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A Letter of Thanksgiving to the Employees of Marine Chemist Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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As 2019 came to a close, turkeys were cheap, even after Thanksgiving; and some of us were shopping online to hopefully receive packages before Christmas morning. That was followed by ringing in the New Year, albeit most from the warmth and comfort of our homes, and a smaller number even celebrating Kansas City’s Superbowl victory. Then, love was in the air around Valentine’s Day and the unseasonably mild winter yielded to a seemingly early spring with a plethora of daffodil blooms. Those past three months now seem so long ago…
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90-Day Extension to Shipyard Competent Person (SCP) Refresher Training
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From: Director, NAVSEA Standard Specification for Ship Repair and Alteration Committee (SSRAC)
Subj: 90 DAY EXTENSION TO SHIPYARD COMPETENT PERSON (SCP) REFRESHER TRAINING
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Planning & Praying for a Hope-Filled Future
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In the wake of the COVID-19 virus, our highest priority is to help ensure the health and safety of our employees, customers, and suppliers. In doing so, Marine Chemist Service is following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as Virginia and local authorities. Further, doing so accords with our tried and true vision statement; albeit we never envisioned its application would extend to the current pandemic:
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OSHA Sets Focus on Silica Enforcement (Re: EHSToday)
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100 Years of Respiratory Protection History (NIOSH)
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In 1919, the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) initiated the first respirator certification program. Several months later, on January 15, 1920, this federal body certified the first respirator. To recognize the important milestones of the past 100 years, this webpage documents a general historical overview of respiratory protection research and the evolution of the certification program as undertaken by the U.S. federal government.
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Counterfeit Respirators / Misrepresentation of NIOSH-Approval (Re: NIOSH)
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When NIOSH becomes aware of counterfeit respirators or those misrepresenting NIOSH approval on the market, we will post them to alert users, purchasers, and manufacturers. View Counterfeit Respirators / Misrepresentations.
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Robbie Walker President, Marine Chemist Service, Inc. (Re: Oyster Pointer)
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Learn about the president of Marine Chemist Inc., Robbie Walker in Oyster Pointer’s interview.
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Fatal injuries and nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving insects, arachnids, and mites
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Annual nonfatal work-related injury and illness case counts involving insects, arachnids, and mites that led to days away from work ranged from 4,930 to 6,870 between 2008 and 2010. Most of these nonfatal cases were due to stings or bites, some venomous and some nonvenomous.