The U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today announced a collaboration with Microsoft HealthVault that will provide new features and expand access to My Family Health Portrait, a free Internet-based resource, according to a recent press release.
OSHA will convene a National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety, April 14-15 at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston, according to an agency press release. The conference is co-sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, in recent testimony before the House Aviation Subcommittee, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, discussed the dangers of aircraft flying in icing conditions and highlighted longstanding Safety Board recommendations that have yet to be adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration to address the issue, according to a NTSB press release.
Don Holmstrom, the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) investigator heading up the team looking into the February 7th fatal explosion at Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown, Conn., made a press statement yesterday to update the public on the investigation. Following is part of his statement:
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) National Fuel Gas Code Committee moved to strengthen safety requirements for gas purging in NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code at its meeting held February 23-25, 2010, according to an NFPA press release. Their action follows urgent recommendations issued by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) in the wake of a tragic explosion at the ConAgra Slim Jim plant in Garner, N.C. in June 2009. CSB recommendations acknowledged the hazards involved in this common industry practice and encouraged that indoor gas purging at industrial, commercial, and public facilities be restricted.
Organizations that promote employee health and well-being are 3½ times more likely to encourage creativity and innovation, according to research by Right Management released at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a recent press release states. Right Management is the talent and career management expert within Manpower, a global leader in employment services.
With the recent spate of snowstorms hitting the Northeast, OSHA, in a press release, reminds workers, employers and the general public of the hazards associated with snow removal and recovery work.
Thousands of people and businesses worldwide will again join with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), representing more than 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members, the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE), and OSHA’s Alliance Program participants in raising awareness of the importance of being safe at work during the annual North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week this May 2-8 and Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHP) Day on May 5, according to an ASSE press release.
Work-related hearing loss is a permanent but preventable problem. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), have announced the recipients of the 2010 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™, honoring those who have shown their dedication to the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss through innovative or excellent hearing loss prevention practices in the work environment, according to a recent NIOSH update.
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