Shower curtains made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic contain many harmful chemicals including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates and organotins; these PVC shower curtains are potentially toxic to the health of consumers.
”Dr. Jim Ramsay epitomizes the work ethic, the professionalism, and the spirit of contribution and cooperation necessary for educators to play in the field of safety,” said Mark A. Friend, Ed.D., CSP, of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, who nominated the winner.
"We’re talking about more than just a paper program. It’s the kind of program that can reduce worker’s comp costs and illnesses and injuries, making the companies more productive and more competitive,” said OSHA chief Edwin G. Foulke today.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called on employers to support National Men's Health Week, June 9-15, in a bid to improve the health of male workers across the UK.
The Illinois Department of Public Health has closed the hot tub and the hotel's pool as it investigates. One person diagnosed with the disease has been released from the hospital.
The site offers ways to protect hurricane relief workers from biological hazards as well as other hazards associated with severe weather cleanup and eco-remediation efforts, such as mold and infectious diseases, among other information.
Licensed pesticide applicators who used chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days in their lifetime were at greater risk of diabetes, according to researchers from the National Institutes of Health.
The director of a medical monitoring program for non-NYC responders to the 9/11 attacks said both respiratory and psychological symptoms have not lessened.
The birds tested positive for exposure to the H7N3 strain--a subtype of avian flu. The exposure was discovered Friday during routine blood tests, but state officials decided against announcing the infection to the public.
SCAA Executive Director Chris Chiames said the program will strengthen the "chain of survival" in identified communities across the nation.
At booth 1911, industry professionals are giving demonstrations every half hour with volunteer attendees as their patients.
Raleigh, N.C., is the site for this hearing as the commission works on near-term recommendations for improving how long and how well Americans live.
There's a difference between a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest, and rescue response to the two can be different.
The public health advisory alerts patients, caregivers, and health care professionals to switch to hydrofluoroalkane (HFA)-propelled albuterol inhalers.
The crew will travel by RV for four months, collecting stories, organizing events, and blogging and reporting at www.coveramericatour.org.
A study published May 25 "suggests a new target for the development of medications to decrease the risk of relapse in abstinent cocaine abusers," says NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow.
A new report says training and management deficiencies in most countries of Africa, Central Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean "are so pervasive and broad that there is no effective international system of biosafety at the moment."
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists launched a new online resource for patients and their health care professionals at its 17th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress in Orlando.