Workplace Health

  1. PTSD, Respiratory Problems May Be Linked in 9/11 Responders

    Article

    Fri, 30 Dec 2011

    place at WTC Health Program Clinics that were part of a network set in place by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH ). The team found that PTSD was more common among nontraditional responders than among police

  2. 'Needlestick' Law Linked to Drop in Health Worker Injuries

    Article

    Wed, 15 Feb 2012

    Act also mandated that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) revise its standard for the handling ..... Medicine . More information The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has more about needlestick/sharps

  1. Chemical Used to Strip Bathtubs Linked to Worker Deaths: CDC

    Article

    Thu, 23 Feb 2012

    the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health -funded Michigan ..... The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration also identified ..... information The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has more about

  2. Nail Guns Often Sold Without Safety Advice: Study

    Article

    Sat, 23 Apr 2011

    occupational and environmental medicine division, said in a Duke news release. More information The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration offers nail gun safety tips . Add save! | | | Bethenny Frankel: I Built a $120 Million Empire Thanks

  3. On-the-Job Lead Exposures Falling, But Still a Problem: CDC

    Article

    Thu, 30 Jun 2011

    providing technical assistance; providing Occupational Safety and Health Administration referrals for consultation and enforcement ..... workers. More information The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has more about lead in the workplace

  4. Nurses at Risk for Accidental Exposure to Chemo Drugs: Study

    Article

    Tue, 23 Aug 2011

    released in the Aug. 16 online first edition of the journal BMJ Quality and Safety . The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has issued guidelines for chemotherapy drug administration but the guidelines are not mandatory

  5. Injuries Among Older Workers on the Rise: CDC

    Article

    Thu, 28 Apr 2011

    surveillance and field investigations branch in the division of safety research at the CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health . "We thought it is important to look at injury data to be able to assess if there might be some

  6. U.S. Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses Take Toll on the Till

    Article

    Fri, 20 Jan 2012

    was published in the December issue of the The Milbank Quarterly . More information The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has more about workplace safety and health . Chime In 'Modern Family': Lily Drops The F-Bomb

  7. Brazilian Blowout to get new warning label

    Article

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    available in U.S. salons for several years. Both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have been investigating the products, which also sparked a class-action lawsuit on behalf of consumers

  8. Bed Bug Insecticides Causing Sickness, Officials Warn

    Article

    Thu, 22 Sep 2011

    said report co-author Dr. Geoffrey Calvert, a medical officer at the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health . Although the issue is not yet a major public health problem, he did offer one key recommendation for folks

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