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The 50th Anniversary issue of National Safety News, published in November 1969, features a retrospective that makes reference to the safety issues being discussed at the 1919 National Safety Congress.

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.

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.

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.