S+H Staff

Chicago – Child pedestrian injuries may be reduced through improved parental supervision and education about distracting mobile devices, according to findings presented at the 2012 American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress.

President Barack Obama recently signed into law a $118 billion funding bill known as the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). The legislation contains a variety of provisions to help address teen driver safety issues and decrease the number of deaths from teen-related car crashes each year.

Sacramento, CA – Legislation proposing harsher penalties for violators of California’s Heat Illness Prevention Standard was vetoed by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. (D), who advocated instead for continued enforcement of current rules.

New York – Exposure to chronic stressors may put international humanitarian workers at risk for mental health problems, according to a study from Columbia University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dublin – Exposure to noise could put nightclub workers at risk for hearing loss, finds a study from the Dublin Institute of Technology.

San Francisco – Indoor tanning increases the risk of two types of non-melanoma skin cancer, particularly among people who start tanning at an early age, concludes a new study from the University of California, San Francisco.

Arlington, VA – The Mine Safety and Health Administration on Oct. 4 introduced a new resource that aims to help workers with machine guarding compliance.

New York – A group of workers exposed to toxic dust at the World Trade Center site have recovered some lung function, leading researchers to suggest airway injury may be reversible, according to a study from the NYU Langone Medical Center.

Atlanta – The percentage of high school students 16 and older who self-reported drinking and driving decreased to 10.3 percent from 22.3 between 1991 and 2011, according to a study released Oct. 2 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Oct. 5 announced changes to its Pre-Employment Screening Program for commercial motor vehicle carriers and other companies directly involved in hiring truck drivers.