OSHA to Issue COVID-19 ETS for Healthcare Settings

OSHA will issue an emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers from contracting SARS-CoV-2, the agency announced on June 10.

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June 10, 2021

NIOSH Derives New REL for Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials

NIOSH has derived a new recommended exposure limit (REL) for occupational exposure to silver nanomaterials: 0.9 μg/m3 measured as an airborne respirable 8-hour time-weighted average concentration.

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June 10, 2021

Proposed Rule Would Update Requirements in OSHA's Walking-Working Surfaces Standard

A proposed rule announced by OSHA on May 20 would update certain handrail and stair rail system requirements for the agency’s general industry walking-working surfaces standard.

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June 10, 2021

EPA Updates Tools for Calculating Occupational Exposure to Pesticides

Updates to two "exposure calculator" tools published by EPA reflect the latest available data and are intended to improve the agency's efficiency in completing risk assessments regarding occupational exposure to pesticides.

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News

OSHA to Issue COVID-19 ETS for Healthcare Settings

NIOSH Derives New REL for Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials

Proposed Rule Would Update Requirements in OSHA's Walking-Working Surfaces Standard

EPA Updates Tools for Calculating Occupational Exposure to Pesticides

Archive

2021

June

OSHA Introduces “Sampling Groups” for Analytical Methods

IH Shares Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Event Response

DIY Duckbills and Renegade Respirators: How a Hospital Weathered the COVID-19 PPE Shortage

New NIOSH Mask Guidance Builds Upon ASTM Standard for Face Coverings

OSHA to Hold Hearing on Proposed Updates to Its Hazard Communication Standard

OSHA to Join EPA in Listening Sessions on Chemical Accident Prevention Regulations

AIHA Past President Among Presenters in Upcoming NIOSH Webinar on Post-Pandemic OHS

OEHS in the Algorithmic Age: Closing Keynote Imagines Workplaces of the Future

May

Protecting Minorities During COVID-19

NIOSH Presenters Talk Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination

On-the-Fly Compliance: How a Major Retailer Protected Workers During the Pandemic

Sinclair Lecturers: Workers Bore the Brunt of the Pandemic in the Meatpacking Industry

Late-Breaking Session Asks: How Can IHs Help Schools?

AIHA Fellows Debate “The Totals”

Decision-Making Under Pressure: Leadership on the Front Lines

OSHA: Refer to CDC's New Guidance for Information on Protecting Fully Vaccinated Workers

ILO and WHO: Long Working Hours Can Increase Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Claims More Costly for Older Workers, Study Finds

EPA Extends Option to Delay Annual Fit Testing for Agricultural Pesticide Handlers

CDC: SARS-CoV-2 Transmitted via Inhalation of Very Fine Droplets, Aerosol Particles

NIOSH Publishes Fact Sheet on Prescription Opioid, Benzodiazepine Safety and Health

NIEHS Updates Worker Training Resources for COVID-19

European Chemicals Agency to Assess Potential Exposure Limits for Isoprene

EPA to Stop Expediting Requests for New SARS-CoV-2 Disinfectants

NIOSH Evaluates Lead Exposures During Water Line Replacement Activities

NIOSH Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Federal Agency Publishes New Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls

April

On Workers' Memorial Day, OSHA Provides Update on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards

Researchers Urge Focus on Elimination, Substitution to Prevent Methylene Chloride-Related Fatalities

CDC Webpage Gathers Information on Managing Post-Vaccination Symptoms

EPA Approves Emergency Exemption Requests for Surface Coating That Kills COVID-19

CDC Fact Sheet Discusses Upper-Room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation

Nominations for the 2022 Safe-in-Sound Awards Are Due June 8

OSHA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Updates to Hazard Communication Standard

DOL Seeks Ideas to Improve Outreach to Teens on Workplace Safety

FDA Recommends Healthcare Facilities Limit Use of Decontaminated Disposable Respirators

Biden to Nominate Cal/OSHA Chief to Head Federal OSHA

New NIOSH Resource Aims to Help Assess Worker Well-Being

Health Canada: Masks Containing Graphene May Pose Health Risks

CDC Updates Information on Ventilation in Buildings

Registration Opens for Silica in the Oilfield Summit 2.0

Union, OSHA Raise Awareness of Counterfeit Respirators in Healthcare

NIOSH Updates ErgoMine App

JOEH Publishes Spanish Translations of Nine Papers

CDC Study Shows Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against SARS-CoV-2

NIOSH to Study Lighting Interventions for Underground Mines

Federal Agency Publishes New Toxicological Profiles for Three Chemicals

NIOSH Laboratory Expansion to Support Research, Development of New PPE Technologies

March

NIOSH Disaster Science Responder Research Program Releases Agenda for COVID-19

New NIOSH Topic Page Collects Resources on Worker Fatigue

Marty Walsh, Former Union Leader, Confirmed as Labor Secretary

European Chemicals Agency to Assess Potential Exposure Limits for 1,4-Dioxane

Updated Enforcement Policy Prioritizes On-Site OSHA Inspections

OSHA Establishes National Emphasis Program to Reduce Coronavirus Exposures

NIOSH Researchers Identify Essential Worker Categories Lacking Access to Healthcare Services

International Committee Seeks to Improve Preparedness and Response for Pandemic, Influenza

National Academies Offers Emergency Response Guidance for COVID-19 Era

Office of Inspector General Recommends OSHA Action on COVID-19 Inspections

"Stronger" Guidance from MSHA Aims to Protect Miners from COVID-19

CDC: E-Cigarette Use High Among Certain Industries, Occupations

2021–2022 Board of Directors Election Results

Echoing Expert Findings, Congressional Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Update COVID-19 Guidance

WHO Urges Vaccine Equity, Support for Health Workers

ASHRAE Updates Building Reopening Guidance for HVAC Systems during COVID-19

CDC Assesses Techniques to Improve Fit of Cloth and Medical Procedure Masks

February

New ASTM Standard Establishes Design and Performance Requirements for Face Coverings

NIOSH to Study Airborne Transmission of Influenza

GAO Urges OSHA Action to Improve Reporting of Injury and Illness Data