A significant new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dealing with lead-safe work practices goes into effect on April 22, 2010, according to an EPA press release.
Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal recently signed legislation requiring all cigarettes sold in Wyoming to meet a specific fire safety standard as of July, 2011. This marks the 50th state to pass legislation aimed at reducing the number of cigarette fires and fire fatalities, according to a press release from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
A significant majority of U.S. employers believe health care reform, if enacted, would lead to higher costs for both employer-sponsored benefit programs and health care services overall, according to initial results from an employer survey conducted by Towers Watson and the National Business Group on Health. A separate Towers Watson survey of U.S. employees found that a majority of workers think health reform will not only lead to higher costs, but decrease the quality of care and reduce the benefits available to them.
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) applauds the action of the United States House of Representatives, which passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act late Sunday night, according to a TFAF press release.
After more than a year of extensive debate, the House voted Sunday night to pass the most significant health reform legislation this country has seen in decades, according to a blog post by Dan Pfeiffer is White House communications director. After the Senate signs off on the bill, President Obama is scheduled to sign it in a White House ceremony Tuesday (3/23) afternoon.
Excerpts from President Obama’s speech to the nation following passage of healthcare reform legislation Sunday night in the House of Representatives. The Senate is expected to pass the bill on Tuesday, followed by a White House signing ceremony.
In a speech today at the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) annual conference in Washington, D.C., U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced the agency is developing a broad new set of strategies to strengthen public health protection from contaminants in drinking water, according to an EPA press release. The aim is to find solutions that meet the health and economic needs of communities across the country more effectively than the current approach. EPA is also announcing a decision to revise the existing drinking water standards for four contaminants that can cause cancer.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced in a recent press release that Genesis Inc. has agreed to a settlement of $548,865 for citations and penalties issued as a result of inspections prompted by hazard complaints registered on the heels of a mining fatality.
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has unveiled a new electronic enhancement to its online treatment guidelines for occupational injuries and illness that allows improved ease of use of treatment-related recommendations, according to an ACOEM press release.
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