Industrial hygiene

The Worldwide Sports Protective Equipment Industry is Expected to Reach $9.7+ Billion by 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Other Sports, Sports, Articles, Environmental social science, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Personal protective equipment, Safety engineering, Human activities, Market, Human behavior

What are the inhibiting factors and impact of COVID-19 shaping the Global Sports Protective Equipment Market during the forecast period?

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  • What are the inhibiting factors and impact of COVID-19 shaping the Global Sports Protective Equipment Market during the forecast period?
  • Which are the products/segments/applications/areas to invest in over the forecast period in the Global Sports Protective Equipment Market?
  • What is the market share of the leading vendors in the Global Sports Protective Equipment Market?
  • What modes and strategic moves are considered suitable for entering the Global Sports Protective Equipment Market?

RPM Acquires Indoor Air Quality Services Business

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Monday, August 2, 2021
Other Manufacturing, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Chemicals, Plastics, Home Goods, Manufacturing, Building Systems, Retail, Residential Building & Real Estate, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, Building engineering, Industrial hygiene, Articles, Academic disciplines, Engineering, Air pollution, Occupational safety and health, Indoor air quality, Weatherization, Building science, Occupational hygiene

RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that its Tremco Construction Products Group has acquired Pure Air Control Services, Inc., a provider of indoor air quality solutions.

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  • RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that its Tremco Construction Products Group has acquired Pure Air Control Services, Inc., a provider of indoor air quality solutions.
  • Founded in 1984, Pure Air offers a full range of turnkey solutions to indoor air quality concerns, including environmental consulting, building diagnostics, and laboratory services, as well as HVAC system hygienic cleaning and restoration.
  • Its senior indoor air quality staff includes industrial hygienists, certified indoor environmental consultants, microbiologists and building remediation technicians.
  • Pure Air will become part of Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenances affiliated construction services company, Weatherproofing Technologies Inc.

New Dry Spray Technology helps Increase Indoor Air Quality in Homes and Hotels

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Saturday, July 31, 2021
Physical sciences, Chemistry, Natural sciences, Air pollution, Biocides, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, Indoor air quality, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Disinfectant, Pesticide, Spray

"The Paerosol MAG is the perfect disinfection platform alternative in the home, and is guaranteed to keep you staying healthy." --Steve Gareleck, CEO of Paerosol LLC

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  • Our innovation of synthetic building materials, furnishings, personal care products, pesticides, and more have led to a dramatic increase of poor indoor air quality.
  • With up to 3.8 million people per year in the United States dying due to having low indoor air quality, Paerosol's Dry Spray Technology has been found to help dramatically reduce these numbers.
  • Paerosol's MAG Ultra II uses proprietary technology to create a dry spray that permeates an entire room, killing up to 99.9999% of airborne and surface borne viruses, bacteria and mold - including the COVID-19 virus1.
  • Paerosol's proprietary Dry Spray technology allows for Paerolyte's liquid disinfectant to get into all corners and crevices of any space it's placed in.

Diversified Maintenance Introduces Accessible and Innovative Approach to Safety Training

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Friday, July 30, 2021
Education, Other Construction & Property, Manufacturing, Construction & Property, Building Systems, Other Manufacturing, Training, Occupational safety and health, Articles, Safety, Academic disciplines, Infectious diseases, Safety engineering, Industrial hygiene, Environmental social science, Environment, health and safety, Emergency management, Fire safety, Infection prevention and control

Diversified Maintenance, a leading company providing facilities maintenance services, announced today a new training initiative developed by the Companys award-winning Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) team.

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  • Diversified Maintenance, a leading company providing facilities maintenance services, announced today a new training initiative developed by the Companys award-winning Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) team.
  • This training initiative is designed to include 100 focused, single-issue training topics that provide front-end employees a concise but effective overview of key safety topics through training videos and presentations.
  • With the virtual availability through cell phones and smartphones, EHS team has prepared effective one-minute safety training topics including slips and falls, hazard communication, chemical safety, PPE, infection prevention, driver safety, emergency evacuation and fire safety, working from heights, industrial safety, among several others, said, Rob Duncan, EHS Director, Diversified Maintenance.
  • Diversified Maintenance has been providing client-focused, quality maintenance solutions to facilities across the United States for over 45 years.

Blake Johnson of Johnson Livingston, PLLC Awarded $4.8 Million in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Case

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Occupational safety and health, Chemistry, Pollution, Accidents, Carbon monoxide poisoning, Industrial hygiene, Monoxide, Carbon monoxide

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Utah attorney and Advocate Capital, Inc. client Blake Johnson and his team at Johnson Livingston, PLLC , were recently awarded $4.8 Million on behalf of their clients, who sustained permanent brain damage due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Utah attorney and Advocate Capital, Inc. client Blake Johnson and his team at Johnson Livingston, PLLC , were recently awarded $4.8 Million on behalf of their clients, who sustained permanent brain damage due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
  • The wife was thirty-five weeks pregnant when they checked into a hotel room next to the hotel's boiler room.Carbon monoxide leaked into the couple's hotel room, causing the couple to incur carbon monoxide poisoning.
  • The Plaintiffs sustained permanent brain damage, including "memory and word-finding difficulties, noise intolerance, anxiety, and depression."
  • Sadly, the effects of carbon monoxide also complicated the birth of the couple's child.

