Showing posts with label Formaldehyde. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Formaldehyde. Show all posts
Monday, March 25, 2024

Analysis of US EPA's Draft Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde and Worker Health

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft risk evaluation of formaldehyde, released on March 15, 2024, raises significant c...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Furniture plant workers repeatedly exposed to safety and health hazards in Northern New Jersey

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OSHA fines 2 employers more than $196K The investigation was conducted at Sterling Seating Inc.'s furniture manufacturing plant at 9 P...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

National Academy of Sciences agrees with EPA that formaldehyde causes cancer

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For years, the chemical industry has been winning a political battle to keep formaldehyde from being declared a known carcinogen . The...
Friday, March 28, 2014

OSHA forms alliance with Concerned Beauty Professionals to reduce chemical hazards in the beauty industry

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has formed an alliance with the Georgia Concerned Beauty Pr...
Friday, January 11, 2013

NIOSH Announces the Top 10 Science Blog Posts in 2012

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The list shows the vast array of topics covered by NIOSH.  Of note this year, the third and eleventh most viewed blogs were written by exter...
Sunday, October 7, 2012

Romney, Regulation & Risk of Cancer

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Cancer causing substances in the workplace have created an epidemic of occupational illness claims in the United States in the last few de...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

OSHA proposes $82,500 in fines to chemical manufacturer for workplace hazards at Newark, NJ, facility

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The U.S. Department of Labor 's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cardolite Corp. with one willful and 13 ser...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Johnson and Johnson Cleans Up Its Act : Removing Formaldehyde From Adult Products

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"Johnson & Johnson, which makes a range of personal care products like baby shampoo, acne cream and antiwrinkle lotion, announce...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

California Settlement Protects Hair Salon Workers

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A groundbreaking settlement between California’s Attorney General and manufacturers of Brazilian Blowout hair smoothing products that cont...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Dangerous Formaldehyde Based Hair Straighteners Reportedly in Widespread Use

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A recent report published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) reports, that formaldehyde based hair straighteners, used in many hair ...
Monday, April 11, 2011

US OSHA Warns Workers of Brazilian Blowout Formaldehyde Hazards

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US Labor Department’s OSHA issues hazard alert to hair salon owners, workers on smoothing and straightening products that could release for...