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The EPA has launched a web-based tool, called ChemView, to improve access to chemical specific regulatory information developed by EPA and data submitted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

The percentage of U.S. middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, more than doubled from 2011 to 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is urging the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to move quickly on a U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) final draft rule that would reduce the permissible exposure limits (PELs) for respirable coal dust in mines.

When eye safety is overlooked, you run the risk of developing a serious eye condition that may lead to permanent loss of vision. Prevent Blindness America (PBA) estimates that approximately 850,000 Americans sustain eye damage each year from injuries at home, at work, or while playing sports. Many of these injuries could be easily prevented by taking the proper precautions and exercising common sense.

Federal agencies issue an advisory on the chemical behind the West, Texas explosion, airline crew members get OSHA protection and safety professionals are encouraged to get involved with construction at the contract level. Those are among this week's top EHS-related stories as featured on ISHN.com:

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a new topic page on Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders. The page features peer-reviewed publications that were completed by NIOSH researchers and other members of the MSD Consortium (Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industry, University of California/Berkeley/San Francisco, Washington University/St. Louis, University of Wisconsin, University of Iowa, University of Connecticut, and University of Utah).

OSHA’s annual evaluation of state workplace safety agencies found a wide range of problems and shortcomings in the state programs, including inadequate enforcement staffing, low fines, poor investigative procedures of whistleblower complaints, slow response to complaints and failure to verify that employers had corrected violations for which they had been cited.

Hagel Metal Fabrication Inc., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 12 safety and health violations after a 23-year-old worker was fatally crushed Feb. 22 by an automated laser-cutting machine.

“Actively Caring for People: Cultivating a culture of compassion “is a new book edited by E. Scott Geller, Ph.D., and consisting of contributions from 40 authors writing on aspects of AC4P (Actively Caring For People).

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is 100 percent preventable. Yet approximately 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have high-frequency hearing loss from overexposure to loud noises at work or during leisure activities.