AIHA Issues Latest Science-Based COVID-19 Back to Work Safely Guidelines to Address Employers Concerns

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Trucking, Rail, Retail, Transport, Human resources, Labor, Professional services, Logistics, Supply chain management, Public policy, Government, General Health, Other Retail, Health, Small business, Cruise, Transportation, Public transport, Lodging, Travel, AIHA, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health

Employers are increasingly concerned about how to keep their employees safe and how to address potential liability issues as they return to work, said Lawrence D. Sloan, AIHAs CEO.

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  • Employers are increasingly concerned about how to keep their employees safe and how to address potential liability issues as they return to work, said Lawrence D. Sloan, AIHAs CEO.
  • We have continued to update the AIHA Back to Work Safely guidance documents to address the latest science as employers re-open their workplaces and navigate evolving employee work arrangements.
  • AIHAs Back to Work Safely Guidelines, 2nd Edition, are now available for small to mid-size businesses in 27 sectors (see below list).
  • In addition to the BTWS guidelines AIHA has free, detailed engineering controls resources, including:

Why Good A/C Ventilation Is Important To Your Home's Health

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Building engineering, Environmental health, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, Articles, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Ventilation, Underground mine ventilation, Mold, Indoor air quality, Indoor mold

Inadequate A/C ventilation can result in poor air quality, increased mold and bacteria in the air, and more moisture content.

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  • Inadequate A/C ventilation can result in poor air quality, increased mold and bacteria in the air, and more moisture content.
  • Continuing without proper A/C ventilation can affect your health, especially when mold is involved.
  • For those who have compromised immune systems, breathing problems or a combination of these, adequate ventilation is critical to your overall health.
  • If you suspect improper ventilation within your home, don't hesitate to reach out and talk to the professionals at (713) 528-8467.

Happy Plugs® Protects The Younger Generation From Hearing Loss By Launching Play

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Classical mechanics, Occupational safety and health, Audiology, Noise pollution, Acoustics, Sound, Industrial hygiene, Health sciences, Noise-induced hearing loss, NOiSE, Hearing loss, Occupational noise

Prolonged listening at high volumes can over time even lead to noise-induced hearing loss.

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  • Prolonged listening at high volumes can over time even lead to noise-induced hearing loss.
  • Play protects our next generation's hearing by limiting harmful volumes by following the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation of an 85dB-limited volume range.
  • The Happy Plugs Play, retailing for just USD $79.99, EUR 79.99, GBP 69.99 and available in three colorways - White, Black, Pink Gold.
  • Play will be available at Happy Plugs' worldwide retail accounts and shipping from happyplugs.com , July 27.

Happy Plugs® Protects The Younger Generation From Hearing Loss By Launching Play

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Classical mechanics, Occupational safety and health, Audiology, Noise pollution, Acoustics, Sound, Industrial hygiene, Health sciences, Noise-induced hearing loss, NOiSE, Hearing loss, Occupational noise

STOCKHOLM, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Happy Plugs® is proud to announce Play, youth headphones that perfectly blends youngster's entertainment needs with parents' safety and quality expectations. Play is a wired and wireless experience specifically designed for the younger audience of ages 3 to 15 with a maximum enjoyment at safe volume levels for their delicate ears.

Key Points: 
  • Prolonged listening at high volumes can over time even lead to noise-induced hearing loss.
  • Play protects our next generation's hearing by limiting harmful volumes by following the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation of an 85dB-limited volume range.
  • The Happy Plugs Play, retailing for just USD $79.99, EUR 79.99, GBP 69.99 and available in three colorways - White, Black, Pink Gold.
  • Play will be available at Happy Plugs' worldwide retail accounts and shipping from happyplugs.com , July 27.

ABC Recognizes APTIM With the 2021 Diamond STEP Safety Management System Award

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Friday, July 23, 2021
Articles, Safety engineering, Labor, Work, Environmental social science, Industrial and organizational psychology, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Associated Builders and Contractors, Merit shop

Houston, TX, July 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Greater Houston, an association representing the interests of merit shop contractors and their employees, recognized APTIM as a Diamond recipient of the 2021 Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Award on July 16.

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  • Houston, TX, July 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Greater Houston, an association representing the interests of merit shop contractors and their employees, recognized APTIM as a Diamond recipient of the 2021 Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Award on July 16.
  • Founded in 1989, STEP participation demonstrates safety leadership and a cultural commitment to safety performance.
  • STEP applicants measure their safety processes and policies on 24 key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents.
  • By participating in STEP, ABC member companies leadership has demonstrated a commitment to create the conditions for all to do their work without incident.