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OSHA Cites Recycling Company for Exposing Workers to Unsafe Levels of Cadmium and Lead

EMSL Analytical provides industrial hygiene and environmental testing services for cadmium, lead, and other regulated substances to protect workers and the public, and to help companies and institutions comply with health and safety regulations.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, January 24, 2025 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that a federal workplace safety investigation found a recycling company in Wisconsin continues to expose employees to unsafe levels of cadmium and lead while they dismantled cathode ray tubes from older TVs, despite being cited for the same violations in April 2023. OSHA claims the company failed to implement adequate engineering controls and did not keep surfaces as free as feasible from cadmium and lead.......[Read More] [All News]

EPA Reaches $180k Settlement with a Construction Company for Alleged Lead Paint Renovation Violations

EMSL Analytical offers laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, and personal protective equipment to identify and mitigate exposure risks to lead and other hazardous substances to protect people, and to help companies comply with regulations.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, January 22, 2025 he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it had reached a settlement with a Michigan-based renovation and construction company for alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule. As a result of the settlement, the business has agreed to pay $180,000 in penalties to resolve the alleged violations. According to the agency, following a complaint, EPA launched an investigation into the company’s renovations in several Michigan.......[Read More] [All News]

OSHA Cites Animal Food Plant for Alleged Combustible Dust Safety Violations

EMSL Analytical provides combustible dust testing services, air monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to help businesses comply with health and safety regulations that protect workers and the public.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, January 20, 2025 The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found an animal food producer in Wisconsin exposed workers to the risks of explosions, fires, and long-term respiratory illnesses from excessive amounts of airborne dust. The findings were among two dozen safety and health violations they identified and have proposed penalties of over $160,000. According to OSHA: OSHA inspectors found the company's poor.......[Read More] [All News]

Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month and Tools to Mitigate Exposure Hazards

EMSL Analytical offers industrial hygiene, environmental, and material testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, air monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment to safeguard workers and the public.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, January 16, 2025 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports there are over 325,000 firefighters in the country. Tragically, both the U.S. Fire Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) state that cancer is a leading cause of death among firefighters. In fact, according to the Firefighter Cancer Support Network, firefighters have a 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer than the rest of the population.  .......[Read More] [All News]

Old Window and Door Caulk Could Expose Building Occupants to Toxic PCBs

EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services and sampling supplies to identify polychlorinated biphenyls and other hazardous substances from building materials and environmental samples.

Raleigh, North Carolina, January 14, 2025 Last month, North Carolina State University officials provided an update to students and staff about Poe Hall, a building on campus that was closed in late 2023 over concerns of building occupant exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). According to the update, funds have been announced to advance planning for remediation and reconstruction of the building. One of the sources of the PCBs in this instance is reported to be from old caulking materials. While most people are aware that.......[Read More] [All News]

EPA Proposes Rule to Revoke Most Food Uses of the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos to Protect Farmworkers and the Food Supply

EMSL Analytical provides pesticide testing services and sampling supplies to safeguard workers, the public, and the environment from exposure risks to chemical hazards.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, January 13, 2025 Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos, which establish the amount of a pesticide that is allowed on food. This rule revokes all tolerances for chlorpyrifos, except for those tolerances associated with the 11 food and feed crops that remain registered. The 11 food uses are alfalfa, apple, asparagus, cherry (tart), citrus, cotton, peach, soybean, strawberry, sugar beets, and wheat (spring and winter) and are.......[Read More] [All News]