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OSHA Focusing on Amputations in Region VI

OSHA's announcement said this campaign is beginning immediately with a targeted enforcement phase, including on-site inspections and a review of employers in industries with machinery that exposes workers to amputation hazards.

HHS Announces Phase 1 Winners of the Move Health Data Forward Challenge

The proposals are designed to help consumers share health data easily and securely.

Existing Medicare and Medicaid health care facilities more than 75 feet tall will have 12 years in which to install fire sprinklers throughout.

NFPA Releases New Resource for Meeting CMS Mandate

A new CMS rule requires the development of an emergency plan, policy, and procedure; communication plan; and a method to train staff and evaluate facilities about the plan, he wrote, and it specifies additional criteria for emergency and standby power requirements for certain health care facilities.



BSEE Expands SafeOCS Program

The program now includes the confidential collection of equipment failure data.

NTSB Revealing Most 2017-2018 Wanted List Nov. 14

"Since 1990, our annual Most Wanted List has been our roadmap from lessons learned to lives saved," NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said. "It represents actions which, if taken, will save lives and reduce the number of people injured, and amount of property, damaged in transportation accidents."

Minnesota's Workplace Injury Rate Reaches New Low

The state had an estimated 3.5 OSHA-recordable nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time-equivalent workers in 2015, and the estimated rate was 3.7 cases per 100 FTE workers in 2014 and 3.9 in both 2013 and 2012.

New Report Plots MH370's Final Plunge

A report from the search's lead agency, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, includes several calculated flight paths the aircraft may have taken as it plunged toward the ocean. The report also explains why investigators concluded a recovered flaperon was retracted upon impact.

Lots of Ideas From Transit Workers in Dialogue on Assaults

They cited the need for fully functional, modern technology, including video surveillance equipment to ensure the safety of transit workers, as well as de-escalation training for workers, passenger education campaigns, and increased police presence, Acting Federal Transit Administrator Carolyn Flowers reports.

NIOSH Study Finds Adherence to Anesthesia Care Practices is Lacking

The study did find that scavenging systems are widely used, however.

Medical- and Disability-Related Leave Advisor Tool Now Available

The tool will help workers and employers understand the leave they are entitled.

SAMHSA Sets National Prevention Week for May 14-20, 2017

National Prevention Week (#NPW2017) is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of mental and/or substance use disorders. The 2017 theme is Making Each Day Count.

A glove that is too thick or has material that is too inflexible for a specific task will decrease finger dexterity and increase hand fatigue. (SW Safety Solutions Inc. photo)

Why Quality Manufacturing Matters

Get a grip on safety with new single-use glove technologies.

Because painkiller prescriptions are written by primary care physicians or pain specialists, patients may perceive that they are receiving credible treatment, not realizing the risks of misuse or abuse, and assume that pills are safe to take for any reason and under any circumstance.

What You Need to Know About Prescription Painkillers and Safety Risks

The low number of employers who offer training about workplace usage of prescription drugs must increase dramatically.

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