What's New on the NIOSH Website
The following is a listing of items posted to the NIOSH Web site in 2015. Postings prior to 2015 can be found in the NIOSH What's New Archives.
2015: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
December 2015
12/23
- Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS)
- Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
- Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
12/22
- Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board)
12/21
- NIOSH Science Blog: The Opioid Overdose Epidemic and the Workplace
- NIOSH Research Rounds: December 2015
12/18
- NIOSH Science Blog: Holiday Gifts from NIOSH
12/17
- NIOSH Science Blog: Preventing Wood Chipper Fatalities
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: Mining Industry Surveillance System
12/14
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
12/11
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Study Reveals Safety Issues in Long-haul Trucking Industry
12/9
- NIOSH Press Release: Predictors of Adherence to Safe Handling Practices for Antineoplastic Drugs: A Survey of Hospital Nurses
12/7
- NIOSH eNews: Volume 13 Number 8 (December 2015)
12/4
- Publication: Preventing Hazardous Noise and Hearing Loss during Project Design and Operation [PDF - 646 KB]
12/3
- NIOSH Press Release: What’s Work Got to Do With It? NIOSH to Co-sponsor Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Total Worker Health
12/2
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Firefighter Body Dimension Data Supports Design Changes and Safety
November 2015
11/27
- Federal Register Notice: Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
11/25
- Federal Register Notice: Occupational Safety and Health Research and Related Activities: Removal of Regulations Regarding Administrative Functions, Practices, and Procedures – Final rule
11/24
- NIOSH Research Rounds: November 2015
11/23
- NIOSH Science Blog: NIOSH Co-hosts Motor Vehicle Safety Webinar
- Safety Advisory: Translucent Corrugated Roof Panels May Contribute to Increased Fall Risk during Roof Operations DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-110
11/20
- NIOSH Science Blog: A Robot May Not Injure a Worker: Working safely with robots
11/18
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH looks at Precautionary Practices of Respiratory Care Practitioners who Administer Aerosolized Medications
- NIOSH Science Blog: Work Songs
11/17
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review – Proposed Project: Interventions to Reduce Shoulder MSDS in Overhead Assembly Reinstatement
11/13
- Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Battelle King Avenue Site in Columbus, Ohio, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
11/10
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
11/9
- Federal Register Notice: A Vapor Containment Performance Protocol for Closed System Transfer Devices Used During Pharmacy Compounding and Administration of Hazardous Drugs; Extension of Comment Period
- NIOSH Science Blog: Factors Associated with Poor Control of 9/11-related Asthma
11/6
- NIOSH Update: Media Advisory
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery Solved: Fire Training Officer Lands in Hospital with a Distressing Lung X-Ray
11/4
- NIOSH Press Release: Employees who work in moderately cold work conditions may face health and safety problems
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH-Designed Technology Can Reduce Workers’ Exposure to Silica at Hydraulic Fracturing Sites
- NIOSH Science Blog: The new James Bond movie, SPECTRE, comes out November 6th
11/3
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Study Finds Healthcare Workers’ Exposure to Surgical Smoke Still Common
11/2
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery: Fire Training Officer Lands in Hospital with a Distressing Lung X-Ray
- NIOSH eNews: Volume 13, Number 7 (November 2015)
October 2015
10/30
- Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
10/29
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Announces Re-Organization of Respiratory and Mining Divisions
- Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP); Initial Review
- Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
10/28
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH to Highlight Research at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
- Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 009—Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
10/27
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review – Proposed Project: Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in NJ Healthcare Facilities
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH, AIHA Jointly Announce “Safety Matters” Initiative for Young Workers
10/23
- NIOSH Research Rounds: October 2015
- MMWR: Acute Occupational Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury — United States, 2007–2010
- MMWR: Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Employed Adults — United States, 1994–2012
- MMWR: Surveillance for Silicosis — Michigan and New Jersey, 2003–2010
10/21
- Federal Register Notice: Meeting: World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee
- Federal Register Notice: Meeting: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
10/19
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations on Personal Protective Equipment - Cancellation of notice with comment period
10/15
- NIOSH Science Blog: Advancing Worker Well-being Across the Working Life: NIOSH’s New Center for Productive Aging & Work
10/13
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Launches New Total Worker Health® Center to Promote Lifelong Worker Well-being: The National Center for Productive Aging and Work
- Federal Register Notice: Issuance of Final Guidance Publications - 15 Skin Notation Profiles
10/9
- NIOSH Topic Page: Productive Aging and Work
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort – Hooker Electrochemical Corporation
10/8
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations – Proposed Project: PPE-Info Database
10/7
- NIOSH Science Blog: Help for Small Businesses
10/5
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Proposed Project: Occupational Safety and Health Program Elements in the Wholesale Retail Trade Sector—Extension
10/1
- NIOSH Science Blog: New Research Identifies 5 Best Practices for Keeping Contractors Safe
September 2015
9/30
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Phosdrin DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-226
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Tetraethyl dithionopyrophosphate (TEDP) DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-227
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Tetraethyl pyrophosphate (TEPP) DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-228
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Chlordane and Technical Grade Chlordane DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-229
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Phorate DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-230
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Methyl Parathion DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-231
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Parathion DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-232
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Endrin DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-233
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Nicotine DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-234
- NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Azinphos-methyl DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-235
- This Page Is No Longer Available
- Safety Matters: A Safety & Health Training for Young Workers DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-100
9/29
- Federal Register Notice: Assessing and Evaluating Human Systems Integration Needs in Mining—Reinstatement with Change
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH and the Department of Labor Join Forces to Establish a B Reader Quality Assurance Program
9/28
- NIOSH Science Blog: #PlanAhead for Drive Safely Work Week 2015
- NIOSH Research Rounds: September 2015
- NIOSH Topic Page: A Safety & Health Training for Young Workers
9/23
- NIOSH Science Blog: A Partnership: NIOSH and Mexican Consulates help support the health and safety of workers
9/22
- NIOSH Science Blog: Partnership Increases Capacity in Agricultural Safety on the Navajo Nation
- Federal Register Notice: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
- Federal Register Notice: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority - Respiratory Health Division
9/21
- Oil and Gas Extraction Worker Fatalities, 2014 Mid-Year Report: January 1, 2014–June 30, 2014 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-239
- NIOSH Science Blog: FACE Investigation Documents Factors Contributing to a Worker’s Death Inside Pressure Cooker
- Federal Register Notice: NIOSH Oil and Gas Sector Program—Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2016–2025; Request for Comment
9/18
- NIOSH Science Blog: Illustrating the Point: Choosing the right ARTIST for the message
9/16
- NIOSH Science Blog: One Size Does Not Fit All
9/15
- NIOSH Press Release: Return Home from Work Safely and with Dignity: A family of materials for Spanish-speaking immigrant workers
- NIOSH Science Blog: NIOSH Travel Health and Safety Resource Kit for Workers with International Assignments
9/14
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Awards 26 Cooperative Agreements to States for Worker Injury Surveillance
- Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel: Initial Review
9/11
- Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program; Addition of New-Onset Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Acute Traumatic Injury to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
- NIOSH Science Blog: Health Effects from 9/11: Lessons Learned
- Fleet Safety Fact Sheet: Freezer Longliners DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-238
- Fleet Safety Fact Sheet: Amendment 80 Factory Trawlers DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-237
9/9
- Federal Register Notice: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority; Correction
9/8
- NIOSH eNews: Volume 13, Number 5 (September 2015)
- NIOSH Press Release: John Howard Reappointed as Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program
- Federal Register Notice: A Vapor Containment Performance Protocol for Closed System Transfer Devices Used During Pharmacy Compounding and Administration of Hazardous Drugs; Request or Comment
- NIOSH Science Blog: Labor Day message from Dr. Howard
9/4
- NIOSH Press Release: 2015 Labor Day Message from NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D.
