Heart disease isn't a gender-neutral condition. Although many of the risk factors are the same in women and men — including high cholesterol, inactivity, obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking — heart disease can develop differently in women than men, cause different symptoms, and have a different impact on long-term health, according to a recent press release from Harvard Health Publications.
In response to the devastation in Haiti, the American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) is compiling contact information for industrial hygiene resources that relief agencies can refer to for advice and assistance, according to a recent press release. AIHA will also provide a list of publications that agencies involved in rescue efforts may find useful.
OSHA has cited Rescar Industries Inc. for serious and other-than-serious safety and health violations following a fatality at its Gordon, Ga., facility.
Three companies are being cited by OSHA for exposing workers to hazards during the construction of gas pipeline meter stations in Mississippi. Mustang Engineering L.P., Grand Bluff Construction LLC and Priority Energy Services received citations for failing to protect their workers after one died and three others were critically injured.
OSHA has cited Home Goods for 16 alleged violations of workplace safety standards. The retailer faces a total of $233,500 in proposed fines, chiefly for exit access, fire and crushing hazards at its Commack, N.Y., store.
OSHA has announced a public meeting, "OSHA Listens," to solicit comments and suggestions from OSHA stakeholders on key issues facing the agency. The meeting is scheduled for Feb. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST in Washington, D.C.
Following a Labor Day announcement from Secretary Hilda Solis, OSHA will convene a National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety, April 14-15 at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, according to an OSHA press release. The conference is co-sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released today indicate that mine fatalities in 2009 fell to an all-time low for the second straight year, according to an MSHA press release. Coal mines recorded 18 mining deaths, and metal/nonmetal mines recorded 16 mining deaths, for a combined total of 34 mining deaths nationwide and a significant drop from last year's total of 53 deaths.
Men rule on the playing field: they can generally run faster, lift more, and throw things farther than women can. In medical terms, though, men are the weaker sex, reports the January 2010 issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch, according to a recent press release. Why? It depends on a complex mix of biological, social and behavioral factors.
The National Labor College has announced plans to establish a new online service that will bring high-quality degree programs to the AFL-CIO's 11.5 million members and their families, according to an AFL-CIO press release. Tentatively named the College for Working Families, the program will build upon the college's existing distance learning curricula to combine the advantages of online learning with the on-the-ground resources of labor unions throughout the nation to provide programs specifically suited to the special needs and interests of union members and their families.