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Food safety at the farmers market

May 7, 2018

The month of May means it’s nearly time for America’s favorite food lovers’ tradition: visiting your local farmers market. While the romaine lettuce implicated in the recent E coli outbreak was sold at supermarkets, food safety advocates are reminding consumers that produce from farmers markets may also harbor pathogens such as E. coli, Listeria, and Salmonella, which are found naturally in soil as well as in manure.

Causes of workplace depression, and steps to prevent

Gloria Kopp

May 4, 2018

If you find it difficult to motivate yourself to go to work, or you're finding yourself consistently feeling low on the job, you could be dealing with workplace depression. Let’s examine some causes.

CDC: Avoid romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona

…and if you’re not sure where it comes from, don’t eat it

April 30, 2018

Nearly a hundred people in 22 states have now been made sick from eating E. coli-contaminated romaine lettuce in the worst such outbreak since 2006, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than half of the 98 people affected have had symptoms so severe they required hospitalization.

Kentucky to make it harder for black lung victims to claim benefits

X-ray reading experts are excluded from the process

April 2, 2018

The Kentucky legislature this week passed a bill to exclude radiologists from the types of doctors who can diagnose black lung disease among miners seeking workers’ compensation for their illness. A radiologist uses x-rays to diagnose disease. Black lung disease is diagnosed through x-rays and an occupational history.

Ergodyne updates line of SHAX® Work Shelters as summer swelter looms

March 30, 2018

Besides being a workplace best practice, providing crews with shade is the law in some states. State regulations in California, state regulations dictate that employers must provide shade to 100% of employees on break once the temperature hits 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Women scientists who are advancing safety and health for miners

Amy Chambers, MS, and Lauren Chubb, DrPH strive to reduce corrosion, silica risks to miners

Valerie Coughanour MA, MFA

March 22, 2018

Amy Chambers, MS, is a research engineer working in the NIOSH Spokane Mining Research Division. She joined NIOSH in July 2015. Ms. Chambers seeks to ensure underground miners have a stable roof to work under. With a background in metallurgy, she is the lead engineer for corrosion research as part of a project to examine ground control (i.e., controlling the ground above an underground mine workspace) in metal mines.

ACGIH® presents Current Topics for Managing Occupational Heat Stress webinar

March 21, 2018

ACGIH® will present Current Topics for Managing Occupational Heat Stress on May 10, 2018 at the following times: 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time; 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Central Time; 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time; 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

Energy extraction risk: high temperature + high humidity + physical work = heat illness

March 21, 2018

When the body is unable to cool itself through sweating, serious heat illnesses may occur. The most severe heat-induced illnesses are heat exhaustion and heat stroke. If actions are not taken to treat heat exhaustion, the illness could progress to heat stroke and possible death.

ACGIH® releases 2018 editions of TLVS® and BEIS® book and Guide to Occupational Exposure Values

March 20, 2018

ACGIH® has released its 2018 editions of the TLVs® and BEIs® book and the Guide to Occupational Exposure Values. The information in the user-friendly, pocket-sized TLVs® and BEIs® book is used worldwide as a guide for evaluation and control of workplace exposures to chemical substances and physical agents.

Asbestos exposure in the construction industry: Is the threat real?

March 14, 2018

Occupational hazards are broadly defined as “a risk accepted as a consequence of a specific profession,” and in many instances, the construction and industrial sectors top the list of dangerous professions. While strides have been made in the realm of worker safety over the past several decades, many underlying risks still remain prevalent in the workplace.