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Bellevue, Wash. Receives $99.6 Million Loan from DOT

The money will go toward the Belred Street Network Project.

FDA Sets Public Meeting on Abuse-Deterrent Opioids

FDA will use the July 10-11 meeting to engage outside experts in a discussion of how it can better leverage existing data sources and methods to evaluate the impact of these products in the real world and what new data sources and study designs could be used to ensure the efforts result in the best possible answers to inform regulatory decision-making.

Arizona Under Statewide Opioid Health Emergency

The governor's declaration gives Arizona the ability to coordinate public health efforts between state, local, and private-sector partners and allows the state to utilize all of its public health resources, including by distributing naloxone throughout the community. The declaration and enhanced surveillance advisory will provide for enhanced reporting of overdose deaths from doctors and hospitals.

NYC Leaders Want More Speed Cameras Allowed

"Speed cameras are reducing traffic injuries and saving lives," said DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. "We now need to build on this success to bring cameras to even more neighborhoods where they could make this kind of big difference."

NIOSH Study Finds Private Dental Practices Lacking Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plans

Over a quarter of private dental practices that participated did not have a site-specific control plan.

L&I Seeking 2017 Governor's Lifesaving Awards Nominations

The nominee must have performed "hands on" aid in saving a life and, for law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and those in similar professions, the lifesaving action cannot have been part of their normal job responsibilities; it must have been above and beyond the call of duty.

Live From ASSE Day 1

DuPont’s booth features new products from both the Tyvek and Nomex brands.

Partnership Announced for Undersea Unmanned Vehicles

Boeing is currently testing its newest UUV, Echo Voyager, off the Southern California coast. Fully autonomous, it requires no support vessel for launch or recovery and can operate at sea for months before returning to port.



NIST Upgrades Molecular 'Fingerprints' Database

Scientists rely on the NIST Mass Spectral Library to accurately identify chemical compounds when conducting investigations and in other work.

WHO Updates Essential Medicines List

The agency's experts have grouped antibiotics into three categories – ACCESS, WATCH, and RESERVE – with recommendations on when each category should be used. This change aims to ensure that antibiotics are available when needed, reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria, and preserve the effectiveness of "last resort" antibiotics.

OSHA in Atlanta Construction Partnership

The State Farm at Park Center project is a mixed-use development incorporating a 1 million-square-foot corporate office building, a 2.5 million-square-foot parking deck, and the demolition of the existing Hammond Exchange Building. During construction, approximately 50 subcontractors and 4,000 workers will be on site.

AIHce Heading East in 2018

The year's best U.S. industrial hygiene event will take place May 21-23 in Philadelphia, with Professional Development Courses offered May 19, 20, and 24.

NY Amusement Ride Inspections Under Way

A ride cannot legally operate without a permit from the New York State Department of Labor, which last year performed nearly 1,600 inspections on more than 9,000 amusement devices and issued more than 2,900 orders to correct violations.

Avoid splashing with water to avoid contaminating the area around sinks with heavy metals. Wash the hands for at least 30 seconds and dry with disposable paper towels.

CDC Investigations Find Common Sources of Health Care Infections

"Everything here is water-related, which tends to be the case with health care," said Bryan E. Christensen, an industrial hygienist and epidemiologist with CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. "There really needs to be an increased role for the industrial hygiene field at health care facilities. It's something that needs more emphasis going forward."

Predicting Worker Fatigue

Sean Kerklaan of Fatigue Science held a session on the importance of sleep, and how to improve it for workers.

A Close Look at Hearing Loss

Scott Brueck of NIOSH evaluated the effect of noise on hearing loss at a hammer forge company.

New Initiatives for Lead Exposure in Vietnam

A study looked at the village of Dong Mai, which created an industry out of recycling batteries and thus an overexposure to lead.

Federal Enforcement Still Weak, NPR's Berkes Says

Having investigated the Upper Big Branch mine disaster, grain bin deaths, and the erosion of workers' compensation protections, he says the agencies and prosecutors don’t enforce strongly enough, and workers suffer.

Visitors may want to use the Washington State Ferries to travel from the Seattle waterfront to Bainbridge Island and other stops.

Zika, Ebola Updates Provided at AIHce 2017

Only three occupational cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission have been recorded in the United States, a NIOSH presenter said June 5.

NASA Revealing New Astronaut Class This Week

About 18,300 people applied more than a year ago, and the agency is announcing the new group in a live broadcast June 7 from the Johnson Space Center.

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