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NIOSH projects growing demand for safety professionals

Warns: Not enough trained EHS grads will be available to fill jobs

October 21, 2011

Over the coming year and beyond, the national demand for occupational safety and health services will significantly outstrip the number of men and women with the necessary training, education, and experience to provide such services, based on current trends, according to the results of a national survey reported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

Workplace injuries and illnesses decline

Rates for health care, public workers remain high

October 21, 2011

The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced yesterday that nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers declined in 2010 to a rate of 3.5 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, down from a total case rate of 3.6 in 2009.

CDC report: Melanoma deaths costs U.S. $3.5 billion a year

October 20, 2011

More than 45,000 cases of melanoma occurred in 45 states and the District of Columbia each year during 2004-2006, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MSHA warns mining industry about cold weather dangers

October 20, 2011

While many workers have to take steps to avoid frostbite and hypothermia during the winter, miners face an even greater danger: explosions. Statistics show that coal-mine explosions occur most often during the colder months, October through March.

NIOSH to hold "Buy Quiet" workshop

Construction, manufacturing industries will be focus

October 20, 2011

Safety professionals interested in implementing "Buy Quiet" programs in their workplaces take note: the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will hold a Buy Quiet Workshop Nov. 9-10 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

CSB: Lack of accountability, oversight led to Texas Tech lab explosion

Grad student lost three fingers

October 20, 2011

A investigaton by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has found that systemic deficiencies led to a chemistry laboratory explosion at Texas Tech University in January of 2010 that seriously injured a graduate student.

First-ever AIHA Asia Pacific Conference + Exhibition a hit

October 19, 2011

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is hailing last week's sold-out Asia Pacific OH + EHS Conference + Exhibition as a success.

Too much undeserved self-praise can lead to depression

October 19, 2011

People who try to boost their self-esteem by telling themselves they’ve done a great job when they haven’t could end up feeling dejected instead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

In the last 48 hours around the world...

October 19, 2011

In the last 48 hours around the world: (a round-up of work-related accidents at a mine, a construction site, a tunnel, a city street and a pub)

Silicosis: The danger continues

October 19, 2011

David Weissman, M.D., and Paul Schulte, Ph.D. begin their latest article on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Science blog with a quote dating back almost four centuries: