Resources

Washington – NIOSH has announced an inaugural symposium that will explore Total Worker Health, the agency’s strategy for advancing worker health by integrating health protection and health promotion.

Seattle – The fatal explosion at the Tesoro Corp. refinery in Anacortes, WA, in 2010 could have been prevented if the company had replaced steel tubing with inherently safer alloys, according to a new report from the Chemical Safety Board.

London – Guidance documents released Jan. 29 from the Energy Institute aim to help employers meet four particular focus areas of a process safety management program.

It’s one of occupational safety’s greatest ironies – the professionals who care for the ill and injured are themselves among the most likely to become sick or hurt on the job.

Honeywell recently announced it has published a new whitepaper entitled “How to Identify Safe and Effective Emergency Eyewash – and the Hidden Dangers to Avoid.”

In a new ACE Group whitepaper, “Building a Successful Construction Wrap-Up Program,” George Cesarini, Geoffrey Hall and Joseph Crowther, of ACE USA’s Construction unit, provide a detailed roadmap for creating a successful wrap-up program.

Have you stuck to your New Year’s resolution? Veteran safety pro turned professional speaker Richard Hawk offers suggestions on how changing your habits can help keep your resolution going.

Washington – Some of the top-selling federal government publications of 2013 were occupational safety-related, according to a Government Printing Office list released Jan. 22.

Silver Spring, MD – The Center for Construction Research and Training recently released three training videos based on NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports, also known as FACE Reports.

Washington – OSHA on Jan. 15 launched a web resource to help prevent injuries among hospital workers.