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World Congress to showcase integrated strategies for safety and health

August 15, 2014

The XX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014 which opens in Germany on 24 August will showcase strategies that promote a workplace prevention culture.


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OSH researchers invited to submit proposals for $300,000 ASSE Foundation grant

Largest award in foundation's history
August 15, 2014

The American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation will award a three-year, $300,000 grant in 2015 to a researcher who best describes how a proposed study will mitigate the risks of injury and illness in the workplace. The grant represents the largest award given in the Foundation’s 24-year history.


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Study: Many cancer survivors smoke years after diagnosis

August 14, 2014

Nearly one in ten cancer survivors reports smoking many years after a diagnosis, according to a new study by American Cancer Society researchers. Further, among ten cancer sites included in the analysis, the highest rates of smoking were in bladder and lung cancers, two sites strongly associated with smoking.


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NIOSH Total Worker Health symposium is Oct. 6-8 in Maryland

First-ever international gathering brings together 500 agencies
August 14, 2014

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is preparing to host the 1st International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health, which will be held October 6-8 in Bethesda, MD.


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OSHA extends comment period on proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injury and illnesses

August 14, 2014

OSHA announced yesterday  that it will extend the comment period on the proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses to Oct. 14, 2014. The proposal, published on Nov. 8, 2013, would amend the agency's recordkeeping regulation to add requirements for the electronic submission of injury and illness information that employers are already required to keep.


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Questions and answers on Ebola

August 14, 2014

The current Ebola outbreak is centered on three countries in West Africa: Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, although there is the potential for further spread to neighboring African countries. Ebola does not pose a significant risk to the U.S. public.


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Ohio workers’ comp customers get $1 billion rebate

August 13, 2014

Governor John R. Kasich and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a $1 billion rebate to Ohio’s private and public sector workers’ compensation customers, as well as a major new investment in worker safety research and training.


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West Virginia prison employees risk bloodborne pathogen exposure

August 13, 2014

Correctional officers and other staff at McDowell medium-security federal prison in Welch, West Virginia were potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens and other workplace safety and health hazards, according to OSHA, which has issued notices to the Federal Correctional Institution at McDowell, a part of the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons.


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NTSB proposes changes in investigation procedures

Agency seeks public comments
August 13, 2014

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment regarding proposed changes to rules governing investigation procedures. The rules are laid out in 49 C.F.R. part 831.


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Research offers insight into worker safety in egg production

August 13, 2014

A new study finds that egg production workers are at risk for pulmonary problems due to exposure to airborne particulate matter inside hen houses.


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