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From the NIOSH Director's Desk:

Preparing and protecting the emerging workforce

November 8, 2018

The “skills gap”—the mismatch between the knowledge, skills, and abilities employers seek in potential employees and the competencies workers actually bring to the job—has been a topic of national conversation, concern, and even controversy for many years.

Total Worker Health in the spotlight at ASSP event

November 7, 2018

The National Institute for Occupational Safety’s (NIOSH) Total Worker Health® (TWH) model will be the focus of a session at the American Society of Safety Professionals’ (ASSP) Seminarfest 2019 in Las Vegas.

Alabama tank cleaners face confined space, other hazards

November 7, 2018

An Alabama tank cleaning company exposed its employees to multiple confined space, fire and explosion hazards, according to OSHA, which has proposed $171,281 in penalties against American Remediation and Environmental Inc.

Many oil & gas workers risk hydrogen sulfide overexposure

Continuous air monitoring by a qualified person is required

November 5, 2018

A 46-year-old hockey-playing oilfield worker nearly died last December connecting a hose to a valve at a rural Saskatchewan production operation in February, 2014. His face was sprayed with a mix of gas, water and oil. He inhaled and swallowed it.

Increased oil field activity = housing shortages & traffic hazards

November 5, 2018

As oil field-related jobs draw people to Reeves County, Texas, owners of one RV park receive up to 30 inquiries per day. “It is a big problem to find housing here,” said one of the owners. “It’s either extremely expensive, or mostly it’s just not available.”

Hope for hearing loss

Restoring damage thought to be permanent

Benita Mehta

November 4, 2018

Did you know that more people have hearing loss than diabetes, cancer or vision trouble? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, occupational hearing loss, which is caused by exposure at work to loud noise or chemicals that damage hearing, is the most common work-related illness.

Weekly news round-up

November 3, 2018

Firefighters sue over hazmat exposure, the workplace hazards posed by prescription drug use and the key to achieving a work-life balance were among the top stories featured on ISHN.com this week.

How to make your holiday recipes healthier

November 2, 2018

Don’t wait for New Year’s resolutions to kick in in order for you to embark upon a healthier lifestyle. That advice is coming from the American Heart Association (AHA), whose Healthy for Good™ movement offers lots of recipes that provide better alternatives to those sugar, salt and fat-filled holiday favorites that find their way to festive tables.

Lung cancer up 87% among U.S. women in last four decades

November 1, 2018

Every two and half minutes, someone in the United States is told that they have lung cancer – the nation’s leading cause of cancer deaths. Every single day 400 people lose their lives to this devastating disease, according to the American Lung Association (ALA). Another noteworthy statistic: in the last 41 years, lung cancer incidence has increased 87 percent among women.

National COSH announces 2018 Health and Safety awards

Activists recognized for outstanding contributions to empowering workers and fighting for safer workplaces and communities

November 1, 2018

The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) has announced the winners of its 2018 Health and Safety awards, recognizing outstanding contributions towards empowering workers and the fight for safer workplaces and communities.