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‘Long COVID and Workplace Safety’: New report from NSC

Washington — Employers can help reduce the safety risks of long COVID in the workplace through a multifaceted approach that focuses on the physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that affected employees face, according to a recent National Safety Council report.

NSC to offer free traffic safety training to employers in four states

Washington — The National Safety Council recently announced it will extend its free traffic safety training, education and resources to employers in North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia.
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Bill aimed at strengthening protections for wildland firefighters

Washington — Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the Senate would establish respiratory protection standards for wildland firefighters.

Chemical Safety Board video spotlights importance of pressure testing

Washington — Chemical facility operators and workers should be aware that low-pressure vessels with “potential to build any pressure above atmospheric may still have safety implications,” Chemical Safety Board investigator Melike Yersiz says.

Researchers warn of emerging risk to cannabis workers

Lansing, MI — Workers who pick, grind and package cannabis are developing job-related asthma, researchers are warning.

Bosses may see bold thoughts as a challenge to authority

College Station, TX — Do you ever feel like the ideas you offer to a supervisor get shut down? Results of a recent study suggest it might be because they view the suggestions as “threatening” to their authority.
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EPA proposing a ‘threshold’ risk approach for formaldehyde

Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency wants to revise its proposed risk management rule for formaldehyde to reverse “unreasonable risk” determinations for some workers who might inhale its vapors.

FACE Report: Technician killed when tire explodes

On the day of the incident, the technician was mounting a used automotive tire on a single-piece spare trailer rim for a customer.

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