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New study casts doubt on safety of e-cigarettes

September 28, 2017

Healthy nonsmokers may experience increased adrenaline levels in their heart after one electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) with nicotine, according to new research in Journal of the (AHA), the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association.

Quitting daily aspirin therapy may increase risk of second heart attack

September 27, 2017

Stopping long-term, low-dose aspirin therapy may increase your risk of suffering a cardiovascular event, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.

A Confined Space blog post

Who is responsible for worker safety?

Jordan Barab

September 27, 2017

One of the free services we provide here at Confined Space world headquarter is helping journalists write better articles. Here we have a news outlet doing the right thing: “News4 I-Team’s Lindsay Bramson started watching construction sites after learning 12 construction workers have died in the past two years.”

Broken bones, amputations earn Chicago co. half a million in fines

15 amputations in five years

September 27, 2017

Four separate reports of workers suffering life-changing injuries brought OSHA inspectors to a Chicago manufacturing company, where they found multiple safety violations.

Performing, fine artists face OSH hazards, too

September 27, 2017

Painters, actors, and other artists face a wide range of hazardous occupational exposures and working conditions, according to a special article collection in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

AIHA warns of looming mold crisis

Hurricanes that ravaged parts of U.S and Caribbean may cause mold epidemic

September 26, 2017

The warm, humid climate of the areas affected by the recent hurricanes offers a fast recipe for mold accumulation, according to the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA®), which warns of a potential mold epidemic across those regions.

OSHA IDs Top 10 violations for 2017

September 26, 2017

While OSHA’s Top 10 list of most frequently cited workplace safety violations is usually filled with familiar violations names, this year’s rundown contains a newcomer: Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503).

One more weather-related thing to worry about…

Protect your home from costly lighting strikes

September 26, 2017

With the Atlantic Hurricane Season in full swing through November, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) and the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) are working to spread awareness of a less recognized, yet more frequent weather hazard: lightning.

Pilot error caused VP’s plane to slide off runway

September 26, 2017

Several failures in close succession by a jetliner’s flight crew were the probable cause of Oct. 27, 2016, runway excursion at LaGuardia Airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s final report issued Thursday.

NYC construction bill safety comes too late for 3 workers

September 25, 2017

Two New York City construction workers at two different worksites plunged to their deaths and another was seriously injured Thursday – a day after the City Council approved a controversial construction safety bill.