S+H Staff

Columbus, OH – Sitting while working on a motor vehicle may help prevent shoulder and back strain among autoworkers for some, but not all, tasks, concludes a study from Ohio State University.

Washington – The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on May 16 announced more than $1 million in grant funding aimed at reducing pipeline digging incidents.

Washington – The Federal Aviation Administration will revisit its decision to exclude cargo aircraft pilots from a final rule issued Jan. 4 on pilot rest periods.

Washington – The likelihood of a 16- or 17-year-old driver being killed in a motor vehicle crash increases with each additional young passenger in the vehicle, according to a report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Alexandria, VA – On May 17, the American Association of Poison Control Centers and experts representing 57 U.S. poison control centers released a warning on the dangers of highly concentrated single-dose packets of laundry detergent, noting a recent spike in calls about child exposure to the product.

Atlanta – From 2001 to 2010, the number of people in the United States with asthma increased by 14.8 percent, and many of those people have no plan in place to help control the condition, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Asthma Control Program.

Atlanta – Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death for U.S. children 1-4 years old, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Atlanta – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered its definition of lead poisoning for children to 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood from the previous level of 10 micrograms, based on a recommendation from its Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.

National Safety Council webinar – free for members

NSC recently released its new white paper, Employer Liability and the Case for Comprehensive Cell Phone Policies.