Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) in partnership with American Nurses Association (ANA) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) released the “Hazardous Chemicals In Health Care” report, detailing the first investigation ever of chemicals found in the bodies of health care professionals, according to HCWH press release.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced in a press release that approximately 8,600 workers from companies in 17 states — Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin — are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).
The family of American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member Terrance M. Hennessy, CSP, ALCM, ARM, AMIM, CHSP, who lost his life in a tragic crane accident last year in Miami, Fla., helped raise funds of $94,000 in total for the ASSE Foundation to fund a professional development grant in Hennessy’s honor, according to an ASSE press release.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, according to a recent press release, unveiled “Recognizing 8 Signs of Terrorism” — a video produced with DHS grant funding designed to educate Colorado citizens about the shared responsibility of recognizing signs of terrorist activity.