It may be tempting, especially during these tough economic times, to skimp on your dental care in order to save a few dollars. But neglecting your oral health can have health effects that extend far beyond your mouth, according to Dental Health for Adults: A guide to protecting your teeth and gums, a newly updated report from Harvard Medical School.
To honor those who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attacks, working families across the country participated in community service and remembrance events, according to an AFL-CIO press release. The events, which capped a “summer of service” as called for by President Obama, culminated as the AFL-CIO began its 26th constitutional convention in Pittsburgh just 80 miles from Shanksville, where United Flight 93 went down eight years ago.
The National Transportation Safety Board called upon
Arizona, Florida and South Dakota to join the rest of the
country by passing booster seat legislation, as has been
recommended by the Board since 1996, according to a recent NTSB press release. The U.S. territories
of American Samoa and Puerto Rico also lack booster seat
laws for children.
OSHA has filed a whistleblower suit on behalf of a worker fired by a government contractor responsible for cleaning up unexploded ordnance at the Camp Pendleton Marine base in San Diego County.
OSHA has designated Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. as a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) star site, the department's highest recognition for meeting or exceeding workplace safety and health standards.
The first officially-designated September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance will be marked by service projects in all 50 states, with tens of thousands of volunteers expected to turn out to paint and refurbish homes, run food drives, spruce up schools, reclaim neighborhoods, and support and honor veterans and first responders, according to a press release from the Corporation of National and Community Service.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) yesterday released three reports on child labor and/or forced labor in countries around the globe, according to a Labor Department press release.
Preparedness planning for the H1N1 flu is the focus of a special meeting of OSHA’s Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH). The meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, in Washington, D.C., according to an OSHA press release.