- NIOSH Science Blog: N95 Day 2015: The tools to build a culture of proper respiratory protection practices
- Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort - Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Bloomfield, New Jersey
9/2
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Study Finds Measures Lacking for Compounding Antineoplastic Drugs
9/1
- Reducing Musculoskeletal Disorders among Airport Baggage Screeners and Handlers DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-201
- Reducing Hazardous Dust Exposure When Dowel Drilling in Concrete DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-200
August 2015
8/31
- Supporting Prevention through Design (PtD) Using Business Value Concepts DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-198
- NIOSH Topic Page: Protect Yourself at Work - Safety and Health Resources for Spanish Speakers
8/28
- NIOSH Science Blog: Overlapping Vulnerabilities
8/25
- Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH) - Meeting for the aforementioned committee
- Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Notice of Charter Renewal
8/24
- NIOSH Research Rounds: August 2015
- Workplace Solutions: Using Total Worker Health Concepts to Enhance Workplace Tobacco Prevention and Control DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-202
- NIOSH Science Blog: Palm Tree Worker Suffocated by Palm Fronds – Another Death in California
8/20
- NIOSH Topic Page: Motor-Vehicle Safety of Law Enforcement Officers
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Honored in Digital Health Awards Competition
8/13
- Federal Register Notice: Occupational Safety and Health Research and Related Activities; Administrative Functions, Practices, and Procedures – Notice of proposed rulemaking
8/12
- Federal Register Notice: Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Extension of Transition Period – Final rule
8/10
- NIOSH Science Blog: Improving the Safety and Health of Bison Handlers
8/7
- NIOSH Science Blog: Ergonomics Climate Assessment
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort – Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Bloomfield, New Jersey
- NIOSH Topic Page: Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention
8/5
- NIOSH Science Blog: The NIOSH eDoc: New way to get NIOSH information on the Move
8/4
- Mining Product: BG 4 Benching Trainer Software DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-189c
July 2015
7/30
- MMWR: Aviation-Related Wildland Firefighter Fatalities — United States, 2000–2013
- MMWR: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Workers in Accommodation and Food Services — United States, 2011–2013
7/28
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Proposed Project: Investigating the Implementation and Evaluation of Top-ranked HSMS Elements
7/22
- NIOSH Science Blog: NIOSH Research Highlights Importance of Rigorous Standards for Gowns Used to Protect Healthcare Workers
7/21
- PFDs That Work: Dungeness Crabbers DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-180
7/20
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery: Influenza-like Illness Sickens Golf Course Worker
- Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board)
7/17
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Assessing the Impact of Organizational and Personal Antecedents on Proactive Health/Safety Decision Making
7/16
- NIOSH Press Release: What Happens at Work Doesn’t Always Stay at Work; Lead Exposure from an E-Scrap Recycling Facility Can Transfer to the Home
- MMWR: Investigation of Childhood Lead Poisoning from Parental Take-Home Exposure from an Electronic Scrap Recycling Facility — Ohio, 2012
7/15
7/13
- Best Practices: Engineering Controls, Work Practices, and Exposure Monitoring for Occupational Exposures to Diacetyl and 2,3-Pentanedione DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-197
7/10
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations -- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health Program Elements in the Wholesale Retail Trade Sector OMB No. 0920–0949, expires 10/31/2015)—Extension—National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 008—Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Assessing Safety and Health Hazards to Workers in Oil and Gas Extraction: A Survey—New—Information Collection Request—National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
7/7
- NIOSH eNews: Volume 13, Number 3 (July 2015)
- NIOSH Science Blog: Turn it Down: Reducing the Risk of Hearing Disorders Among Musicians
7/1
- NIOSH Science Blog: Work, Stress, and Health: Help Us Plan the Next 25 Years
- NIOSH Extramural Research and Training Program DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-196
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort - Grand Junction Facilities site in Grand Junction, Colorado
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort - Dow Chemical Company in Pittsburg, California
- Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort - Hanford site in Richland, Washington
June 2015
6/30
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Employees Honored by Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board
- Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
6/22
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Offers New Guidance to Help Musicians Protect their Hearing
6/18
- MMWR: Notes from the Field: Update: Silicosis Mortality - United States, 1999-2013
- NIOSH Science Blog: N95 Respirators Use During Pregnancy - Findings from Recent NIOSH Research
6/16
- Federal Register Notice: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
6/15
- NIOSH Science Blog: Silicosis Update
6/12
