As part of the quality monitoring process for pharmaceutical products, maintaining a sterile environment with air filters is crucial.
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Plastics workers commonly come into contact with chemical fumes that are emitted during raw material manufacturing and plastics processing.
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Back in 1903, German coffee merchant, Ludwig Roselius, invented the first commercially effective decaffeination method. The “Roselius Process” blended steamed coffee beans with a brine solution then coated the mix in a natural chemical solvent to extract the caffeine. Though successful, the practice was no longer used once the extraction compound was deemed unsafe.
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Health Hazards for Auto and Aircraft Engine Workers As long as there are people who wish to travel and items they wish to move from one place to another, fast and easy transportation will continue to be a human necessity. Global air travel alone accounts for 44,000 flights a day. Add to that number all Read More
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Cancer. The word evokes many feelings in people, sadness and fear top the list. It’s no wonder. On a global scale, nearly 13 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year. Cancer is the leading cause of death in developed countries, including the United States.
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Whether car or aircraft, tool or toy, soldering is a crucial step in the making of objects comprised of multiple metal parts.
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Upon entering the kitchen and flicking on the light, little thought is likely given to where or how that light switch was made, any more than thought is given to the countertops on which the food is prepared or the pot handles of the vessel used to cook the food. Those who work in the thermosetting plastics industry, however, think about these products all the time. It’s what they do.
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Are Santa’s Elves at Risk? In the fairytale workshop of holiday toys, Santa’s bustling elves are depicted crafting, assembling and painting items of Christmas splendor. In this imaginary world, nary a thing could go wrong. But in the real world of woodworking, significant – even deadly – health risks exist everyday as a result of Read More
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Americans love their pets. And though the statistics stating the numbers of domestic pets vary wildly, from 180 million dogs and cats from one source to just under 150 million reported by another, there is no disputing that there are a lot of them living amongst – and being fed by – us.
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It has long been known that “hot work” jobs come with occupational risks. Hot work is any work that involves burning or using fire- or spark-producing tools, such as one does when welding. Welding, the act of heating surfaces together to the point of melting, creates great potential for hazards to occur. Fire, explosions and exposure to toxic fumes and gases are top risks for hot work welders.
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