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New infographic gives you a snapshot of smoking statistics

July 6, 2012

1.1 billion people in the world are smokers. One out of four high school students smoke. Onlinenursingprograms.com has created an infographic that brings smoking statistics to life:

July is Eye Injury Prevention Month

July 6, 2012

Of the approximately one million eye injuries in the United States each year, health experts say that 90% are preventable. The leading causes of eye injury are sports accidents, fireworks, yard and workshop debris and household chemicals, according to the Detroit Medical Center (DMC).

Road workers to driving public: Slow down in construction zones

July 5, 2012

With the summer travel season already underway, the American Roads & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is urging motorists to drive carefully through roadway work zones.

OSHA moves ahead on head protection rulemaking

July 5, 2012

OSHA has issued a direct final rule and a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring, and marine terminals standards regarding requirements for head protection.

NTSB to meet on pipeline rupture and oil spill accident

Cleanup costs: $767 million and climbing

July 5, 2012

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will meet next week to determine the probable cause and consider safety recommendations for a pipeline rupture and oil spill accident last year in Michigan.

OSHA bolsters fall prevention campaign with new resources

July 5, 2012

Falls from heights are the leading cause of death in the construction industry, but these deaths are preventable, and OSHA is working to educate workers and employers about Preventing Falls in Construction.

MSHA focuses attention on underground mine ribs

Rib failure fatalities exceed roof fall deaths for 2nd consecutive year

July 3, 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will again focus its annual mine roof control program on efforts to improve mine rib control during the 2012 Preventive Roof Rib Outreach Program, known as PROP. For the second consecutive year, in 2011, fatal rib roll accidents in underground coal mines outnumbered more typical fatal roof fall accidents.

Safe, simple eye test may help prevent strokes

July 3, 2012

A simple eye test may soon offer an effective way to identify patients who are at high risk for stroke, say researchers at the University of Zurich.

CSB to release findings on Macondo well blowout at Houston hearing

July 3, 2012

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will hold a two-day public hearing this month in Houston, Texas as part of its continuing analysis of the Macondo Blowout and Explosion and fire in the Gulf of Mexico.