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AIHA to select OEHS Professionals at Mark of Excellence Awards event

Recipients will be recognized at AIHce, May 30—June 4, in Salt Lake City, Utah

February 26, 2015

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) yesterday announced the recipients of the 2015 AIHA awards, which honor individuals who provide significant contributions to the industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety profession.

NIOSH and NHCA present 2015 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™

February 23, 2015

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™, honoring companies that have shown dedication to the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss through excellent hearing loss prevention practices in the work environment.

UK small to mid-size businesses failing on health and safety

February 16, 2015

Health and safety standards are not being met by more than half of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK, according to research carried out in 2014 on behalf of workplace safety specialists Seton by YouGov.

Learning to survive wicked winter weather

February 13, 2015

Winter weather creates a variety of hazards that can significantly impact everyday tasks and work activities. These hazards include slippery roads/surfaces, strong winds and environmental cold. Learning how to prepare for work during the winter, protect workers from the cold and other hazards that can cause illnesses, injuries, or fatalities, is essential to maintaining a safe work environment and completing tasks successfully.

Which conditions show reduced costs with disease management?

Study may help employers target efforts to lower health costs

February 12, 2015

Asthma, back pain, and congestive heart failure are among the conditions showing reductions in health care costs in one large employer's disease management (DM) program, reports a study in the February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

ASSE’s Professional Safety Journal:

Outcomes-based accreditation advances OSH profession

February 11, 2015

In an age where academic degrees may be literally printed from home, some experts are calling for the development of minimum requirements to accredit academic programs in the occupational safety and health (OSH) profession.

Report from Europe:

Making occupational illness visible: a call for a coalition between scientists and workers

February 10, 2015

Some forty trade unionists and researchers coming principally from Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Spain and Italy took part in a seminar organised jointly by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the Belgian association Santé & Solidarité.

Flimsy hospital laundry bags exposed workers to bloodborne pathogens

February 10, 2015

New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center in Northern Manhattan last year replaced linen laundry bags with thin plastic bags that broke and needlessly exposed workers to laundry contaminated with blood, bodily fluids and other infectious materials.

NIOSH seeks public comment on NORA

Stakeholders are invited to share experiences of the past decade

February 9, 2015

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking public comment from partners and the public to help evaluate the impact of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). Feedback is being accepted until closing of the federal docket on March 24, 2015.

Asbestos transparency bill could slow comp for victims

U.S. Chamber: It will deter fraudulent claims

February 6, 2015

A measure currently being considered by lawmakers is coming under fire by occupational safety advocates who say that it would delay compensation for people suffering from mesothelioma and require victims to disclose personal information – such as social security numbers – thus making them vulnerable to identify theft.