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Washington – Healthy aging at work is the subject of a new NIOSH webpage.

Washington – A bill introduced March 25 in the Senate aims to make information on potential vehicle safety defects more easily available to the public.

University Park, PA – School hearing tests may not capture high-frequency hearing loss among adolescents, suggests a new study from the Penn State College of Medicine.

Iowa City, IA – Drinking two or more diet beverages a day may increase older women’s risk of having a heart attack, suggests a new study from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Washington – By May 2018, all new vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds – including buses and trucks – will need to be equipped with rear visibility systems, according to a final rule issued March 31 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

DuPont is the recipient of the 2013 Robert W. Campbell Award, presented annually to an organization that demonstrates how its world-class performance in environmental, health and safety management is linked to its success as a business.

The head of Cal/OSHA is denying a former employee’s allegations that the State Plan plays politics with funding – and that worker safety is being jeopardized.

For the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board has placed mass transit operations on its “Most Wanted” list of safety improvements, as recent high-profile incidents spur questions about human behavioral factors and safety culture.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year Award.

Bethesda, MD – Teens who ride with drivers who are impaired by drugs and/or alcohol may be more likely to drive impaired themselves, according to a recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health.