 18 to 32 were socializing at a rural, unmanned oil and gas property when a cigarette or lighter likely ignited a blast that claimed the life of a 21 year old man. Based on witness interviews the
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By Chuck Dingman, CIH, CSP Industrial Hygiene Services Manager, Total Safety So your manager has instructed you to develop a new Industrial Hygiene Program or correct deficiencies in the current program for your organization. Just what does that mean, and where do you begin? Simply stated, the field of industrial hygiene encompasses agents and conditions
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By Chuck Gibson, VPP Manager, Total Safety Preparing for and attaining certification in the OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) can sometimes seem to be a confusing and overwhelming task, particularly for companies that do not have mature safety and health management systems already in place. To help, OSHA has developed a program for companies that
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By Mandy Sunderland, Industrial Hygiene Specialist, Total Safety In response to concerns over new toxicological data on the effects of chronic exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S), the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) has voted to substantially reduce their recommended exposure limits for H2S. They have dropped their 8 hour time weighted average Threshold
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March 12, 2010 Total Safety, the global leader of integrated industrial safety services and equipment, brought Houston 2-Way Radio (“H2WR”) into the growing Total Safety family. H2WR is a leading supplier of quality radio communications products and services in the greater Houston area. This acquisition allows Total Safety to further expand and enhance our existing
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Houston – February 1, 2010 Total Safety, the global leader of integrated industrial safety services and equipment, announces it has acquired ICU Environmental, Health & Safety, which provides a full range of environmental, health and safety services to public and private sector clients. “We are very pleased to announce this most recent acquisition and to
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