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More U.S. Hospitals Designated as Ebola Treatment Centers

In a collaborative effort, the CDC is training and assessing Ebola hospital readiness.

New Site Catalogs Residential Construction Devices

The site was developed by faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis and supported by CPWR (the Center for Construction Research and Training) through a NIOSH cooperative agreement.

About 25 percent of all on-duty firefighter fatalities occur while units are responding to or returning from incidents, and vehicle crashes cause most of the deaths, according to USFA.

NIOSH Creates Training Program on Emergency Responders and Fatigue

The 60-page document is meant to assist responders in health care, public safety, utilities, construction, humanitarian aid, and cleanup services.

MSHA Announces Results of October Impact Inspections

Federal inspectors issued 127 citations during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines in October.

NHTSA Opens Investigation into Graco’s Handling of Largest Child Seat Recall in U.S. History

The agency will determine if Graco failed to report safety defect in a timely manner.

OSHA, NIOSH, National STEPS Network Sign Alliance

The agencies' leaders signed it during the 2014 OSHA Oil & Gas Safety and Health Conference taking place this week in Houston.

The rule will require employers to notify OSHA of work-related fatalities within eight hours and work-related in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or an employee

HHS Reports Progress on Hospital-Acquired Conditions

They fell by 17 percent over a three-year period, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

EU-OSHA Launches E-Guide on Managing Stress and Psychosocial Risks at Work

The free guide is part of the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress campaign.



NTSB Recommends Improvements for Certifying Lithium-ion Batteries

The agency determined that shortcomings in design and certification led to the fire in a battery being installed on a Boeing 787.

Increased heat brought on by climate change will be a problem for workers in numerous industries, NIOSH warns.

NIOSH Highlights Climate Change's Impact on Workers

The agency's Climate Change Occupational Safety and Health Work Group is working to determine OSH issues, identify gaps in worker protection, and make recommendations for safety and health improvements.

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