A RECYCLING firm has been fined for creating a fire-hazard wood stack that could have caused the closure of a motorway had it caught light. A fire safety officer said that if the 11-metre pile at ...

A few times a year, clean the entire facility to remove wood dust and other hazards. Vacuuming is a simple and effective method of removing dust. Before vacuuming, employees should be sure to de ...

Wood is an extremely versatile material. It allows for the construction of robust and strong structures, while it can also be used as the raw material for delicate objects such as musical ...

It’s time to take those calls seriously. Research has shown just how much of a public health hazard wood-fire heaters are, especially in urban environments. Scientists have compared the health ...

To the editor: I read Rosemary Glaubitz's recent letter in your newspaper regarding wood smoke and it gave me the courage to write also. I realize that people have the right to do what they want ...

Chemists warn of a new environmental hazard peculiar to suburbia: the back yard deck. Chemicals in decks made from wood treated with chromated copper arsenate, or CCA, a widely used wood ...

Flames licked over the parapet of a Greenwich Village building on Monday morning and black smoke billowed into the air after a wooden roof deck ignited. It was the second time in less than a week ...

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission approved a resolution to adopt the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan during Thursday’s regular meeting. Commissioners Blair Couch and ...