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Each day millions of workers in the United States use National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) certified respirators to reduce exposure to harmful gases, vapors, and particulate hazards.

Lydia Renton, CIH, ROH of WESA Inc., has been elected Chair of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH). ABIH is the certifying organization for Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH).

Capital Safety, a leading manufacturer of fall protection equipment under the DBI-SALA™, UNILINE® and PROTECTA® brands, today announced the completion of its acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”), a global investment firm.

After suffering a traumatic arm amputation in a confined space, a Jennie-O Turkey employee had to walk down a flight of stairs and 200 feet across a production floor to get the attention of a co-worker for assistance.

A longtime mine employee who was fired for complaining about safety hazards will be reinstated, under orders from an administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.

The Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced plans for a survey aimed at finding out why so many workplace injuries go unreported.

The U.S. Department of Labor's regional solicitor's office in Boston has filed a complaint against DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., doing business as Market Basket, with the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC).

The United Steelworkers (USW) union who work at oil refineries around the country held a National Day of Action for Safe Refineries and Good Jobs on January 21.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is taking aim at a National Resources Defense Council (blog) that accuses the chemical industry of having undue influence over Congress, particularly in actions related to the assessment and classification of chemicals like formaldehyde and styrene.

Amid regulatory efforts to reduce errors by air traffic controllers, a controller mistake has been identified by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as the cause of a near mid-air collision last June.