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NSC Poll Says Prescription Drug Abuse Impacts 80 Percent of Indiana Workplaces

Two-thirds of employers believe prescription drugs are bigger problems than illegal drugs. The survey also discovered that only 53 percent of employers have a written policy on using prescription drugs at work, despite 80 percent reporting that they have had an issue.

Code Improvements Adopted Based on NIST Joplin Study

The changes, approved at a recent ICC meeting, apply to the nation's most tornado-prone regions, from northern Texas to central Minnesota and from western Oklahoma to western Pennsylvania.

The OSHA/NIOSH toolkit contains an appendix that is an editable document any hospital can use to draw up its respiratory protection program.

WHO Publishing Report Next Year on Violence Against Health Workers

According to WHO's Dec. 7 announcement, from Ukraine to Afghanistan, 603 health workers were killed and 958 injured in 2014 attacks in 32 countries, according to data compiled by the WHO from various sources.



Hawaii Reports Dengue Outbreak Up to 139 Cases

The Hawaii Department of Health reported Dec. 7 that a total of 139 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed as of that date on Hawaii Island.

OSHA Expects to Complete Silica Rule in February 2016

The final rule has been in development for more than 15 years. It would halve the current limit for general industry.

Foxx Praises Transportation Bill's Signing

The new law authorizes DOT to prohibit rental car companies from knowingly renting vehicles that are subject to safety recalls and raised maximum fines against non-compliant auto manufactures to $105 million, the secretary noted.

WHO Report Estimates Food Illnesses' Burden

According to WHO, the burden of foodborne diseases to public health and welfare has often been underestimated because of under-reporting and difficulty to establish causal relationships between food contamination and resulting illnesses or deaths.

A fire severely damaged the B777 after it crashed on July 6, 2013, while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. (Mike Brake / Shutterstock.com photo)

NTSB Highlighting Importance of Procedural Compliance

It is an emerging problem identified from the board's accident investigations of the Asiana crash in San Francisco and the UPS crash in Birmingham, Ala., board member Earl F. Weener reports.

Border agents in Scotland have confiscated more than 15,000 hoverboards that have been tested and found to be unsafe, authorities said Dec. 3.

British Authorities Warn Non-Compliant Hoverboards Unsafe, Confiscate Thousands

More than 17,000 of them were examined at Scottish entry ports, with 88 percent confiscated over concerns such as safety issues with the plug, cabling, charger, battery, or the cut-off switch in the board, which often fails.

DOL Awards $4.87 Million to Reduce Child Labor in Turkey

The Fair Labor Association has been awarded $4.87 million to reduce child labor in hazelnut production.

Ten Killed in San Bernardino Were Environmental Health Specialists

They were all members of SEIU Local 721. Some of its members also were wounded in the gunfire.

JOEH Publishes Supplement on Occupational Exposure Limits

The December issue of the journal includes a supplement addressing issues tied to the science of OELs.

Utility Construction Company Exposes Employees to Cave-in Hazards

Anrich Inc. exposed employees to hazards in a nearly 8-foot-deep trench, according to OSHA.

Audit of FTA Oversight Announced

The audit's objective is to assess FTA's actions to assume and relinquish direct safety oversight of a transit agency.

U.S. Attorney Praises Blankenship Conspiracy Conviction

The trial lasted more than two months -- jury selection began Oct. 1 -- and U.S. District Judge Irene Berger had read the jury an "Allen charge," which a judge hearing a criminal case can use when a jury has communicated that it is unable to reach a verdict.

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