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Traumatic brain injuries in construction

March 23, 2016

Falling 25 feet to the ground from a roof, being struck in the head by a steel beam as it is transported across a worksite, or getting hit by a vehicle moving supplies–these are only a few examples of why the construction industry has the greatest number of both fatal and nonfatal traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among U.S. workplaces.

U.S. heart disease rates down – except in South

March 23, 2016

While heart disease death rates have declined overall in the United States, there are dramatic differences in those rates among U.S. counties, including weaker declines found south of the Mason-Dixon Line, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s (AHA) journal Circulation.

Draft recommendations for handling silver nanomaterials undergo public comments

March 23, 2016

After evaluating the available scientific evidence, NIOSH has determined that it is insufficient to support developing a size-specific recommended exposure limit (REL) for silver nanomaterials. In the absence of information to support a size-specific REL, worker exposures to silver dust, fume, and soluble compounds should be maintained below the NIOSH REL of 10 µg/m3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average.

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New technique brings silica monitoring to the mine

March 22, 2016

Scientists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed a novel technique that makes it possible to measure silica dust quickly and easily at the mine site. Silica dust exposure can causes silicosis, an irreversible, but preventable, occupational lung disease.

Safety culture on the cards

March 22, 2016

In 2013, IOGP published IOGP 452, Shaping safety culture through safety leadership. The aim was to raise awareness among senior figures in the oil and gas industry of the way their behaviors shape ‘safety culture.’

CDC releases guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain

Recommendations to improve patient care, safety, and help prevent opioid misuse and overdose

March 22, 2016

Recommendations to improve patient care, safety, and help prevent opioid misuse and overdose As part of the U.S. government’s urgent response to the epidemic of overdose deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care.

Residential framing company exposes workers to dangerous falls - again

March 21, 2016

South Progress LLC apparently isn't making much progress in protecting its employees from fall hazards. OSHA inspectors, acting under the agency’s Regional Emphasis Program on Falls in Construction*, found South Progress employees doing framing work without fall protection at a residential community in Santa Rosa, Florida.

Firefighter Cancer Registry Act introduced in Congress

Bill from NY Representative Hanna would create a collection of firefighter cancer data

March 21, 2016

U.S. Rep. Richard L. Hanna, [R-NY-22], has introduced a bill (H. R. 4625), legislation that would "require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among firefighters."

AIHA honors two Yant Award recipients for the first time ever

March 21, 2016

The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) today announced two recipients of the 2016 Yant Award, which is presented annually to an individual residing outside of the United States to recognize outstanding contributions in industrial hygiene or allied fields. This year marks the first time that AIHA will honor two individuals with this prestigious award.

Whatever happened to the I2P2 standard?

The rise and fall of OSHA’s most ambitious standard proposal

Dave Johnson

March 21, 2016

On June 14, 2010, Dr. David Michaels, the newly-appointed head of OSHA, gave a speech at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ annual conference in Baltimore.