Pandemic Event
In 2006 an article was published on pandemic awareness: Many organizations have planned for disasters, some with an impressive array of activities including practice drills, tabletop exercises, and...
View ArticleCDC FLU Guide
AUGUST 19, 2009 CDC is releasing new guidance that recommends actions that non-healthcare employers should take now to decrease the spread of seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu in the workplace and to help...
View ArticleInstitute of Medicine Reccomends N95 Respirators for Health Care Workers
The risk of influenza to healthcare workers is not a new concern, but the ongoing experience with novel influenza A (nH1N1) makes this issue even more urgent. Among the many considerations for the...
View ArticleHepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Follow-Up Procedures
Hepatitis B Vaccination and Post-Exposure Follow-Up Procedures Q. Who must be offered the hepatitis B vaccination? A. The hepatitis B vaccination series must be made available to all employees who have...
View ArticleOSHA Protections May Include Airborne Infectious Disease
OSHA recently solidified leadership for the agency and has provided a clearer picture of the regulatory horizon. First of all, David Michaels, PhD, MPH, assumed his position as head of OSHA when the...
View ArticleNIOSH Offers Health Hazard Evaluations
Do you think a health hazard exists in your workplace? Do any of the following stories resemble situations at your workplace? A factory worker was feeling numbness and tingling in her fingers. She...
View ArticlePEL or REL Limits
PEL and REL are acronyms used by the safety industry to define Permissible Exposure Limits (OSHA term) and Recommended Exposure Limits (NIOSH term). In 1974, NIOSH joined OSHA in developing a series of...
View ArticleWISQARS
What do you about WISQARS? What type of animal is this? What does it do?Where can you find it? Why do I need it? How can I use it? Hopefully you can answer a few of these questions. If not maybe The...
View ArticleSafety 24/7
Safety 24/7 Often, as part of a complete safety program, companies are stressing Safety 24/7. We know from the Bureau of Labor Statics and the National Safety Council’s Injury Facts that the number of...
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