In a first-of-its-kind report, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists state that Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), chemicals commonly used in commercial goods such as flame retardants since the 1970s, are found in all United States coastal waters and the Great Lakes, with elevated levels near urban and industrial centers, according to a recent NOAA press release.
According to the April 2009 issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch, up to 75% of cancer deaths in the United States can be prevented. The publication offers the following 10 cancer prevention tips.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded four grants to universities to research the relationship between the chemical composition of particulate matter (PM) and health effects, according to an agency press release. PM is a complex mixture that consists of direct emissions and reaction products formed in the atmosphere.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) this week released a performance audit (Report Number 02-09-203-10-105) of OSHA’s Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP) to Donald G. Shalhoub, deputy assistant secretary for occupational safety and health.
This week the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General released an audit report, “Procurement Violations and Irregularities Occurred in OSHA’s Oversight of a Blanket Purchase Agreement to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety and Health,” (Report Number: 03-09-002-10-001).
EPA has added Albania Deleon, former president of Massachusetts’ largest asbestos removal training school, to its fugitives Web site. Deleon failed to appear for her sentencing on March 23 at the Federal District Court, District of Massachusetts, and a warrant has been issued for her arrest, according to an EPA press release.
Assigned Protection Factors (APF), a new guidance document published by OSHA, provides employers with vital information for selecting respirators for employees exposed to contaminants in the air, according to an agency press release.
Change to Win Health and Safety coordinator Eric Frumin issued the following statement in response to the report released yesterday by the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Labor on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) enforcement failures.
According to preliminary aviation accident statistics for the 2008 calendar year released today by the National Transportation Safety Board released, some industry sectors showed improvements while accident rates increased in others.
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