By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On May 19, Oregon OSHA issued a Statement Regarding Vaccination Status in Relation to Oregon’s Facial …Oregon Requires Employers to Verify Vaccination Status of Third Parties
Iraqi workers fix a water pump at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility in Basra, Iraq on Wednesday March 10, 2004. Defense contractor KBR was negligent in exposing National Guard soldiers to toxic chemicals at a water plant in Iraq, a federal jury in Portland, Oregon, found Friday. The lawsuit was filed by a dozen … Continue reading KBR To Pay National Guard Soldiers For Knowingly Exposing Them To Hexavalent Chromium
Published: Monday, February 27, 2012, 8:20 PM By Scott Learn, The Oregonian Foundry operators at Precision Cast Parts pour molten alloy into the cast for an aerospace part. Parts are then taken to the cleaning department, where they're placed in tanks of caustic chemicals to remove most of the cast. Oregon OSHA has cited Precision … Continue reading Oregon OSHA Cites Precision Castparts for Safety Problems
In this issue OSHA continues to cite beauty salons and manufacturers for formaldehyde exposure from some hair smoothing products OSHA launches new hair salon Web page MSHA cites corporate culture as root cause of Upper Big Branch Mine disaster OSHA improves "It's the Law" poster Web page to make it more accessible … Continue reading OSHA Quick Takes – December 15, 2011
Note: These Videos are from 2010 before the new OSHA warnings were recently published! Posted by Paul Napoli - December 12, 2011 4:53 PM Despite U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) warnings about dangerous levels of formaldehyde released into the air from hair smoothing or straightening products, salon workers continue to … Continue reading OSHA Fines Salons, Beauty Schools for Exposing Stylists to Formaldehyde in Hair Smoothing Products
Hair Smoothing Products That Could Release Formaldehyde During Federal OSHA investigations, air tests showed formaldehyde at levels above OSHA's limits in salons using Brazilian Blowout Acai Professional Smoothing Solution, labeled "formaldehyde free," and Brasil Cacau Cadiveu, resulting in violations and citations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and several State OSHA programs are investigating … Continue reading OSHA Update – Hair Smoothing Products That Could Release Formaldehyde
Contributor: Sharon Chen Email: newstips@sandiego6.com Hair Straighter under federal investigation SAN DIEGO - Running her fingers through long, straight and smooth locks, Jennifer Wright has every girl's dream hair "I didn't even do too much to it today," squeals Wright. Her Hollywood hair is the kind Amber Dare can only dream of, "My hair … Continue reading Additional News Update on Brazilian Blowout Hazard
By Katy Muldoon, The Oregonian The legal tangle over Brazilian Blowout, a salon hair smoothing solution, grows frizzier. Lawyers this week filed a complaint in Multnomah County Circuit Court, asking for an injunction that would force Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division to stop reporting test results showing the product contains unsafe levels of formaldehyde. … Continue reading Brazilian Blowout goes to court to stop Oregon OSHA from sharing formaldehyde test results
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadiveu Brazil, one of the first companies to produce Brazilian Keratin Treatments, has always been committed to providing safe and effective products. Following the recent controversy surrounding formaldehyde use in salon treatments, Cadiveu has undertaken extensive testing, which has confirmed that the presence of measurable formaldehyde during … Continue reading Cadiveu Cites Recent Research Verifying Safety of Their Brazilian Blowout Products
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., on Tuesday asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate two hair-smoothing products shown in recent Oregon tests to contain high levels of formaldehyde, even when labeled "formaldehyde-free." Brazilian Blowout and Acai Professional Smoothing Solution last week prompted an alert after the Oregon Occupational Safety … Continue reading Blumenauer asks feds to investigate hair-care products with formaldehyde
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