Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Detection

Hazardous industrial accidents can occur due to leaks, spills, fires, and explosions involving chemicals during transport, storage, manufacture, and use. The CSB investigation reports are eye-opening and make people aware of industry-specific and general challenges. A common cause is the lack of proper risk assessment and management, which should go beyond regulatory guidelines. Hazardous chemical disasters occur on a nearly daily basis in the U.S.

Engineering controls are essential strategies employers use to prevent gas hazards in industries. The controls are designed to isolate people from areas of exposure to gas using barriers, machines, equipment, or area layout. Engineering controls must meet some basic requirements to be effective. Employers are required by law to provide a safe and healthy workplace for their employees and prevent potential disasters. Hazardous gases are a risk in several industries and must be controlled.

At the Toronto Garlic Festival, garlic lovers from all over come together to celebrate Ontario’s garlic harvest—and this year, they had a chance to compete for the ultimate honor: the strongest garlic breath! The Garlic Breath Contest gave festivalgoers a fun, scientific way to test just how potent their breath could be, using Interscan’s Halimeter Plus , a specialized machine that measures volatile compounds.

The EPA’s latest  ethylene oxide (EtO) regulations  introduce stricter exposure limits and new compliance requirements for sterilization facilities. With worker safety at the forefront, businesses must adapt to lower permissible exposure levels, enhanced monitoring protocols, and infrastructure upgrades like separated HVAC systems and abatement devices. Immediate bans on EtO for non-essential uses are already in place, reinforcing the urgency for businesses to act now.