Experts Urge Biden Administration to Address Inhalation Exposure to Coronavirus

Thirteen experts in aerosol science, occupational health, and infectious diseases are calling on the Biden administration to acknowledge inhalation as the key route of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and take immediate action to limit aerosol transmission.

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February 18, 2021

EPA to Update "Systematic Review" Approach for Chemical Risk Evaluations

EPA is updating its approach to "systematic review," its method of selecting and reviewing scientific studies used to inform chemical risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

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February 18, 2021

Researchers Examine Required and Voluntary Use of Hazard Controls for COVID-19

A new report by NIOSH researchers characterizes the use of hazard controls like physical barriers and masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces outside of healthcare.

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February 18, 2021

OSHA Encourages All Employers to Participate in 2021 Safety Stand-Down

The 2021 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction is scheduled for May 3–7, OSHA has announced.

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Experts Urge Biden Administration to Address Inhalation Exposure to Coronavirus

EPA to Update "Systematic Review" Approach for Chemical Risk Evaluations

Researchers Examine Required and Voluntary Use of Hazard Controls for COVID-19

OSHA Encourages All Employers to Participate in 2021 Safety Stand-Down

Archive

2021

February

OSHA Proposes to Update Its Hazard Communication Standard

EPA: Certain Copper Alloys Effective Against SARS-CoV-2

NPPTL to Hold Webinar on New Respirator Fit Capability Standard

New COVID-19 Vaccine Resources Published by NIEHS and OSHA

“Stronger” Workplace COVID-19 Guidance Published by OSHA

CSB Investigating Fatal Liquid Nitrogen Release at Georgia Poultry Plant

NIOSH to Host Respirator Training and Fit-Testing Webinar on Feb. 16

NIOSH Webinar to Focus on Worker Health, Safety in Post-Pandemic World

January

Executive Orders Address COVID-19 Control Measures in the Workplace

CDC Releases Employer Toolkit for COVID-19 Vaccine Communication

Virginia Adopts Permanent Standard to Control COVID-19 Spread in Workplaces

DOL Makes Annual Adjustment to OSHA's Civil Penalties

Biden Picks Former Union Leaders for Secretary of Labor, Acting OSHA Director

Researcher and Physician Rochelle Walensky Nominated for CDC Director

EPA Finalizes Rules on Exposures to Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals

OSHA’s New Employer Penalty Plan Now in Effect

Workshop Highlights Respiratory Hazards for "Nontraditional Workers," Public

NIOSH Fact Sheet Examines Potential Hazard Related to SCBA

EPA and OSHA to Collaborate on Review of New Chemicals

EPA Updates Modeling Tool for Evaluating Chemicals' Carcinogenic Potential

EPA Finalizes Risk Evaluation of Chrysotile Asbestos

New CDC Page Focuses on COVID-19 Building Ventilation Strategies

EPA Rule Lowers Clearance Levels for Lead in Dust on Floors, Windowsills

NIOSH Compiles Resources on Respiratory Protection

2020

December

EPA Completes Risk Evaluation of Dry-Cleaning Solvent Perchloroethylene

National Academies Highlights Strategies for Tracking Deaths, Burnout from COVID-19 in Healthcare

Inspector General to MSHA: Silica Exposure Limit Is Out of Date

OSHA Program to Target Workplaces with Highest Injury, Illness Rates

AIHA Office to Close for the Holidays

NIOSH Study Examines Potential for Source Control of FFRs with an Exhalation Valve

New COVID-19 Information for Healthcare Personnel in Schools, Childcare Settings Published by CDC

NIH-Funded Team Releases Online Tool to Help Organizations Plan COVID-19 Testing

MSHA Proposes to Adopt Voluntary Consensus Standards for Certain Mine Equipment

Submission Guidelines Available for AIHA "Content Channels"

California Becomes Fourth State to Adopt Emergency Standards for COVID-19

Former OSHA Administrator Joins COVID-19 Advisory Board for Biden-Harris Transition

California Reports Record High for Valley Fever Cases in 2019

FDA Issues Policy for Bioburden Reduction Systems Using Dry Heat to Support Reuse of FFRs

SECP Committee Seeks Nominations for Golden Seed Award

November

CDC Releases Science Agenda for COVID-19

EPA Requests Public Comment on Ethylene Oxide Draft Risk Assessment

CDC Awards $1.5 Million to Universities for Occupational Robotics Research

State-Mandated Mitigation Measures Reduce COVID-19 Impacts, CDC Finds

NIOSH Approves First Elastomeric Half Mask Respirator Without Exhalation Valve

CDC Recommends Community Use of Multilayered Cloth Masks to Control COVID-19 Spread

OSHA: Cloth Face Coverings Are Not PPE Under Agency Standard

New Standard Test Method Seeks to Improve the Fit of Respirators

OSHA Releases Most Frequently Cited Standards from COVID-19 Inspections

CDC: Report Identifies COVID-19 Risks to Healthcare Personnel and Residents in Long-Term Care Settings

EPA: Inhalation, Dermal Exposure to Carbon Tetrachloride Presents Risks to Workers

New Data Prompts Significant Revision to EPA Risk Evaluation for PV29

OSHA's Respiratory Protection Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities Emphasizes Source Control

Cyclohexanone Among Five Chemicals with New NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles

NIOSH Webinar to Focus on Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirator Use in Healthcare, EMS

Final Toxicological Profiles for Chlorobenzene, Other Chemicals Published

OHS Professionals Invited to Join New Collaborative

In Memoriam: Dr. Marcus Key, NIOSH's First Director

October

CDC Updates Definition of COVID-19 "Close Contact"

California to List Molybdenum Trioxide, Indium Tin Oxide as Known Carcinogens

CDC Seeks New Members for World Trade Center Health Program Committee

NFPA Develops Ammonium Nitrate Safety Fact Sheet

OSHA Addresses Claims That N95s Do Not Protect Against SARS-CoV-2

FDA Will No Longer Authorize Respirators for Emergency Use Under Predetermined Eligibility Criteria

New Emergency Rules for COVID-19 in Effect in Michigan

NIOSH Webinar to Cover Work Stress, Management

Workshop to Explore Theoretical Background of Exposure Models

Proposed NIOSH Study Would Examine Respiratory Morbidity in Styrene-Exposed Workers