Testimonial: Kingpin Tattoo Supply uses welding and solder fume extractors

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  Florida’s Kingpin Tattoo provides equipment and supplies to tattoo professionals. They manufacture their own line of tattoo equipment and also offer medical and piercing supplies.in Tattoo provides equipment and supplies to tattoo professionals. Their product line includes tattoo machines, inks, chairs, design collections – everything a tattoo shop might need. The company’s business model… Learn More

Testimonial: Sentry Air portable clean room increased screen-repair business

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Jamey Dunham runs Repair Proz, an electronics repair business in Murfreesboro,Tennessee. He can repair just about any electronic device he encounters. These days, repairing electronic computer tablets with broken screens is a major part of his business. Dust vulnerability Microelectronic components in computerized devices are vulnerable to dust. A single speck can render them useless,… Learn More

Controlling dust generated during internal fire extinguisher maintenance

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The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) recommends annual external maintenance checks of all portable fire extinguishers. In addition, OSHA has set internal maintenance requirements based on type of extinguisher. See below chart: Type of Extinguisher Test Interval (years) Soda acid (soldered brass shells) (until 1/1/82) (1) Soda acid (stainless steel shell) 5 Cartridge operated… Learn More

Reducing Exposure to Airborne Hormones during Compounding

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Hormone therapy is commonly used to treat menopause symptoms in women. Though research into hormone therapy and its long term health effects have posed differing results over time, it is still a popular option to many who are looking to ease the symptoms of menopause. One treatment for hormone therapy is the use of pharmaceutical… Learn More

Testimonial: Margaret Burnham, Art Conservator, Birmingham Museum of Art

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Many people would be surprised to know that the people who protect art need protection, too. Health hazards for conservators The products conservators use do a good job of mending and preserving art objects, but they may emit fumes or particles that shouldn’t be inhaled. At the Birmingham Museum of Art, Margaret Burnham focuses on… Learn More

New National Emphasis Program focuses on reducing isocyanate exposure

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently developed a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to focus on workplace health issues derived from occupational exposure to isocyanate. Isocyanates are compounds containing the isocyanate group (-NCO); a highly reactive, low molecular weight family of chemicals. They react with compounds containing alcohol (hydroxyl) groups to produce polyurethane polymers…. Learn More

Reducing Seed Treatment Dust Off

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The Guide to Seed Treatment Stewardship defines seed treatment as the application of biological organisms and chemical ingredients to seed to suppress, control, or repelling plant pathogens, insects, or other pests that attack seeds, seedlings or plants. Seed applied technologies such as inoculants, herbicide safeners, micronutrients, plant growth regulators, seed coatings, colorants, etc. may also… Learn More