S+H Staff

Toronto — Keeping messages concise and action-oriented is one of the best ways to effectively communicate health and safety information in the workplace, a Canadian safety group says.

A diet made up of mostly ultraprocessed foods – such as soda, sugary and salty snacks, and deli meats – may lead to increased inflammation in the body and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, results of a recent study suggest.

Washington — Nearly 95% of respirator components purchased from two online marketplaces have proved to be fraudulent, according to the results of a recent case study conducted by NIOSH.

Washington — OSHA is extending the compliance dates for its revised Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200) published in May 2024.

Washington — The federal government is reinstating hundreds of NIOSH employees, according to reports from multiple media outlets.

Washington — The Chemical Safety Board’s YouTube channel has more than 407,000 subscribers, extending the reach of the agency’s popular safety videos.

Salem, OR — Oregon OSHA will initiate rulemaking on two new state laws aimed at strengthening worker safety in some behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment settings.

Washington — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has again extended a temporary waiver permitting the use of paper certificates to verify that truck and bus operators are physically fit to drive.

Washington — Employers can help prevent cases of welder’s anthrax – an often-fatal respiratory illness – by using safe work practices that limit exposure to “harmful metal fumes that might predispose welders” to the condition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Washington — Prompted by evaluations that identified “unreasonable risks” to worker health, the Environmental Protection Agency says it will regulate various industrial exposures to five phthalate chemicals used in plastics.