In April 2019, CIH Enterprises, Inc. and the Founder of Certified Environmental Management, Ltd. were selected to speak at the National VPPPA Conference in New Orleans, LA. The 2019 Symposium is titled: “Advances in Industrial Hygiene and Health Hazard Assessments in the 21st Century”. This will be an hour long session with a fun format for all participants with “gift cards” delivered to the attendees who have the known advances covered during…

Our Senior Researcher, Ms. Brenda Tolson-Markas, has been selected to lead a workshop at the 2019 Midwest Safety and Health Conference (sponsored by Region VII VPPPA), scheduled to be held in Wichita, Kansas on May 20-22. The Region VII thanks CIH Enterprises, Inc. for providing the leadership. Historically it is business, safety and VPP professionals such as you who are willing to share their expertise with the conference attendees that…

Written by Brenda A. Tolson-Markas, CIH, CSP, ASP, CSSS, CSSM and Member of ACOEM. Benzene Introduction Benzene is found in the air from emissions from burning coal and oil, gasoline service stations, and motor vehicle exhaust. Acute exposure, which is a short term period of inhalation exposure of humans to benzene, may cause drowsiness, dizziness, headaches, as well as eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritation, and at high levels, unconsciousness.…

Application of in vitro-in silico Approaches in Toxicology, Safety Assessment and Regulation During the Week of July 12th-14th I had the privilege to attend the revolutionary conference at The Searle Conference Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. The Organizing Committee was: Christine Hendren (DUKE/CEINT) Barry Hardy (Douglas Connect) Eileen Kramer (DUKE/CEINT) Noffisat Oki (Douglas Connect) The Conference Chairs were: Antony Williams (US EPA) Richard Paules (NTP/NIEHS) Stacey Harper (OSU)…

The phrase “chemical exposure” carries strong connotations, as many substances are toxic to living organisms, and especially to humans. Of course, people are exposed daily to an endless array of differing chemicals. Some are airborne, others are in our water and food supplies, and still, others are silently waiting to somehow be absorbed through the skin. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) states, “You come into contact with…

The world is full of chemicals. It’s astounding the number of chemical compounds that have or share common structural, functional, chemical, pharmaceutical, and biological properties, but that have massively different effects on humans and the environment. Similar chemicals used in pharmacological settings can have marked metabolic differences. Likewise, related chemicals can also have vastly varying impacts on the Earth and its countless delicate ecosystems. Toxicologists, pharmacologists, environmental managers, and anyone…

Please join the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for a special plenary session and recognition program to commemorate the 100th meeting of the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Scientific Review Panel (SRP). HSDB is a toxicology and environmental health database and part of the NLM toxicology data network (TOXNET). It contains approximately 6,000 records on potentially hazardous chemicals, and focuses on human exposure, industrial hygiene, pharmacology, emergency handling and treatment…

As has been mentioned the GHS/HCS 2012 classification leads to specified precautionary statements. However, there are options/choices within some precautionary statements.   C.2.4 Precautionary statement text C.2.4.1 There are four types of precautionary statements presented, “prevention,” “response,” “storage,” and “disposal.” The core part of the precautionary statement is presented in bold print. This is the text, except as otherwise specified, that shall appear on the label. Where additional information is…

LEED Buildings Next Steps Business buyers have an underlying concern about EMF As environmental professionals, we have followed the EMF issue closely for 12 years, and are convinced of its validity, despite the absence of formal exposure limitations. What is important here is the attitude of the public. Many buyers already recognize EMF as an issue of concern, especially those people who would be interested in a “green” business, or…

EMF measurement surveys are usually conducted for one of the following applications: Evaluation of a commercial space where equipment is being adversely affected by building electrical systems or other interference (EMI) sources, or where concern about human exposure exists. Land Use Planning – Site assessment of an open tract to evaluate the impact of power lines or adjacent TV, radio, and cell site transmitters, and to provide guidance in the…