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State of the EHS Nation- Exclusive results from ISHN’s 28^th annual White Paper Reader Survey.

State of the EHS Nation- Exclusive results from ISHN’s 28^th annual White Paper Reader Survey.

Elliott H. Berger, M.S., Division Scientist for 3M’s Occupational Health & Environmental Safety Division, will be presented with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) Lifetime Achievement Award in St. Petersburg, FL, in February, 2013.

Americans don’t like to take sick days – and when they’re sick, they don’t take steps to prevent co-workers from getting sick, too. Those conclusions come from a new study commissioned by Cintas Corporation, which found that 84% of U.S. adults who are employed have gone to work while sick. Of those, 45 percent don’t warn co-workers about their illness, and 45 percent don’t avoid direct contact – such as shaking hands – which could transmit an illness to others.

State of the EHS Nation- Exclusive results from ISHN’s 28^th annual White Paper Reader Survey.

While U.S. companies contend with a shortage of EHS professionals and skilled laborers, a global look at current and expected hiring reveals a complex picture. According to ManpowerGroup's first-quarter 2013 Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, the majority of employers in the global labor market are less confident about adding staff than they were at the start of 2012, suggesting a more difficult time ahead for job seekers in some countries.

State of the EHS Nation- Exclusive results from ISHN’s 28^th annual White Paper Reader Survey.

State of the EHS Nation- Exclusive results from ISHN’s 28^th annual White Paper Reader Survey.

A new online resource from the Center for Construction Research and Training provides information and tools to help identify silica hazards, understand the health risk, and easily find equipment and methods to control the dust.

State of the EHS Nation- Exclusive results from ISHN’s 28^th annual White Paper Reader Survey: