Quest Diagnostics, a Secaucus, New Jersey-based global provider of diagnostic information services, has released new analysis of the rate of positive drug test results among the US workforce. The analysis, based on more than 11 million drug test results collected in 2021, shows an overall positivity rate in the combined US workforce that is up from 4.4% in 2020 to 4.6% in … [Read more...] about Rise in Some Positive Drug Tests for US Workers

Heraeus Noblelight, Gaithersburg, Maryland, has announced the release of the Soluva Air F, an in-room UV-C (UVGI) air purification device designed to disinfect room air. Both the OSHA and the CDC recommend UV-C disinfection technology as an effective and safe engineering control for fighting airborne viruses. UV-C light improves IAQ providing an additional layer of protection. … [Read more...] about Heraeus Noblelight Releases Air Purifier

Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., located in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture, has developed a disinfection device called the UV-C LED Assembly Product. The product uses a high-power deep ultraviolet that has 265 nm emission wavelength, which is assumed to have a high germicidal effect. Mass production was scheduled to begin mid-April 2022. Characteristics of the product … [Read more...] about UV-C LED Assembly Product Confirmation of Inactive COVID-19

Boston Electronics Corp. (BEC), a distributor of electro-optic solutions located in Boston, Massachusetts, recently announced its new distribution agreement with Hamamatsu, Hamamatsu City, Japan, supporting the infrared market in North America. Partnering with Hamamatsu is the latest milestone in BEC’s history with infrared products. Customers of BEC can continue to purchase … [Read more...] about Boston Electronics Announces Agreement with Hamamatsu

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Kansas City regional office (Region 7) has established a Regional Emphasis Program to target inspections of general industry and construction workplaces at high risk of noise exposure and to raise awareness among Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska employers of noise hazards and required safety measures. OSHA cites Bureau … [Read more...] about OSHA Launches Regional Emphasis Program on Workplace Noise

AMS Spectral UV – A Baldwin Technology Company, River Falls, Wisconsin, announced that Kevin Joesel has joined the company as industrial sales executive for the Americas. Joesel’s career spans 35 years in the industry and has been focused the last 20 years on industrial curing with UV, UV LED and microwave technology. He has in-depth experience helping solve the curing needs … [Read more...] about AMS Spectral UV Welcomes Kevin Joesel

The International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) hosted a webinar that introduced the potential for UV to play a role in water treatment and low- and middle-income countries and support meeting UN Sustainable Development Goal six through improved water service delivery and quality via disinfection. The speakers discussed the current state of water quality treatment worldwide … [Read more...] about Low Resource Settings Webinar Available On Demand

We live in chaotic times. There is no need to list the causes; every business owner can name four or six mind-boggling issues that have cropped up in the past couple of years. Here are a few tips for getting through the next wave, onslaught, surge, development or reversal. Stop expecting things to return to normal “Business as usual” just isn’t anymore. We will not be … [Read more...] about Top 5 Tips for Coexisting with Today’s Business Chaos