Functional gastrointestinal disorders affect 35% to 70% of people at some point in life, women more often than men, according to the Harvard Medical School’s Mental Health Letter. These disorders have no apparent physical cause — such as infection or cancer — yet result in pain, bloating, and other discomfort.
OSHA has issued 22 citations against AAR Summa Technology for exposing workers to safety and health hazards at its Huntsville plant, according to an agency press release. Proposed penalties total $191,500.
The number of states with an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or more has tripled in two years to nine states in 2009, according to a CDC Vital Signs report. In 2000, no state had an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or more. The report, “State-Specific Obesity Prevalence Among Adults — United States, 2009,” also finds no state met the nation's Healthy People 2010 goal to lower obesity prevalence to 15 percent, a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) press release states.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Dept. announced in a recent press release that CF Industries, Inc. has agreed to spend approximately $12 million to reduce and properly manage hazardous wastes generated at its Plant City, Fla. phosphoric acid and ammoniated fertilizer manufacturing facility.
The use of cigarettes in combination with other forms of tobacco is linked with higher nicotine addiction, the inability to quit using tobacco, and increases chances of tobacco-related health problems, such as stroke, heart disease, and tobacco-related cancers, according to an analysis of data from the 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), says a recent press release from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Even excellent safety programs suffer if there isn’t a periodic survey to make certain that correct procedures are being followed and PPE is being used.
In addition to safety clothing, today it is required that electrical workers also use face protection that meets similar standards for protection against arc flash.
Creating an effective program within your facility requires adequate supplies to respond to emergencies and personnel properly trained in performing basic first aid.
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