New NC law protects healthcare workers from hazmat
The governor of North Carolina has signed into law a bill which requires the state's Department of Labor to develop and enforce regulations that conform to NIOSH recommendations that protect healthcare workers who work with or near hazardous materials and antineoplastic agents from disease and injury caused by exposure.
The bill is based on the 2004 NIOSH Alert: Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous drugs in Healthcare Settings, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2004-165 (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-165/). Thomas Connor of NIOSH led the interdivisional team that prepared the Alert.