om Paint Square-OSHA Reviewing All Permissible Exposure Limits

Saw this on my Paint Square newsletter this morning...

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration is conducting a comprehensive review of hundreds of chemical Permissible Exposure Limits that the agency says are dangerously outdated.
The review could lead to lower, or even first-time, PELs for hundreds of chemicals. The impact could reverberate throughout the paint and coatings industry, where scores of chemicals are already subject to PELs and new health risks from workplace chemical exposures are being reported almost daily.
‘1950s-era Science’
"Many of our permissible exposure limits are based on 1950s-era science that we now realize is inadequate to protect workers in 21st-century workplaces," Dr. David Michaels, OSHA Administrator, has said.  READ ALL OF THIS ARTICLE AT PAINT SQUARE BY CLICKING HERE

From Paint Square Daily News-Low Cost Contractor Software

Thursday, January 28, 2010 Contractor Software is Multi-Functional Dynamic Systems has announced the release of a low-cost, multi-function Software Suite for Contractors. The ‘CheckMate Contractors’ Suite integrates Toolroom Tool Tracking, Stockroom Inventory Control, and Time & Attendance, says the Redmond, Wash., software developer. The product allows the applications to share the inventory database and employee identification codes, making it possible to track tools and documents without time-consuming data entry. Bar codes are printed on work orders or drawings, badges and labels for tools and inventory. Bar code scanners (either corded to a PC or portable) scan the bar codes during transactions to record the movement or use of the job, document, tool or other item. This information is transmitted to the job foreman, accounting or purchasing to provide the location of important tools, employee attendance information, parts reorder reports and much more. In addition, a feature called Signature Capture on a portable terminal provides proof of delivery of tools or inventory items.  Dynamic Systems says the software can help reduce late jobs, identify bottlenecks, improve productivity, and provide more accurate job costing and payroll tracking. “Our customers see a typical payback for the software within three to four months,” said company president Alison Falco.