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Tobacco interests, health experts battle over e-cigarette regulations

April 18, 2016

Just as a new report indicates a big jump in e-cigarette use among U.S. teenagers, a conservative think tank is arguing against FDA regulation of the devices, claiming that it will do more harm than good when it comes to public health.

NTSB to search again for El Faro's "black box"

Still searching for answers in 2015 sinking of cargo ship

April 18, 2016

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) resumes its search today for the vessel data recorder of the El Faro, the doomed cargo ship that sank Oct. 1, 2015 during Hurricane Joaquin. All 33 of the El Faro’s crew perished in the accident.

Investigating unknown health hazards

NIOSH aims to gain more accurate exposure data

Maureen Paraventi

April 18, 2016

Accurately measuring oil workers’ exposures to potentially toxic materials has long been problematic. Continuous sampling, in particular, was impossible because the equipment necessary for 24-hour sampling was too bulky to be delivered to remote sites in a timely manner.

Top products of the week

April 17, 2016

LED portable lighting, lightweight eye protection and heat stress apparel that looks cool as it cools. These were among the top occupational safety and health-related products posted on ISHN.com this week.

Weekly news round-up

April 16, 2016

A whistleblower blows the whistle on OSHA; the problems that lead to Deepwater Horizon disaster haven’t gone away and a “green” industry that helps the environment is hazardous to its workers. These were among the top stories posted on ISHN.com this week.

GAO: OSHA must do more to protect health care workers from workplace violence

April 15, 2016

According to data from three federal datasets reviewed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), workers in health care facilities experience substantially higher estimated rates of nonfatal injury due to workplace violence compared to workers overall.

Feds, California take aim at distracted driving

April 15, 2016

The United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), and Impact Teen Drivers (ITD) are joining forces for Distracted Driving Awareness Month. In 2014, 3,179 people were killed and an additional 431,000 were injured in collisions involving distracted drivers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Belgium workers may get more flexibility in when they work

Government proposal is intended to help people with work-life balance

April 15, 2016

A reform of statutory working time being proposed by the Belgian government is, rather surprisingly, not winning approval from the company’s labor unions.

Healthcare workers’ radiation exposure tied to range of health problems

April 15, 2016

Healthcare professionals performing x-ray guided cardiovascular procedures may be at higher risk for health problems including orthopedic problems, cataracts, skin lesions and cancers, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.

OSHA exposé

Federal agency that protects whistleblowers accused of retaliating against one of its own

Stuart Silverstein

April 14, 2016

For nearly five years, Darrell Whitman was a federal investigator who probed whistleblowers’ complaints about being fired or otherwise punished for exposing alleged corporate misconduct.