Labor

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

Fresno, CA – To help educate employers and workers about heat exposure at outdoor worksites, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has launched its annual Heat Illness Prevention Program.

Washington – OSHA is looking to fill all 12 positions on its National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.

Washington – The Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to meet in April in Washington.

Washington – A new study of a poultry facility in South Carolina has concluded that although musculoskeletal disorder symptoms remained relatively stable after processing line speeds increased, MSD injuries and symptoms at the plant still were higher than the industry average and recommended levels.

San Francisco – First responders who were exposed to particulate matter at Ground Zero during and after 9/11 may be at higher risk for sleep apnea and post-traumatic stress disorder, suggest two new studies presented March 20 at the American Heart Association's EPI/NPAM 2014 Scientific Sessions.

Washington – OSHA is looking to fill 12 positions on its Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee.

Arlington, VA – A new guide from the Mine Safety and Health Administration aims to help metal and nonmetal mine operators comply with the agency’s ladder safety standards.

Pensacola, FL – The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine will be working together on a task force to study the safety and health issues associated with marijuana and other drug use among workers.

Washington – The Chemical Safety Board on March 12 released a safety video featuring a family member of one of the workers killed in the 2010 explosion at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, WA.