-
Video - What's the single best thing we can do for our health?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo
(youtube)
>
A Doctor-Professor answers the old question "What is the single best thing we can do for our health" in a completely new way.
-
MSDS Online: GHS Webinar Series: “GHS Adoption by OSHA — What You Need to Do Now!”
http://blog.msdsonline.com/ghswebinar/
(MSDS Online)
>
OSHA plans to publish a final rule that will align the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with GHS in early 2012. In response, MSDSonline is hosting a series of free Webinars to educate EH&S professionals on the coming changes.
-
Better Profits Through Green Chemistry
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2011/12/28/better-profits-through-green-chemistry/
(Forbes)
>
This article in Forbes Magazine addresses the economic and political benefits of using greener, safer products.
-
Working Long Hours Doubles Depression Risk, Study Says
http://ohsonline.com/articles/2012/01/27/working-long-hours-doubles-depression-risk-study-says.aspx
(OH&S)
>
Researchers at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and at University College in London followed 2,123 middle-aged government workers in Britain for six years and found a link between working overtime and major depressive episodes, reports OH&S Online.
-
Efectos de las sustancias químicas al contacto con la piel
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/niosh/docs/2011-200_sp/
(NIOSH)
>
Las exposiciones químicas en el lugar de trabajo son un problema grave en los Estados Unidos. Más de 13 millones de trabajadores en el país enfrentan una posible exposición a sustancias químicas a través de la piel.
-
Effects of Skin Contact with Chemicals: Guidance for Occupational Health Professionals and Employers
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-200/
(NIOSH)
>
Chemical exposure in the workplace is a significant problem in the United States. More than 13 million workers in the United States are potentially exposed to chemicals via the skin.
-
SAIF Wellness and Health Promotion Resources
http://www.saif.com/employer/safety/safety_2601.aspx
(SAIF)
>
This resource page provided by SAIF corporation provides publications, training, and websites related to wellness and health promotion.
-
Examining the value of integrating occupational health and safety and health promotion programs in the workplace (PDF)
http://ia600304.us.archive.org/10/items/ExaminingTheValueOfIntegratingOccupationalHealthAndSafetyAndHealth/BackgroundPaperGoetzelJan2005.pdf
(NIOSH)
>
Final report January 2005 by Ron Goetzel. This paper examines the Role of worker health as a key factor to increases in worker productivity, and the emergence of workplace organizational practices that support the integration of occupational heath, safety and productivity management programs.
-
Work-Related Asthma among Laboratory Animal Workers (PDF)
http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/occupational-health/sensor-lung-disease-bulletins/jan2011.pdf
(Massachusettes Department of Public Health)
>
Animals or animal products such as dander, hair, fur, saliva and body wastes contain allergens that can cause respiratory and skin disorders. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has estimated that 33% of animal handlers develop allergy symptoms.
-
OSHA Outreach Training Program
http://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/index.html
(OSHA)
>
he OSHA Outreach Training Program provides training for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces.
-
Workers’ Compensation Costs of Falls in Construction
http://www.osha.gov/doc/topics/residentialprotection/workerscomp.ppt
(OSHA)
>
OSHA analyzed workers’ compensation data for injuries resulting from falls from elevations suffered by roofers and carpenters. The data, which covers 2005-2007, comes from 38 states, which comprises approximately 1/3 of total workers’ compensation benefits.
-
Injury and Illness Prevention Programs White Paper January 2012
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/InjuryIllnessPreventionProgramsWhitePaper.html
(OSHA)
>
An injury and illness prevention program, is a proactive process to help employers find and fix workplace hazards before workers are hurt.
-
Facts About Mold - December 2011 (PDF)
http://aiha.org/news-pubs/newsroom/Documents/Facts%20About%20Mold%20December%202011.pdf
(AIHA)
>
The American Industrial Hygiene Association's technical committees, Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology, and Indoor Environmental Quality have released this Fact Sheet.
-
OSHA to Adopt GHS
http://ohsonline.com/articles/2012/01/01/osha-to-adopt-ghs.aspx
(OH&S)
>
This article by Francis Trudeau in the January 1, 2012 issue of Occupational Health and Safety addresses current updates on the Global Harmonization System in the US.
-
Energizing Workplace Wellness Programs: The Role of Incentives, Rewards and Recognition
http://theirf.org/research/content/6078727/energizing-workplace-wellness-programs-the-role-of-incentives-and-recognition/
(IRF)
>
This July 2011 publication by Allan Schweyer, Center for Human Capital Innovation & Chair, Enterprise Engagement Alliance summarizes the current state of wellness programs and the use of incentives and rewards.
-
Automotive Repair and Maintenance Services - Advancing priorities through research and partnerships (PDF)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-114/pdfs/2012-114.pdf
(NIOSH)
>
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) convened a number of these partners to develop the National Services Agenda, which includes safety and health goals for the Automotive Repair industry.
-
NIOSH Pesticide Poisoning Monitoring Program Protects Farmworkers
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-108/
(NIOSH)
>
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) established the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks - Pesticides Program (SENSOR-Pesticides) in 1987 to reduce the number of injuries and illnesses associated with occupational pesticide exposure.
-
Temas de salud y seguridad de NIOSH: Programa FACE
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/niosh/topics/face-sp.html
(NIOSH)
>
El programa FACE de NIOSH se centra en las investigaciones sobre lesiones ocupacionales mortales.
-
A Conceptual Framework for Integrating Workplace Health Promotion and Occupational Ergonomics Programs (PDF)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2708653/pdf/phr124s10016.pdf
(NIH)
>
This publication in Public Health Reports 2009 is authored by Laura Pnnett, Martin Cherniack, et.al.
