Blog Post Archive
COVID-19 Guidance: Ventilation in the Workplace
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has released new guidelines for ensuring proper ventilation in the workplace. Download the PDF
6th Nov 2020
What is the HCS (Hazard Communication Standard)?
According to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) the Hazard Communication Standard requires all employers
to use proper signage to indicate hazardous substances and how to use them. A
hazardous substance is any substance that can cause a health or physical
hazard. This standard is often referred
to as the HAZCOM standard or Employee Right-to-Know – 29 CFR 1910.1200. The
purpose behind the proper signage comes down to 3 main points:
1.To provide a safe and healthy wo
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14th Jan 2020
Safe + Sound Week 2019: A Safe Workplace is a Sound Workplace
What is safe and sound week?A safe workplace is a sound business. Every August a
nationwide event is organized by OSHA to bring attention to workplace safety
and highlight successful workplace safety programs. Participation is voluntary
and it’s easy to sign up. How can I create a Safety and Health Program?Every workplace is unique and requires special consideration
for the dangers therein. There are different activities that can help raise
important questions about safety and get the conve
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7th Aug 2019
The Story of CP Lab Safety
For over 20 years CP Lab Safety has been working to keep
you and your workplace healthy and safe. Starting in 1996, we set out with a
vision of creating healthy laboratories around the world with our flagship
product, ECO Funnel. The beginning was a challenge because many people were not
interested in protecting the environment and did not want to follow safe
chemical disposal procedures. Simply allowing chemicals to evaporate in a fume
hood was the most common method of disposal. Howe
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4th Apr 2019
National Water Quality Month: Clean Water, Clean Earth
August is National Water Quality Month in the United States.
Many Americans have always had the convenience of safe drinking water and
that’s all due to the highly regulated system the United States has in place.
There are many different facets at play to ensure water is held up to the
standard we know and trust. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), originally
passed in 1974, is upheld by the EPA “to set national health-base standards for
drinking water to protect against both naturally-occ
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1st Aug 2018