U.S. businesses are starting smaller and staying smaller than in the past.  Raymond Sinclair, Ph.D. -- Coordinator of the NIOSH  Small Business Assistance and Outreach Program – wants to know what implications that has for worker safety.

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OSHA says it will establish an advisory committee to make recommendations on improving the agency’s whistleblower protections.

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Parents who are trying to combat child obesity with physical exercise are running into a financial hurdle, according to a new poll, which finds that kids from lower-income families are being forced out of pay-to-play sports at their schools.

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Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, University of Southern California (USC) researchers and colleagues have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health.

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Even though hundreds of thousands more people finished grueling 26.2 mile marathons in the United States in 2009 compared to a decade earlier, a runner’s risk of dying during or soon after the race has remained very low — about .75 per 100,000, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

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The United Steelworkers union (USW) says a bill set to come before the U.S. House would gut health and safety standards at Department of Energy (DOE) weapons sites and put workers at DOE facilities, and residents of neighboring communities, at greater risk of exposure to hazardous materials and radiation.

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A New England supermarket chain’s opposition to OSHA citations led to additional legal action and ultimately, a settlement that goes considerably beyond correcting the company’s safety hazards.

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Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have uncovered evidence that gas and oil workers may be exposed to dangerously high levels of respirable crystalline silica while performing hydraulic fracturing operations known as “fracking.”

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Legislation to equalize tax rates on all tobacco products is getting endorsed by American Public Health Association (APHA), which says it will help reduce tobacco use – and raise revenue.

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With one of the highest pesticide poisoning rates in the country, Nebraska is taking steps to develop a pesticide exposure surveillance system.

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This 90-minute webinar will review the new and proposed HIPAA Privacy and Security regulations and discuss their effects on the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

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The aim of the course is to provide attendees with a sound understanding of the techniques for identifying and assessing exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace.

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The Michigan Safety Conference is a two-day world class health and safety training event, held every Spring. Training is targeted at workplace health and safety issues.

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The safety professional aspiring to a higher position has an increased scope of authority that includes health and environmental exposures. This seminar explores the areas of activity outside of accident prevention for the safety professional ready to assume responsibility for the health and environmental challenges within their organization.

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Seminar Description: The safety professional aspiring to a higher position has an increased scope of authority that includes health and environmental exposures. This seminar explores the areas of activity outside of accident prevention for the safety professional ready to assume responsibility for the health and environmental challenges with their organization.

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