People and Places Q3 2024
OSHA is amending the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
OSHA is amending the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), primarily Revision 7 (Rev. 7), address issues that arose during the implementation of the 2012 update to the HCS, and provide better alignment with other U.S. agencies and international trading partners, while enhancing the effectiveness of the standard. Consistent with Executive Order 13563 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which call for assessment and, where appropriate, modification and improvement of existing rules, OSHA has reviewed the existing HCS. The agency has determined that the revisions in this final rule will enhance the effectiveness of the HCS by ensuring employees are appropriately apprised of the chemical hazards to which they may be exposed, thus reducing the incidence of chemical-related occupational illnesses and injuries. The modifications to the standard include revised criteria for classification of certain health and physical hazards, revised provisions for updating labels, new labeling provisions for small containers, new provisions related to trade secrets, technical amendments related to the contents of safety data sheets (SDSs), and related revisions to definitions of terms used in the standard.
STLE Launches Sustainability Committee
PARK RIDGE, Illinois, USA (June 18, 2024) – The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) — the premier technical society serving the needs of the tribology and lubrication engineering business sector — is pleased to announce the launch of a Sustainability Committee.
The committee will recommend policies and programs to help educate the public, members of the tribology and lubricants community and policymakers regarding the contributions of tribology advances to a more sustainable future. STLE’s Sustainability Committee plans to establish and promote the connection between tribology and sustainability, including energy, water and air quality, efficient use of renewable and non-renewable resources and the development of technological solutions to support and accelerate sustainable practices. The committee will encourage the facilitation of approaches for reusing resources to achieve circularity.
TotalEnergies Certifies HPM Product with Two Enhanced Performance Tags
Media Release May 24, 2024
TotalEnergies Certifies HPM Product with Two Enhanced Performance Tags
CERAN HRM 460 has been approved against the NLGI HPM certification. In addition to the HPM core certification, TotalEnergies CERAN HRM 460 also obtained the +HL tag for enhanced level of performance in the high load carrying capacity category as well as the +CR tag for enhanced level of performance in the salt water corrosion resistance category.
CERAN HRM 460 is a new generation NLGI 2 extreme-pressure calcium sulfonate complex grease with 460 base oil viscosity and special anti-static-corrosion protecti
