Hazard Communication


145,000 Kenmore Brand Coffee Makers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

August 28, 2008

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Sears, Roebuck and Co.; the great indoors; and Kmart Corp., of Hoffman Estates, Ill., have announced a voluntary recall of the Kenmore and Kenmore Elite Coffee Makers.

OMB Clears Chao's Risk Assessment Rule

August 26, 2008

Opposed by AIHA, ACOEM, APHA, and a group of 80 environmental and health scientists, the proposed rule apparently is about to be published with a comment period.

CPSC Offers Back-to-School Safety Tips

August 24, 2008

Every year, more than 200,000 hospital emergency room visits are related to playground injuries, the agency says.

CO Reminder Follows in Tropical Storm Fay's Wake

August 23, 2008

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning residents of Florida who have been pounded by heavy rains and power outages from Tropical Storm Fay to take special precautions. Portable gas generators, often used by consumers to restore power to their homes and businesses in the aftermath of a storm, produce high levels of deadly carbon monoxide (CO).

NTSB to Host Aviation Emergency Communications Training Session

August 22, 2008

The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident.

Electrical Wire Splices Recalled Due to Shock, Fire Hazards

August 21, 2008

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Molex, of Lisle, Ill., have announced a voluntary recall of approximately 53,000 electrical wire splices (also known as Butt Splice Connectors).

CSB to Investigate Wisconsin Cardboard Mill Explosion

August 20, 2008

The July 29 incident killed three workers and injured a fourth when an internal explosion in a storage tank they were welding above ripped open the tank lid. CSB is performing microbiological and chemical testing to determine what caused flammable gas to be present inside the tank.

Consumers Warned Not to Eat Certain Bantry Bay Seafoods Products

August 19, 2008

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers against eating certain frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from Ireland, because they may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins, a group of naturally occurring marine toxins known to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.

CSB Receives American Chemical Society's Howard Fawcett Award

August 19, 2008

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has been named as the 2008 recipient of the American Chemical Society's Howard Fawcett Award, honoring "outstanding contributions in the field of chemical health and safety," marking the first time the 25-year-old award has been presented to an entire organization.

European Chemicals Agency Sets First REACH Stakeholder Day

August 19, 2008

Europe’s chemical classification scheme is moving into a higher gear with this Oct. 10 event in Helsinki.

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