OSHA rescheduled the "OSHA Listens" public meeting for March 4 because of the recent blizzard in Washington. The meeting's goal is to solicit comments and suggestions from OSHA stakeholders on key issues facing the agency. As of Feb. 5, attendance is full and registration is now closed. A Webcast of the meeting will be available from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST.
Professionals in the industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety (EHS) fields will gather in Denver, Colorado, May 22–27, 2010, for the annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce). Co-sponsored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA®) and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®).
Corporate Knights, a Canadian magazine that bills itself as “for clean capitalism,” has announced its sixth annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world.
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) common interest group will honor 100 women who have, or are currently, making a difference through their work and dedication to protecting people, property and the environment, as part of ASSE’s 100th anniversary celebrations in 2011, according to an ASSE press release. This week WISE issued a call for nominations.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized four communities for helping to reduce air pollution and improve the quality of life of older adults through smart growth efforts, according to an agency press release. Smart growth refers to neighborhoods that are creatively designed to reduce driving and environmental harm. These four communities received EPA’s Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging awards because they created walking and biking opportunities for older adults. These actions not only protect the environment by reducing air pollution, but also foster economic vitality and enhance everyone’s quality of life.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the first national surveillance system to monitor adverse events in patients who receive blood transfusions, according to a CDC press release. CDC is encouraging healthcare facilities across the country to enroll in this new surveillance system, which was designed to improve patient safety.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in a press release that the agency is awarding nearly $17 million in Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants to universities across the country to study the consequences of climate change on the air we breathe and the water we drink.
The American Public Health Association recently adopted 16 policies at its 137th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Following are descriptions of the measures approved by the Association’s Governing Council during the Annual Meeting Nov. 7-11, 2009. For the full 2009 policies, visitwww.apha.org/advocacy/policy.
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting Thursday, February 18, at 9:30 a.m., in its board room and conference center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. The board will review its list of “Most Wanted” safety recommendations directed at federal agencies.
As part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Call to Action to enhance airline safety following last year’s Colgan Air accident in Buffalo, NY, the FAA is asking for recommendations to improve pilot qualification and training requirements.
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