A report released Aug. 2 by Safe Work Australia evaluates two possible approaches for using control banding to ensure safety when working with nanomaterials but admits workplaces there have little ...

NIOSH recently released a draft document about control banding and would like to hear your thoughts on it. The document, Qualitative Risk Characterization and Management of Occupational Hazards ...

Donald Garman, CSP, an American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) professional member and chair of the ASSE Global Hazard Communications (GHS) Task Force, testified on March 5 at OSHA’s public ...

In a recent letter to OSHA Administrator David Michaels, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President C. Christopher Patton stressed that ASSE supports OSHA’s efforts to align its hazard ...

The following on-line resource is recommended when using new, nanoscale materials in the absence of confirmed toxicological information and exposure data. This approach to control banding (CB) offers ...

“COSHH essentials” was developed in Great Britain to help duty holders comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations. It uses a similar approach to that described in ...