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New NIOSH center to focus on exposure assessment devices

August 5, 2014

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has launched a Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies (NCDRST) which will serve as a home for NIOSH’s longstanding work in the area of exposure assessment devices—work that is done across the Institute.

New resource helps OSH pros assess workplace posture

Ergo injuries cost U.S. businesses billions a year

August 5, 2014

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the Canadian Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders, has released a new report that can help occupational health and safety practitioners more accurately and efficiently assess postural stress of workers performing their duties at work.

CSB chief welcomes safe workplaces Executive Order

August 1, 2014

Statement of Rafael Moure-Eraso, Chairperson of the U.S. Chemical Safety And Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order.

Controversial new coal dust reg goes into effect today

Mining industry says MSHA ignored its input

August 1, 2014

New respirable dust regulations that are intended to reduce the incidence of black lung disease among miners take effect today, over the objections of the National Mining Association (NMA), which calls them “one-size-fits-all approach” that won’t deliver real worker protections.

Are you actively hostile? Employee perceptions are key

Dr John Kello

August 1, 2014

First-line supervisors are the link between where strategic decisions are made on high with where the work of the organization gets done.

Risky stunts, skydiving and SFX: Movie production safety supervisors

Phil La Duke

August 1, 2014

On February 20 during a camera test for the film, “Midnight Rider,” (a new biopic of Gregg Allman), a freight train slammed into the production crew on a narrow railroad trestle bridge in rural Georgia

A FairWarning article:

Labor activist who chose to work within the system is outsider once more, and again crusading for job safety

Jane Kay

July 31, 2014

After decades of speaking out against workplace hazards in this country and abroad, Garrett Brown didn’t quietly fade away when he retired from his high-ranking state regulatory job in California. He came back to hound his former employer.

Study links shift work to risk for Type 2 diabetes

Researchers cite many possible reasons for the effect, including hormonal changes

Mary Elizabeth Dallas

July 31, 2014

Shift workers, especially men, may be at higher risk for type 2 diabetes compared to people not on such schedules, a new study suggests. Also at special risk are shift workers who don't work on a set schedule, with shifts moving around at various times of the day.

Chromium, noise and fall hazards found at NY extruding plant

July 30, 2014

OSHA has proposed $53,000 in fines for 11 serious violations against a New York manufacturer that exposed its workers to multiple hazards at its Fonda, NY facility.

First draft of ISO 45001 available

July 28, 2014

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has announced the completion of the committee draft stage of ISO 45001, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems—Requirements. The standard, which is available for purchase, gives stakeholders a chance to review it before its publication is finalized, which is slated for late 2016.