How is Covid-19 Medical Waste Handled
The covid -19 pandemic has had tremendous effects on both the health and waste management sectors. It has forced the municipal waste operators and public authorities to take drastic measures towards proper sanitization. More...
What are the hazards associated with hospital waste?
The main danger with biomedical waste lies in the harm it may cause to the environment, and the people who may come into contact with it. This is why hazardous medical waste shredders are becoming more and more More...
Asbestos Exposure: What You Should Do Next
Asbestos is something most recognise as a danger, but just why is it a problem, and what do you do if you’ve encountered it? What is asbestos? Asbestos is a material that was used in many construction materials More...
Dumpster rental tips to help select the right dumpsters and service provider
To make it easy for people confronted with problems in junk removal from residential and commercial premises, Bin There Dump That Dumpsters in Houston provides the best in class dumpster rental services. The company More...
Building a Safer Workplace by Limiting Chemical Exposure
Based on an annual survey, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that private industry employers in the industries of manufacturing, construction, health care, transportation and warehousing, have had 45,800 More...
Health and Safety: 5 Reasons an Online OSHA Training Course is Important
The OSHA, or Occupational Health and Safety Act, was established in 1970 to provide workers with the right to request a safe and healthy working environment, and for guidelines for businesses to follow to provide More...
Potential Changes in PA Workers Comp Regulation in 2018
A new workers compensation law is being introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature regarding asbestosis and other long latency diseases. Pennsylvania House Bill 2207 is trying to combat civil lawsuits regarding More...
Stoughton Stands Down as Suspicious Substance Turns Out to Be Water Softener
The town of Stoughton in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, experienced its fair share of drama this week after Stoughton Police station was closed off on Sunday because of a possibly hazardous materials situation. The More...
The Harmful Effects of Collected Beach Trash
As much as trash on land causes great harm, beach trash and marine debris also put many animals and the environment at risk. photo/ H. Hach What is Marine Debris? Any sort of trash (bottles, aluminum cans, plastic More...
2016 Summer Olympic Games: Water contaminated as athletes, travelers warned ‘Don’t put your head under water’
With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games are just days away and experts are warning that the Rio de Janeiro waterways are filthy, contaminated with raw human sewage, contaminated with dangerous viruses and bacteria. More...
‘Abortion convention’: Burning aborted babies for energy is ‘bad PR’ but a ‘good idea’
photo/ public domain pic from pixabay.com Shocking confessions by abortion advocates just became more horrifying as they share their enthusiasm for the burning of aborted babies into “energy” to power homes, More...
Creating A Healthier Office Creates a Healthier Business
The human body is an amazing machine that has overcome every evolutionary obstacle to reach its current incarnation. However, as we made the shift from hunter/gatherer types to farmers, merchants, service, and the More...
How to Properly Move a Laboratory
Moving a laboratory is inherently dangerous. The materials can be toxic, machinery can be fragile, and the space you are leaving needs to be decontaminated. The risks need to be weighed against the rewards or necessity More...
UTMB President responds to missing Guanarito virus vial, Dr. Marc Siegel says this ‘requires a serious investigation’
A University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas laboratory reported a missing vial of the animal pathogen, Guanarito virus during a routine inspection last week. On Saturday, UTMB President Dr. More...
