EEOC Examines Employers’ Treatment of Unemployed Job Applicants
In a Feb. 16 public meeting, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) examined the impact of employers considering only those currently employed for job vacancies. ...
FY 2012 Budget Request Includes $583 Million for OSHA
In a landscape of budget cuts and heated debate, President Obama’s FY 2012 budget request includes modest increases for OSHA and MSHA – a requested $583 million for OSHA (an increase of more than $24 million from 2010 enacted levels) and $384 million for MSHA...
Study: Muscle Biofeedback Assessment Reduces Injuries, Improves Worker Productivity
According to a new study, surface electromyography (SEMG), a biofeedback instrument used to measure muscle tension, can help create an ergonomic analysis of worker behavior, posture and movement to determine how injuries occur and how to prevent them in the future...
OSHA Releases Respiratory Protection Video for Health Care Workers
OSHA recently produced a training video for health care employers and employees that explains proper respirator use and procedures to assure that workers are protected from airborne hazards in healthcare settings...
AIHA Calls to Expand Corrosive Drywall Research
The American Industrial Hygiene Association is calling on the federal government to expand its epidemiological and medical research on the potential health effects of corrosive drywall (CDW)...
Almost 40 Percent of Computer Users Have Cursed at their PCs
If you’ve cursed at your computer – even thrown something at it – you are not alone...
Love Is in the Air – Even in the Workplace
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it might become difficult to ignore the resident office lovebirds – in fact, a new survey shows that more than half of workers have participated in an office romance. An expert offers tips for confronting employees whose romantic relationship may be making waves in the workplace...
Researchers Debunk Myth that Motorcycle Helmets Can Increase Injury Risk in Crashes
Motorcycle helmets, long known to dramatically reduce the number of brain injuries and deaths from crashes, also appear to be associated with a lower risk of cervical spine injury, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests...
NIOSH and NHCA Collaborate in Noise Research Efforts
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in cooperation with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), has developed a dedicated supplemental issue of the International Journal of Audiology that focuses on expanding the traditional boundaries of hearing loss prevention and sharing knowledge on an international level...
At-Home Safety: Air Pollutants from Fireplaces, Wood-Burning Stoves Raise Health Concerns
With millions of people warding off winter’s chill with blazing fireplaces and wood-burning stoves, scientists are raising red flags about the potential health effects of the smoke released from burning wood...
NIOSH Seeks Comment on Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance Recommendations
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) invites public comment on “Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance,” a draft document developed by a consortium of federal agencies, state health departments and volunteer organizations to propose a more comprehensive, systematic approach to worker safety and health for emergency responders...
Study Finds Most People Unwilling to Use AEDs
A Dutch study reports that less than half (47 percent) of people in a public place with access to an automatic external defibrillator (AED) would be willing to use it, with more than half (53 percent) unable even to recognize one...
All in the Family: Lower Back Disease May be in Your Genes
Symptomatic lumbar disc disease, a condition caused by degeneration or herniation of the discs of the lower spine, may be inherited, according to a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS)...
At-Home Safety: Super Bowl Sunday Injuries Not Limited to the Football Field
As millions of Americans prepare to tune into the Super Bowl this weekend, remember that a little common sense can keep the excitement on your TV screen and out of your living room...
The Importance of Ergonomics for the Safety Professional
It is a new year and as a safety professional, you already have a full plate. Dealing with identifying risk, maintaining compliance and regulatory standards, developing training, keeping budgets and ergonomics too?...
American Heart Month: The Heart-Hearing Connection
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) joins the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to promote American Heart Month in February and to educate the hearing health community about heart disease, with a focus on the connection between cardiovascular health and hearing health...
NIOSH Stakeholder Meeting to Address PPE, Safety Issues
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Personal Protective Technology Program (NIOSH PPT) and National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) are hosting an annual stakeholder meeting March 29, where attendees can communicate directly with NIOSH employees and grant recipients about their current research projects as well as other workplace safety and health activities...
At-Home Safety: Helping ADHD Teens Become Better Drivers
Teen drivers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often are considered big safety risks on the road. A University of Buffalo researcher is working to help these teens become safer drivers...
OSHA Withdraws Proposed MSD Column on Injury/Illness Logs
On Jan. 25, OSHA announced that it has temporarily withdrawn its proposal to restore a column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) on employer injury and illness logs, citing concerns from small businesses. Some safety stakeholders, however, expressed disappointment over the withdrawal...
Stakeholders React to OSHA’s Withdrawal of Proposed Noise Control Interpretation
On Jan. 19, OSHA withdrew its proposal to revise the interpretation of its noise standard, a decision based in part on concerns surrounding the proposal’s associated costs and other resource requirements. While OSHA pledged to seek other approaches to abate workplace noise hazards, several stakeholders spoke up about the withdrawal and its impact on worker safety...
OSHA Revises NEP for Microwave Popcorn Processing Plants
OSHA recently revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Microwave Popcorn Processing Plants in an effort to help minimize or eliminate worker exposure to the hazards associated with microwave popcorn manufacturing...
K-State, Mercy Regional Partner to Create Safer Work Environment for Bioscientists
A partnership between Kansas State University and Mercy Regional Health Center is ready to provide medical care oversight and occupational health response plans for high profile biosecurity laboratories in Manhattan, Kan...
NIOSH and RILA Partner to Improve Worker Safety and Health
On Jan. 20, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced a formal partnership to provide outreach, communication and professional development opportunities in occupational safety and health to retail companies, supply partners and other industry stakeholders...
Acute Coronary Syndrome Carries High Costs for Employers
Employees with myocardial infarction (heart attack) and other types of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are a major source of direct and indirect health costs, reports a study in the January Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine...
OSHA Withdraws Proposed Interpretation on Occupational Noise
OSHA announced on Jan. 19 that it is withdrawing its proposed “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise,” which would have clarified the term “feasible administrative or engineering controls” as used in the agency’s noise standard...
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