The number of adult workers with elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in the U.S. declined from 1994 to 2009, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in last week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Ergonomic hazards; slips, trips and falls and exposure to toxic cleaning chemicals are just a few of the occupational health risks faced by the nation’s 400,000 hotel cleaners, according to a partnership put together by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to improve workplace practices.
You’ve heard it before: healthy hands are productive hands. Workers who enjoy good hand health are likely to produce higher quality products and experience minimal lost time while on the job.
Although it is physically an injury to the hair cells of the inner ear, noise-induced hearing
loss (NIHL) is considered and documented as an illness by OSHA. This article examines noise-induced hearing loss as both an injury and illness, and looks at ways to use leading indicators to prevent occupational hearing loss.
OSHA has issued a hazard alert about the dangers of using scissor lifts to film events and functions. Scissor lifts are portable, hydraulic-powered lifts that are commonly used by colleges and high schools to film athletic and band activities.
Employers who manufacture, distribute or use any of the chemicals newly identified as carcinogens by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may have to make changes in their hazard communications programs.
"Explore Your Treatment Options," a new multimedia ad campaign announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Ad Council, encourages patients to become more informed about their options before choosing a treatment for a health condition or illness.
Obese patients are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer a complication following elective plastic surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, according to new research by Johns Hopkins scientists.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has launched a Stop Sticks campaign to reduce sharps injuries among health care workers – estimated at 385,00 a year.