- CDC Health Advisory, June 11, 2015: Updated Information and Guidelines for Evaluation of Patients for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery Solved: Drum Maker Develops a Suspicious Rash
6/11
- NIOSH-Funded Program and Stakeholders Work to Prevent Falls from Temporary Wooden Platforms on Bridge Decks DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-190
- Workplace Solutions: Reducing Hazardous Dust Exposure When Cutting Fiber-Cement Siding DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-185
- Workplace Solutions: Reducing the Risk of Hearing Disorders among Musicians DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-184
6/8
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort - Dow Chemical Company in Pittsburg, California
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort - Grand Junction Facilities site in Grand Junction, Colorado
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort - Hanford site in Richland, Washington
- Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 007- Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery: Drum Maker Develops a Suspicious Rash
- NIOSH eNews: June, 2015
6/5
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: Interventions to Reduce Shoulder MSDs in Overhead Assembly - Reinstatement
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: Assessing and Evaluating Human Systems Integration Needs in Mining - Extension
6/3
- NIOSH-Funded State FACE Investigation Leads to Safer Handicapped-Accessible Accelerator Pedals DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-186
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Honored with Top Awards at the 2015 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition
- CDC Health Advisory, June 2, 2015: Bird Infections with Highly-Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N2), (H5N8), and (H5N1) Viruses: Recommendations for Human Health Investigations and Response
6/2
- MMWR: Occupational Fatalities During the Oil and Gas Boom - United States, 2003-2013
- Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
- Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
6/1
- NIOSH Research Improves Equipment Design to Protect Firefighters DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-183
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Secondhand Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy: Who is protected?
May 2015
5/28
- Federal Register Notice: NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings: Proposed Additions to the NIOSH Hazardous Drug List 2016
- NIOSH Science Blog: Respiratory Hazards for Latino Horse Farm Workers
5/27
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Awards Two Cooperative Agreements for Workers’ Compensation Surveillance
5/22
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery - Extension
5/21
- NIOSH Science Blog: Cleaning for Asthma-Safer Schools Reduces Asthma Risk, Saves Money
5/20
- Hospital Respiratory Protection Toolkit DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-117
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH and SUNY Poly CNSE Launch Nano Health & Safety Consortium
5/19
- Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board)
- Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee: Notice of Charter Renewal
- Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS)
- NIOSH Science Blog: Collaboration with Wikipedia
5/18
- NIOSH Training for Nurses on Shift Work and Long Work Hours DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-115
- NIOSH Topic Page: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Patient Work Information
- NIOSH Press Release: A Hard Day's Night: Training Provides Nurses with Strategies for Shift Work and Long Work Hours
- NIOSH Science Blog: A Hard Day's Night: Training Provides Nurses with Strategies for Shift Work and Long Work Hours
- Federal Register Notice: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (MSHRAC, NIOSH)
5/14
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH, OSHA Release New Toolkit to Better Protect Hospital Workers from Transmissible Diseases
- NIOSH-funded Study Results in Improved Pesticide Testing Methods and Updated Regulations to Protect Agricultural Workers DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-182
- Measuring How Well Earplugs Work DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-181
- NIOSH Science Blog: NIOSH, Nail Guns, and Consensus Standards: Where We Stand
5/13
- NIOSH Science Blog: Protecting Nail Salon Workers
- Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Blockson Chemical Company in Joliet, Illinois, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
- Federal Register Notice: Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees To the Special Exposure Cohort - St. Louis Airport Storage Site (SLAPS) in St. Louis, Missouri
5/12
- NIOSH Science Blog: NIOSH Study Evaluates Risks for Pregnant Flight Attendants
5/11
- NIOSH Science Blog: The Stand-Down Is On! Join the National Safety Stand-down to Prevent Falls in Construction
5/8
- Federal Register Notice: Grants for Education Programs in Occupational Safety and Health
5/7
- NIOSH Press Release: New Study Examines Relationship between Firefighters and Cancers in California
5/5
- Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- 2015-117.pdf
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Announces Free, Confidential 2015 Screenings for Coal Miners
5/4
- NIOSH eNews: May, 2015
- Traumatic Occupational Injury Research Labs - Division of Safety Research DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-179
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
5/1
- Federal Register Notice: Request for the Technical Review of 19 Draft Skin Notation Assignments and Skin Notation Profiles
