S+H Staff

Santa Monica, CA – A special issue of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society journal Ergonomics in Design pulls together assorted research on new technologies, educational programs and policies addressing driver distraction.

Baltimore – The estimated rate of children hospitalized due to drowning incidents declined 49 percent between 1993 and 2008, according to a study from the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Arkansas Children's Hospital Injury Prevention Center.

Washington – Approximately 38 million U.S. adults – or about 17 percent of the population – are defined as binge drinkers, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Toronto – Treating depressed workers while they are still working may increase productivity and avoid disability-leave costs, indicates research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board found that Hoeganaes Corp. did not take steps to prevent the accumulation of fine iron powder at its facility in Gallatin, TN, where flash fires and an explosion killed five workers last year. A safety video depicts each incident at the facility.

OSHA launched a webpage designed to educate employers on how to keep storm response and recovery workers safe during hazardous winter conditions.

Washington – OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs and Site-Specific Targeting Program are two of several programs scheduled to receive audits this fiscal year from the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, according to a recently released work plan.

Washington – Following a Dec. 17 flash fire at a hazardous waste facility in East Liverpool, OH, the Chemical Safety Board repeated its call for the National Fire Protection Association to issue a standard for such facilities.

Washington – NIOSH recently published an update on progress of the World Trade Center Health Program to treat 9/11 first responders.

Nashville, TN – Hoeganaes Corp. did not take steps to prevent the accumulation of fine iron powder at its facility in Gallatin, TN, where flash fires and an explosion killed five workers last year – despite knowing the dust was combustible, according to a final report from the Chemical Safety Board.