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FEMA Urges Residents to Watch Out When Returning to Homes in Path of Hurricane Matthew

The agency says some still face a serious flooding threat.

Attorney General Eric Holder recommends that federal law enforcement personnel who may encounter people experiencing an opioid overdose be trained and equipped with naloxone.

SAMHSA Launching Mobile App for Treating Opioid Addiction

"There's nothing like MATx in the field today," said SAMHSA Principal Deputy Administrator Kana Enomoto. "It will be a significant step forward in improving timely access to medication-assisted treatment by enabling physicians and other health care practitioners to better provide effective, evidence-based, and in some cases, life-saving treatment to people with opioid use disorders."

Paris Agreement Soon to Be in Force

"Passing the threshold for the Paris Agreement's entry into force is a historic moment, marking a new era of global consensus on climate change action. This agreement will further accelerate development of a multi-trillion dollar market for clean energy technology solutions that reduce heat-trapping emissions," Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said.

NIOSH Expands List of Drugs Dangerous to Health Workers

Thirty-four new drugs have been added. "The NIOSH 2016 Hazardous Drug List is an important resource as well as a tool to raise awareness among workers about the hazards some drugs, enabling workers to take the necessary steps to protect themselves from exposure while doing their job," said NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard, M.D., MPH.

Washington Governor Signs Order to Address Opioid Misuse

According to the governor's office, opioid overdose deaths are now the leading cause of accidental deaths in nearly every part of Washington state, surpassing motor vehicle deaths and firearm-related deaths, and 718 people died from opioid overdoses in Washington last year.

Safe Work Australia Observing National Safe Work Month

"National Safe Work Month has been running for over a decade, and during this time there has been a steady decline in the number of workers injured or killed at work. However, each year almost 200 people are still heading off to work and not returning home. We can do better than this," CEO Michelle Baxter says.

Can Company Cited for Machine Hazards

Allstate Can Corp. has been fined $104K after workers suffered injuries, including amputations.

FMCSA Declares Trucking Company an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

An investigation into an accident led to the decision.



HHS Pursuing Tests for Radiation Absorbed in Nuclear Emergencies

ASPR's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will use authority granted under the Project BioShield Act of 2004 to support the tests' late-stage development and potentially purchase tests from one or more of the companies for the Strategic National Stockpile.

CDC Backs Projects Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

"Understanding the role the microbiome plays in antibiotic-resistant infections is necessary to protect the public's health," said CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden, M.D., MPH. "We think it is key to innovative approaches to combat antibiotic resistance, protect patients, and improve antibiotic use."

OSHA Proposes to Add Two Additional Fit-Testing Protocols to Respiratory Standard

The protocols would apply to employers in the general, shipyard and construction industries.

Aluminum Company Continues to Expose Employees to Machine Hazards, Says OSHA

Aluminum Shapes LLC has been fined $89K for repeat and serious safety violations.

NTSB Cites Fatigue, Methamphetamine Use in Chattanooga Crash

The board noted that Kentucky is one of only two U.S. jurisdictions that do not provide crash data in their three-year driver license records. Because of this, Cool Runnings Express did not have crash data for this truck driver; he had had four crashes in the previous three years, two of which were CMV crashes, NTSB noted.

DOT and NSC Announce New Partnership to End Roadway Fatalities

The Road to Zero coalition will try to end traffic fatalities within the next 30 years.

Joint Commission Launches Workplace Violence Resource Center

"Many of us in health care have witnessed or experienced workplace violence firsthand," said Ann Scott Blouin, RN, Ph.D., FACHE, executive vice president of Customer Relations for the commission. "It is critical that we share key resources with those in the health care community to help them prepare for and address, as well as hopefully prevent, this type of unfortunate situation from taking place."

OSHA Says Workers Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals, Compressed Gas and Falls at Tire Retailer

Mavis Tire faces $103K in federal fines after an inspection.

OSHA Rolls Out Another Standards Improvement Measure

The agency's announcement said these proposed revisions would save employers an estimated $3.2 million per year and are based on responses to a public Request for Information issued in 2012 and recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, OSHA's staff, and the Office of Management and Budget.

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Ramp-Up Alert Tones Lower Firefighters' Stress, Study Finds

The researchers found that standard alerting caused a median increase in heart rate of 7 beats per minute, while the ramp-up tones caused a median increase of 5 bpm. Their post-study survey found the firefighters strongly preferred the ramp-up tones.

Pesticide Inspections Database Launched in Canada

Information on inspections of companies that manufacture pest control products are now available to the public online, and Canadians can search the Pest Control Registrant Inspections Database for specific inspection findings, summary report cards from inspections, and information about companies' history of compliance with the Pest Control Products Act.

NYC's Heat Season Under Way

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development imposes a fee of $200 per inspection if it has to perform three or more inspections at the same location within the same heat season for heat violations or calendar year for hot water violations. During the 2015-2016 heat season, it billed for $148,800 in inspection fees.

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