As the economy changes, OSHA has signaled it intends to keep up with the times by focusing on new industries as they emerge.
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Tags: David Michaels, green jobs, NIOSH
Recently, a federal agency started to gather information on why Wyoming has the highest workplace fatality rate in the nation.
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Tags: fatality rate, NIOSH, seat belts, Wyoming
OSHA isn’t the only federal safety and health agency that can come into your workplace to perform an investigation. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can enter a facility to investigate threats against employee health and safety.
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Tags: diacetyl, investigation, NIOSH, Sensient Flavors International
Recently, industry has increased the use of the solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP) as a substitute for other banned substances. Now, scientists are looking into potential problems with 1-BP.
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Tags: 1-bromopropane, hazardous substances, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, NIOSH
For the first time in 14 years, Democrats will have a President in the White House and significant majorities in both the House and Senate. While many newspapers have been calling on the Democrats to make major changes in monetary and foreign policies, one has chosen to target the nation’s workplace safety and health regulations.
Tags: fatalities, Injuries, NIOSH, OSHA, OSHA standards
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