White Papers for Occupational Health and Safety

  • Electrolytes

    Electrolytes are essential ions in the human body for proper electrical activity. Maintaining the concentration of electrolytes is crucial for proper fluid balance, nerve function, muscle contraction, and other physiological processes in the body. Some of the main electrolytes in the human body...
  • Urine, Hair, and Oral Fluid Drug Testing: A Q&A Approach to Drug Testing Methods

    The Current Consulting Group was recently invited to a symposium at the United Nations in New York City on the state of drug testing in Brazil. Specifically, leaders from that country discussed how they have combatted substance abuse in the transportation industry using hair testing. Some even...
  • How do You Know if Your Gas Detector is Working Properly

    A gas detector is a safety device. It is intended to monitor and measure potentially lethal gases in the workplace and other places where people frequent such as shopping malls, underground parking lots, arenas, swimming pools, etc. It helps protect lives, security, property and the environment....
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  • OSHA Standards on Machine Guarding

    The OSHA standards on general guarding of machinery and mechanical power transmission apparatus (29 CFR 1910.212 and 1910.219) are very broad and generally minimum guarding standards. One standard was predicated on the 1970’s version of the ANSI/ASME B15.1 standard, which itself had undergone...
  • Perpetual Award Programs Provide Daily Motivation

    The traditional year-end award ceremony provides an opportunity to acknowledge excellence in a formal setting. On-the-spot recognition is ideal for offering instant informal affirmation. Somewhere between these two very different approaches lies the often-overlooked perpetual award program.
  • Choosing a Modular Sign System

    Every sign shop needs to have a modular sign system to offer to their customers. Even if you consider yourself a “custom shop” or a “specialized manufacturer” for specific types of signs, like electric or vehicle graphics, it’s a good idea to be able to offer a modular sign system. It’s only a...
  • Vapor Intrusion: An Emerging Indoor Air Issue

    This SKC white paper provides information on and discussion of the definition of vapor intrusion, protocol for assessing risk and conducting an investigation, and air measurement methods for both soil gas and indoor/ambient air.
  • Achieving Certainity & Flexibility in the Identification Product Supply Chain

    Industries throughout the United States and the world face an increasingly challenging marketplace in which to provide superior quality, innovation, and sustainability. Business relationships that foster these values are essential to transform today’s challenges into advantages. In meeting the...
  • Do you know your chemical footprint?

    Addressing domestic and global regulatory issues for chemicals along with having a chemical data management strategy are critical components to a complete risk management model in the industry. With the increase in regulations from agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, it has...