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Harwood training program gone from OSHA’s 2019 budget

March 1, 2018
OSHA’s FY 2019 budget request reflects an emphasis on compliance assistance, an increase in enforcement and the elimination of a longstanding safety and health training grant program – a move sure to draw the hire of some in the occupational safety community. The agency says its request for $549,033,000 for FY 2019 will allow it beef up its VPP initiative and restore 24 of the 33 compliance assistance positions that were lost in a five-year-long budget crunch.
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World Hearing Day Thunderclap - March 3, 2018

March 1, 2018
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Hearing Day, which raises awareness about preventing hearing loss and promoting hearing care, is fast approaching. This year’s theme, “Hear the Future,” focuses on strategies to prevent the expected increase in the number of people living with hearing loss.
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A Confined Space blog post

Weekly Toll: Another group of workers join the list those who didn’t make it through the workday

February 28, 2018
Three school employees were among the 17 persons killed in the mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Scott Beigel, 35, a geography teacher, was killed as he tried to usher students back into his classroom when the shooting broke out. Aaron Feis, 37, an assistant football coach, was killed when he threw himself in front of students to protect them from oncoming bullets, according to football program spokeswoman Denis Lehtio.
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safety professional legacies
Closing Time

What legacy are you leaving?

‘Next-gen’ pros need mentors & coaches
E. Scott Geller
February 26, 2018
We live, we love, we learn, and we leave a legacy.” This profound quotation from Stephen R. Covey has fueled my motivation to keep teaching at Virginia Tech well beyond retirement age and a comfortable pension.
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Weekly news round-up

Weekly news round-up

February 24, 2018
Distracted walking injures Apple employees, the NFPA works on a standard to address active shooter response and black lung disease comes roaring back. These were among the top occupational safety and health stories featured on ISHN.com this week.
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From NIOSH:

Severe black lung disease found in many former coal miners

February 22, 2018
NIOSH researchers, in partnership with staff from a network of federally funded black lung clinics in Virginia, have reported the largest cluster of severe black lung disease ever described in the scientific literature, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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A NIOSH Science Blog post

Coming soon to a workplace near you: Field-based respirable crystalline silica monitoring

Emanuele Cauda PhD Lauren Chubb DrPH Valerie Coughanour MA, MFA
February 22, 2018
The NIOSH Mining Program aims to eliminate mining fatalities, injuries, and illnesses through relevant research and impactful solutions. More than 65 engineers work in the NIOSH Mining Program representing many disciplines including chemical, electrical, mechanical, industrial, mining, software, and general engineering.
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ASSE

ASSE LearnEx offers two new courses for safety professionals

February 20, 2018
As a leading source for education among occupational safety and health professionals, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has expanded its course offerings in online learning. The ASSE LearnEx program has two courses debuting in March that focus on risk assessment and the new global safety standard, ISO 45001.
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