S+H Staff

Salt Lake City – Nursing home worker safety and health is the topic of a new statewide emphasis initiative from the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division.

Tumwater, WA – A new advertising campaign from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries encourages employers to consider light-duty work for employees recovering from on-the-job injuries.

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry has launched a public service announcement campaign highlighting workplace safety.

Cleveland – Repeated hits to the head while playing football may cause long-term brain damage even without suffering a concussion, suggests a study from the Cleveland Clinic.

Roanoke, VA – Beverages dispensed from restaurant soda fountain machines may contain bacteria for “long periods of time,” according to a new study from Hollins University.

Washington – More than 67,000 children 4 and younger were treated in emergency departments for medicine poisoning in 2011, a 30 percent increase over the past 10 years, according to a new report from Safe Kids Worldwide.

Several pieces of National Safety Council-supported legislation to improve state texting ban laws have received attention in California, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Washington – Sens. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently introduced legislation aimed at preventing teen abuse of over-the-counter cough medicine.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been “taking advantage” of opportunities presented by a number of provisions in the surface transportation funding bill signed into law July 2012, according to agency Administrator Anne S. Ferro.

Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board has issued recommendations and alerts to help improve safety on railroads and aircraft.