In conjunction with this year’s World TB Day, the agency reports 27 countries are making good progress in diagnosing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
A research team is examining how oil spilled after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion is affecting organisms living on six shipwrecks located near the Macondo well site.
An undetermined amount of bunker fuel oil spilled after a bulk cargo vessel collided with a barge under tow March 22.
The agency and the institute renewed for five years their alliance that is committed to addressing workers' safety in the waterproofing, sealant and restoration industry.
The three-day conferences will give attendees a behind-the-scenes look at Milliken's safety processes and a tour of a Milliken & Company plant.
The parties did not disclose the purchase price and said they expect the transaction to close in two months, pending approval by the Evonik Supervisory Board and by German antitrust authorities.
The active ingredient in a fumigant used to kill insects in grain bins, railcars, ships, shipping containers, and warehouses, it produces phosphine, a toxic and potentially explosive gas. Fumigation Management Plans are required.
Helados La Tapatia in California has voluntarily recalled all of its ice cream products.
OSHA has issued fines to Smiley Plaster Co. in Georgia and placed it in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Workers, safety managers, and management are asked to pause to discuss topics including ladder safety, scaffolding safety, and roofing work safety.
Interest in the March 24-25 event in Arlington, Va., exceeded the available meeting space, according to the agency.
NIOSH and NHCA announced the Electronic Systems Sector of Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has won the 2014 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards.
The car manufacturer is paying a $1.2 billion criminal penalty for covering up safety defects.
The FDA has issued a recall of the company's dark chocolate after tests showed high levels of milk protein.
OSHA has ordered the company to pay the employee in wages and damages following an investigation.
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has reported in its 2009-14 strategic plan that its ability to decide cases has been hampered because of lacking a third commissioner for extended periods.
NIOSH published "Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica" in 1974, recommending there that same exposure limit OSHA has proposed -- 50 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3).
Three more recalls and Jeff Boyer's appointment follow the ignition switch recall of 1.3 million vehicles in the United States.
Marketing is now allowed for a device that serves as preventative treatment for migraines.
This is the most common disaster in the United States, affecting the most people year after year.