OSHA and the American Chemistry Council have joined in a two-year alliance to raise awareness of workers' exposure hazards and promote the chemicals' safe use in the polyurethane industry. OSHA and ...

This press release was updated on 6 December 2023 to add the agreed text. Today, the two co-legislators provisionally agreed on the limit values for lead and diisocyanates. The deal still needs to be ...

Diisocyanates are used in various products, including precursors to adhesives and coatings. Unreacted isocyanate can pose health risks to consumers, so monitoring the polymerization reactions for the ...

The two-year Alliance has three primary goals: raising awareness of OSHA's rulemaking and enforcement initiatives; conducting training to educate employers, workers, and OSHA officials on safety ...

Diisocyanates are used in the preparation of all polyurethanes, ranging from the foams used in shoe soles to the thermoplastics used in cell phone cases. Aromatic diisocyanates, which give ...

Diisocyantes, which are ingredients in polyurethane plastics, face Environmental Protection Agency regulation due to concerns about health effects, the agency announced on April 13. The main focus of ...

The Trump Administration and a chemical industry group are forming a government-industry alliance with an intent to protect workers from exposure to diisocyanates, substances that are powerful ...

Diisocyanates are used in the preparation of all polyurethanes, ranging from the foams used in shoe soles to the thermoplastics used in cell phone cases. Aromatic diisocyanates, which give ...

A family of segmented polyurethane elastomers (SPUs) was synthesized. Hard segments were chosen to be generated from two isocyanates: the rigid 4,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and the flexible ...

Since e-discovery broke upon the legal landscape some 20-plus years ago, we have been repeatedly told that e-discovery is complex, technical, nuanced and difficult. While there may be truth in these ...