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A consumer advocacy organization is criticizing OSHA for making “little to no progress” on limiting workers’ exposure to beryllium, a substance which is considered an occupational carcinogen by NIOSH.

No link between cancer and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City has been found according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which this week issued the First Periodic Review of Scientific and Medical Evidence Related to Cancer for the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program.

Employers who integrate their safety initiatives with their health and wellness programming have the potential to improve the overall health and productivity of their workforces, according to a paper published in the June issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM). 

One in three workers admits to fibbing so they can take time off work, and disenchantment with their job is the chief reason for doing so.

A new CDC guide details minimum expectations for safe care in outpatient settings and recommends every practice identify an infection prevention leader. 

Doctors know Dry Eye Syndrome as Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, a common medical condition caused by a reduction in natural tear production that afflicts many Americans.

The growing popularity of tattooing is posing a real threat to public health, according to a conference organized by the United Kingdom’s Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

The National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, a collaborative initiative by CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), recently released “Addressing Public Health and Chemicals Exposures: An Action Agenda, according to a post on the website of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.

NIOSH has enhanced its WorkLife Program to tackle a broader collection of factors that impact the overall health of workers, according to a post on the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s website.

Although it is physically an injury to the hair cells of the inner ear, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is considered and documented as an illness by OSHA. This article examines noise-induced hearing loss as both an injury and illness, and looks at ways to use leading indicators to prevent occupational hearing loss.