Without a comprehensive OSHA standard for indoor air quality, U.S. employers must build their own structure. A recent industry publication outlines how ASHRAE standards and a four-tier control model can provide that framework.
A French instruction dated 3 August 2026 requires 226 riverbed quarries to follow a standardized asbestos testing protocol, up from 16 previously. Sixty sites are prioritized, with a deadline of August 2027.
France is preparing a new occupational disease table that would allow lung cancer caused by exposure to crystalline silica to be recognised even without a silicosis diagnosis. An estimated 780,000 workers in the country are exposed to silica dust.
Broce Manufacturing introduces the Grip-O-Matic Drum Handlers, a robust forklift attachment specifically designed for the safe and efficient lifting and transport of industrial drums. The mechanical attachment is intended to reduce the risk of occupational accidents in drum handling.
