Study Reveals Widespread Fatigue, Risk for Errors with 12-Hour Nursing Shifts
The common practice of successive 12-hour shifts for U.S. hospital nurses leaves many with serious sleep deprivation, a higher risk of health problems and more odds of making patient errors, according to a University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) study...
NFPA Report Reveals Sharp Drop in Firefighter Fatalities in 2009
For the first time in 3 years, the number of on-the-job firefighter deaths in the United States has dropped below 100, according to the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) newly released annual Firefighter Fatality Report...
One-Tenth of Soldiers Returning from Iraq Plagued by Mental Health Problems
Between 8.5 percent and 14 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq report serious functional impairment due to either posttraumatic stress disorder or depression, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry...
Lawmakers Appeal to EPA, DOL for Safety Enforcement During Oil Spill Cleanup
On June 3, two members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure sent a letter to EPA and the Department of Labor (DOL) demanding that all response and recovery workers responding to the Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill are provided proper protective equipment, including respirators, and that all federal laws governing worker safety and respiratory protection are enforced...
Michaels Identifies Oil Spill Cleanup Safety Concerns, BP Response Deficiencies
In a May 25 memo to Admiral Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Gulf Coast oil spill, OSHA administrator David Michaels expressed concern “over significant deficiencies in BP’s oil spill response operations related to worker safety” and outlined problem areas ranging from inadequate site control practices to heat stress risks and more...
Study: Include Psychiatrists in First Response Teams to Help Disaster Survivors
A new study of 9/11 survivors and victims’ family members shows that psychiatrists should be included in disaster first response teams to provide immediate assistance in alleviating early trauma symptoms ranging from sleeplessness to constant anxiety...
NSC Launches Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Week
On June 2, the National Safety Council (NSC) today launched its Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Week during National Safety Month, an annual observance to increase education about the top causes of preventable injuries and deaths in June...
At-Home Safety: Top 5 Ways to Sunblock Your Eyes This Summer
Overexposure to the sun can wreak havoc on your eyes. Two attending ophthalmologists at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center therefore are offering tips for selecting the best sun protection for your eyes this summer...
9/11 Workers Exhibit Long-Lasting Sensory Loss
New research shows that workers exposed to the complex mixture of toxic airborne chemicals following the 9/11 disaster had a decreased ability to detect odors and irritants 2 years after the exposure...
Managing Health: Is Ergonomics a Flawed Science?
Even for someone who is ambivalent about the adoption of an ergonomics standard, calling ergonomics “flawed science” is fightin’ words...
Managing Workers' Comp: Workplace Violence Can Put Your Company at Risk
Having a plan in place to help recognize the signs of workplace violence and deal with the aftermath can save lives and money...
How Heat Stress Affects Performance
Even a 2 percent dehydration level caused by heat stress can dramatically reduce a worker's reaction times and ability to focus...
Why We Need to Hang Up On Our Distracted Driving Addiction
Whether your fingers are safely on the wheel or tapping out a text message, you put yourself and others at risk when you use a cell phone while driving...
Take the Stress Factor Out of the Heat Equation
There's one solution to heat stress: Control the environment through engineering, work practices and heat assessments...
AIHce 2010: Mock Clandestine Drug Lab Highlights Risks to First Responders
A mock drug lab at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Denver revealed the hazards that clandestine meth labs and marijuana grow operations pose to the public and to first responders...
AIHce 2010: Navigating Ergonomics Management Systems
In a roundtable presentation at AIHce 2010 in Denver, several EHS professionals outlined their challenges, successes, best practices and lessons learned in establishing and sustaining ergonomics management systems...
AIHce 2010: The Future of Work and the Aging Work Force
In the May 24 Jeffrey S. Lee Lecture at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Denver, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Director John Howard addressed the changing patterns in employment brought on by an aging work force and how those changes might challenge occupational health and safety...
AIHce 2010: Investing in Our Future with Clean Energy
Inside a packed theater in the Colorado Convention Center, the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) kicked off in Denver on May 24 with an opening session that featured Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who stressed that investing in clean energy is the key to protecting our communities and our future...
Expert: Millions Are Losing Their Hearing Unnecessarily
May is Better Hearing Month, but millions of Americans continue to needlessly risk losing their hearing each day, warns audiologist Dr. Cindy Beyer...
OSHA Proposes Penalties Against Chicago Contractor for Exposing Workers to Lead
OSHA cited ERA Valdivia Contractors Inc., an industrial painting and sandblasting company in Chicago, with $130,300 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to dangerous lead materials...
OSHA Reviews the Methylene Chloride Standard
Following a recent review of its Methylene Chloride standard, OSHA indicated that the standard “is succeeding in protecting workers from the effects of methylene chloride exposure such as respiratory and central nervous system failure and cancer.”...
Ergonomic Gardening Tools
If you have ever twisted and stretched while kneeling in the flowerbed, then you know that gardening can be physically challenging. Fortunately, ergonomic tools can help gardening enthusiasts avoid aches and pains, explains an expert from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia...
ER Doctors Stress Importance of Helmets to Save Lives, Prevent Brain Injury
Emergency physicians, who see firsthand the tragic consequences when people don’t wear helmets during outdoor activities such as riding bicycles and motorcycles, are reminding the public that helmets save lives and reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury...
Study: Declining Social Security Benefits Keep Older Men in Work Force
The decline in Social Security benefit amounts for workers who recently reached their 60s has been the leading cause of the trend toward delayed retirement of older men, a new national study suggests...
EPA Announces Plans to Regulate Coal Ash
On May 4, EPA announced it is proposing national rules to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants...
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