On March 4, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) participated in the “OSHA Listens” public meeting, according to an AIHA press release. The all-day, live webcast addressed issues posed by the agency, and featured input from numerous stakeholders, including AIHA, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), representatives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and ordinary citizens who lost family members due to worksite accidents.
NIOSH researcher Dr. Mark Stephenson has been named "Outstanding Hearing Conservationist" by the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) for his noteworthy contributions to hearing loss prevention research and development of hearing conservation standards and practices, according to an NHCA press release. The annual award recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions within the field of hearing conservation.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), announces the recipients of the 2010 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards(tm), honoring those who have shown their dedication to the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss through innovative or excellent hearing loss prevention practices in the work environment.
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) announces the start of its 2nd "International Program in Occupational Health Practice" in Sept 2010, according to a post on the website of ORC Worldwide, a safety and health consultancy based in Washington, D.C.
Based on the most rigorous workplace research ever conducted, according to Gallup, the 2010 Gallup Great Workplace Award honors organizations whose employee engagement results demonstrate they have the most productive and engaged workforces in the world.
This year’s Behavioral Science Technology (BST) users conference, set for March 18-20 in Grapevine, Texas, is projecting close to 1,800 registrants, according to BST’s Rebecca Nigel.
As safety questions, recall complications and threats of legal action continue to mount against Toyota, a new Zogby Interactive poll shows some potential good news for the beleaguered Japanese auto manufacturer.
National workplace exposure standards for thousands of chemicals have not been promulgated and hundreds of existing standards are much weaker than needed to protect workers. Yet, the Obama administration is pursuing policies that will slow the glacial pace of Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) exposure rulemaking even further, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
With the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs scheduled to hear testimony on Wednesday about proposed chemical security legislation, a new survey by the Center for American Progress identifies 554 drinking water and wastewater plants in 47 states that have replaced extremely hazardous substances with safer and more secure chemicals or processes.
OSHA officials have been saying for months now that their standard-setting focus is unclogging the pipeline of standards that have been stuck for years.
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