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Iowa City, IA — A NIOSH-funded study of farm machinery found that the machine operators experienced whole-body vibration at levels that reached the European Union’s “action level” for exposure limit within two hours of operation on nearly 30 percent of the equipment tested.

Menomonee Falls, WI — To help fend off viruses, more Americans practice improved hand hygiene – washing more frequently, more thoroughly or for a longer duration – than they did a decade ago, according to the results of a recent study.

“Organizations that implement oversimplified BBS systems are shortchanging themselves and their people,” says Jim Spigener of DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability, who encourages the use of system-focused BBS.

Cory J. Grimmer shares how he got into the EHS field.

Mary Baird shares how she got into the EHS field.

Safety+Health has invited the most highly rated presenters from the annual National Safety Council Congress & Expo to contribute to a new monthly column. Kicking things off is Dale Lesinski, vice president of DiVal Safety, who says attaining the highest safety results is a challenge because many safety managers “miss the key ingredient for success: biology.”

Editor Melissa J. Ruminski discusses the process of selecting Technical Sessions for the annual National Safety Council Congress & Expo.

Every month during 2019, Safety+Health will be sharing bits of the magazine’s history from its first 100 years. This month: S+H revives a tradition of sharing the insight and expertise of NSC Congress & Expo speakers.

Phoenix — Workers are far less likely to take time off for mental health reasons than for physical ailments because “negative stereotypes and barriers still exist that keep people from taking time off for mental health,” according to the results of a recent Harris Poll survey commissioned by the University of Phoenix.