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Rising cancer rates in lower income countries threaten economic stability

Editorial says prevention efforts important part of health care planning

October 28, 2015

The rising cost of treating and caring for a growing number of cancer patients threatens economic development in low and middle income countries (LMICs), making prevention a key element of health care plans, according to a new commentary.

EPA finalizes rule to modernize clean water act reporting

October 27, 2015

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries, and other facilities. The final rule will require regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report data required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports.

Injuries cost the US $671 billion in 2013

CDC study shows injuries and violence create substantial economic burden

October 26, 2015

The total cost of injuries and violence in the United States was $671 billion in 2013, according to two Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Top products of the week

October 25, 2015

A safer way to move drums, railcar safety and high performance wet dust collection were among the occupational health and safety-related products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

October 24, 2015

Accidents involving planes, trains and automobiles – and the investigations into their causes – were among the top safety stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

Chicago roofers exposed to dangerous asbestos hazards

October 23, 2015

OSHA’s Chicago North Area Office cited a contractor and subcontractor for exposing workers to asbestos hazards while replacing a commercial roof in Chicago.

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Old abandoned oil and gas wells pose new risks

October 23, 2015

More than a million oil and natural gas wells were drilled in this country before anyone really knew how to plug them, according to the Bartlesville (OK) Examiner-Enterprise.

Communication tower safety gets its own week

October 23, 2015

Safety in the communications tower industry will be the focus of "Tower Week," an international event running from Nov. 2 to Nov. 6, 2015. Organized by the Prefabricated Access Suppliers' and Manufacturers' Association (PASMA), Tower Week was established to promote the safe use of towers and bring focus to ideas, the exchange of information and the development of height safety in general.

ExxonMobil California refinery explosion in February a near miss, says CSB

October 23, 2015

When part of an ExxonMobil refinery exploded in February south of Los Angeles, smoke filled the sky and ash rained down on nearby neighborhoods. Four workers were injured, but at the time ExxonMobil told residents that no one in the community was ever in danger. But CBS News revealed it could have been much worse.

NTSB: Plane that crashed in Alaska was overweight

October 23, 2015

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that the probable cause for the crash of a de Havilland DHC-3 in Soldotna, Alaska, on July 7, 2013, was the operator’s failure to determine the actual cargo weight, leading to the loading and operation of the airplane outside of its weight and center of gravity limits.