- Federal Register Notice: Request for the Technical Review of 14 Draft Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Value Profiles
April 2015
4/30
- NIOSH Science Blog: Occupational Health Safety Network
4/28
- Federal Register Notice: Specifications for Medical Examinations of Coal Miners - CFR Correction
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workers Memorial Day 2015
- NIOSH Press Release: Workers Memorial Day, 2015: Statement by John Howard, M.D., Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
4/27
- NIOSH Science Blog: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Workers' Memorial Day 2015
4/24
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Metal and Nonmetal Miner Health Program (MNMHP)
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery Solved: An Unknown Exposure Leaves a Child with High Amounts of Lead in her Blood
4/23
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Presents 2015 Science Awards for Innovative Occupational Health, Safety Research
4/22
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH to Cohost 11th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health
4/20
- Anthropometric Study of U.S. Truck Drivers: Methods, Summary Statistics, and Multivariate Accommodation Models DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-116
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery: Unknown Exposure Leaves Child with High Blood Lead Levels
4/16
- Federal Register Notice: Issuance of Final Guidance Publication - NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 67: Promoting Health and Preventing Disease and Injury through Workplace Tobacco Policies [2015-113]
4/14
- Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, BSC, NIOSH
4/13
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Suicide
4/10
- NIOSH Science Blog: Reports of Worker Fatalities during Manual Tank Gauging and Sampling in the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry
- MMWR: Work-Related Asthma--22 States, 2012
4/8
- NIOSH Science Blog: High Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome among Poultry Workers
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: Enhancing Mine Workers’ Abilities to Identify Hazards at Sand, Stone, and Gravel (SSG) Mines
4/6
- NIOSH eNews - April, 2015
- Federal Register Notice: International Labour Office (ILO) Reference Radiographs
4/3
4/2
- NIOSH Science Blog: Promoting Health and Preventing Disease and Injury through Workplace Tobacco Policies
- NIOSH Press Release: New NIOSH Report Recommends All Workplaces be Tobacco Free, Recommendations include exposures to e-cigarettes in the workplace
- Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Promoting Health and Preventing Disease and Injury Through Workplace Tobacco Policies DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-113
- NIOSH Topic: Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)
March 2015
3/31
- NIOSH Science Blog: The Silica/Asphalt Milling Machine Partnership - All Good Things Need Not Come to an End
3/27
- Recommended Practices: Green Tobacco Sickness DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-104
- Talking Safety - Giving youth work readiness skills to keep them safe and healthy DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-110
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Emergency Self Escape for Coal Miners
- Federal Register Notice: Withdrawal of Information Collection - Emergency Self Escape for Coal Miners
- NIIOSH Science Blog: Violence in Healthcare
3/25
- NIOSH Science Blog: A Story of Impact
- Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Argonne National Laboratory-West in Scoville, Idaho, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
- Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
3/24
- Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Federal Register Notice: Emergency Self Escape for Coal Miners-New-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control
3/20
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Highlighted at the 2015 Meeting of the Society of Toxicology
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery Solved: Blurry vision affects a print press operator
- Federal Register Notice: Notice of Intent To Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers
3/18
- NIOSH Topic Page: Distracted Driving
- NIOSH Topic Page: NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Proposed Project: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review – Proposed Project: Coal Workers- Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP)-(0920-0020)- Reinstatement with Change
3/17
- NIOSH Topic: Fatalities in the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry (FOG)
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Withdrawal
3/16
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery: Blurry vision affects a print press operator
3/13
- NIOSH Press Release: New NIOSH Divisions Provide Proximity to the Western States
3/12
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH and Partners Recommend Controls for Silica Exposure during Asphalt Pavement Milling
- NIOSH Topic: Safe, Green, and Sustainable Construction
3/11
- NIOSH Topic: Aircrew Safety & Health
- Best Practice Engineering Control Guidelines to Control Worker Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica during Asphalt Pavement Milling DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-105
- Federal Register Notice: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
3/10
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
3/4
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Study Spans over Thirty Years of Hearing Loss Trends
- Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
3/3
- Vital Signs Press Release: Trucker Safety
- NIOSH Science Blog: Long-haul Truck Driver Health Survey Results
3/2
- Motor Vehicle Safety Directory Page
- Long-haul Truck Drivers
- Preventing work-related motor vehicle crashes DHHS (NIOSH)Publication No. 2015-111
- Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
February 2015
2/26
- Federal Register Notice: Future Directions for the Surveillance of Agricultural Injuries; Public Meeting; Request for Comments
2/25
- Take Charge of Your Safety In and Around Your Patrol Vehicle DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-109
2/24
- Federal Register Notice: Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (the STAC or the Committee), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- NIOSH Science Blog: Occupational Exposures to New Drycleaning Solvents
2/23
- OSHA/NIOSH Hazard Alert: Worker Exposure to Silica during Countertop Manufacturing, Finishing and Installation DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-106
2/19
- Opportunities for Employers To Create a Safer and Healthier Workforce DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-108
- NIOSH Update: NIOSH and NHCA present 2015 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™
2/18
- NIOSH Update: Stand Tall, Stand Proud, Stand-Down for Fall Safety
- Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
- Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Notice of Charter Renewal
2/17
2/13
- MMWR: Silicosis Mortality Trends and New Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica - United States, 2001-2010
- NIOSH Science Blog: A Perfect Romance: A Valentine's Day Guide to the Necessary Considerations of CBRN APR Use
2/11
- Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Carborundum Company in Niagara Falls, New York, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
2/10
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
2/6
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Proposed Project: Interventions to Reduce Shoulder MSDs in Overhead Assembly (OMB No. 0920-0964, expires 4/30/2015) - Extension
2/5
- NIOSH Update: NIOSH Seeks Public Comment on the National Occupational Research Agenda, Stakeholders are invited to share experiences of the past decade
- NIOSH Science Blog: Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge for Development - How NIOSH is Helping Design Improved Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Proposed Project - EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction Interviews and Forms, OMB No. 0920-0530 (Expiration, 02/28/2015) - Extension
2/3
- Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
January 2015
1/30
- Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
1/29
- Federal Register Notice: Interim final rule: Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Extension of Transition Period
- Federal Register Notice: Respirator Certification Fees - Correction
- Spirometry Quality Assurance: Common Errors and Their Impact on Test Results (Pub No. 2012-116) (Spanish) Garantía de calidad de la espirometría: Los errores más comunes y su impacto en los resultados de la prueba
1/28
- CDC Foundation Focuses on Improving Organizational Health, Safety and Productivity, Lowering Business Costs
- NIOSH Science Blog: The Future of Wearable Technology in the Workplace
1/27
- Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)
- Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
1/26
- NIOSH Science Blog: Be Pioneers to Protect Our Volunteers!
- NIOSH Update: Precautionary Measures Lacking for High Level Disinfectants: Results of a Survey of Healthcare Workers Who Disinfect Medical and Dental Devices
- Federal Register Notice: Final Rule - Respirator Certification Fees
1/23
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Proposed Project - Enhancing Dialogue and Execution of Dust Reduction Behaviors through Workgroup Communication
- Federal Register Notice: Request for Comment on the Second Decade of National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
- Federal Register Notice: NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin: Reproductive Risks Associated With Hazardous Drug Exposures in Healthcare Workers and Recommendations for Reducing Exposures
1/22
- MMWR: Worker Illness Related to Newly Marketed Pesticides - Douglas County, Washington, 2014
- Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Bloomfield, New Jersey, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
- Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: World Trade Center Health Program Petition for the Addition of a New WTC Related Health Condition for Coverage under the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program
1/20
- Federal Register Notice: Decision to Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort
1/16
1/15
- NIOSH and the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Working Group Prevent Aircraft Collisions in Alaska - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-120
1/14
- NIOSH Science Blog: Can Workplace Exposures Increase Risks of Birth Defects? - Epidemiology in Action
1/9
- MMWR: Assessment of Emergency Responders After a Vinyl Chloride Release from a Train Derailment - New Jersey, 2012
- Online Training Helps Protect Nurses and Other Healthcare Workers from Workplace Violence - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-118
1/8
- NIOSH Update: Are Flight Attendants at Higher Risk for Miscarriage?
1/7
1/6
- NIOSH Science Blog: Your NIOSH Top 5 for 2014
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- Page last updated: January 6, 2016
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