S+H Staff

Washington – OSHA recently updated its variance webpage to provide more information on the approval process and agency decisions regarding variance requests.

Washington – The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recently offered tips on keeping allergens out of the home.

Atlanta – Health care workers are more likely to get an influenza vaccine if it is mandatory, provided at no cost or promoted by the employer, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ottawa – A diet high in calories, sugar and sodium may increase a person's risk of having a stroke at a younger age, according to a study from the Heart & Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery.

DriveitHOME: First look at new initiative for parents of teen drivers

Baltimore – Plans to change a community’s environment to increase physical activity should incorporate safety, according to a new document from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Built Environment and Healthy Housing Program, and the Society for Public Health Education.

Washington – President Barack Obama on Sept. 28 signed into law the Continuing Appropriations Resolution (H.J. Res. 117), which provides funding for many government agencies at their current budget levels through March.

Washington – OSHA on Oct. 2 announced a new alternative dispute resolution pilot program for whistleblower cases.

Washington – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Sept. 27 announced the appointment of four new members, as well as two re-appointments, to the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.

Washington – Traffic fatalities increased a projected 9 percent in the first half of 2012 compared with 2011 – the largest percentage increase for a half-year time period on record, according to preliminary traffic fatality data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.