With the duties of IHs broadening, a name reflecting new environmental and safety responsibilities would clarify the profession to outsiders, say many IHs.
Almost two-thirds of ISHN readers audit their workplaces to measure how well they're doing in safety and health, according to our 1999 White Paper survey. But have you ever feared that OSHA might use information you voluntarily collected to cite your company for violations?
This past February, OSHA released a "working draft" outlining potential requirements to be included in an ergonomics standard. The agency intends to publish a formal proposal this fall, with an eye toward issuing final rules covering workplace ergonomics next year.
A study of Army basic trainees reported in the April issue of a supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds those who were smokers before entering basic training had a 1.5 times higher rate of injuries related to exercise.
The American Society of Safety Engineers has alerted its 33,000 members about potentially deadly cylinders of class D breathing air often used when working in a confined space.
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