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Reasonable suspicion drug testing is a critical safety measure.

Marijuana Use Raises Risk of Stroke: AHA

The American Heart Association posted a news release about it Feb. 19, saying "researchers found a link between marijuana use and stroke in a total of 64 stroke patients."

Workers remove debris in Rockaway, N.Y., on Nov. 11, 2012, following Hurricane Sandy. (Photo by Elissa Jun/FEMA)

NIST Agreement Funds Disaster Resilience Center

NIST has agreed to provide $20 million to create the Community Resilience Center of Excellence at Colorado State University.

The NIOSH app was introduced last year. It includes selection and inspection tools and was developed by three researchers in the agency

Fall Safety Stand-Down Expanded to Two Weeks

More than 1 million workers participated in last year's stand-down, and the partner organizations are hoping to have stand-downs staged in all 50 states and around the world during May 4-15.



During Haiti

Chilly End to 2015 Mardi Gras Season

During Haiti's Carnival, at least 16 people died when a man atop a parade float apparently contacted a power line.

The CCPR is responsible for establishing maximum limits for pesticide residues in specific food items or in groups of food.

World Health Day 2015 Focused on Food Safety

New threats to food safety are constantly emerging, according to the World Health Organization.

Some locations, operations, or hazmat personnel may require security awareness training that includes security risks associated with their specific tasks and methods designed to enhance security.

FMCSA Creates Committee to Update Truck and Bus Driver Training

The panel's first public meeting is scheduled for Feb. 26-27.

Many of the 100 dark chocolate bars tested by FDA were found to contain milk, in some cases with the milk either not listed on the product

FDA: Many Dark Chocolate Products Contain Milk

Consumers who are allergic to milk should be aware that a high proportion of tested dark chocolates contained milk, the agency announced Feb. 11.

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NFPA Research Foundation Launches Data Center Project

As the equipment housed in these centers places more demands on their HVAC systems, engineered-airflow solutions are being introduced. The Fire Protection Research Foundation wants to find out how they affect the transport of fire suppression agents.

The commission is accepting applications for Leaders across Borders only through Feb. 13.

Border Health Commission Taking Applications for 2016 Leadership Academy

Applicants must be health professionals with five years of experience working in public health, health-related fields, or community settings within the U.S.-Mexico border region, and there are additional requirements.

"Contractors have stayed busy this winter and expect to keep hiring through 2015 if they can find the workers they need," said Ken Simonson, AGC

Construction's Back on Track

With 39,000 jobs added in January 2015 and 308,000 in the past year, construction employment is at its highest level since February 2009, AGC reports.

International Environmental Corp. announced its Oklahoma City manufacturing facility has reached 1 million consecutive man-hours of operation without a lost-time injury.

Oklahoma Company Reaches Million-Hour Milestone

"Our employees realize that IEC values their well-being and is driven to ensure that everyone makes it home to their families each night," said safety manager Stuart Hughes.

The proposed rule is intended to simplify and better organize MSHA

MSHA Holding Public Hearings on Civil Penalty Rule

Today's public hearing in Birmingham, Ala., and another one next week in Chicago concern the proposed rule MSHA published last July.

This photo in the NTSB letter to FRA

NTSB: Strengthen Requirements for Passenger Railcars' Vulnerable Ends

The safety board sent that recommendation on Feb. 2 to Sarah Feinberg, acting administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration.

The explosion in West, Texas, prompted President Obama

Fertilizer Safety Alliance Signed

The alliance is part of the federal government's response to President Obama's Executive Order 13650: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security, which he signed following the devastating West explosion.

The American Heart Association, HHS, and other organizations will use the hashtag #GoRed to encourage greater awareness of heart disease as the leading cause of death for American women.

Fighting the Leading Killer of U.S. Women

The American Heart Association, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and many other groups are raising awareness in the fight against heart disease in women by celebrating National Wear Red Day® on Friday, Feb. 6.

Proper hand washing is key for infection control.

Infection Prevention: The Role of Proper Hand Hygiene

Experts view hand washing as the single most important way to stop the transmission of disease from one person to another.

Maintaining vibrating tools is important to lessen the harmful effects vibration causes long term in workers.

Vibration Hazards in the Workplace: The Basics of Risk Assessment

If workers are truly at risk from excessive vibration, steps can be taken to reduce or eliminate that risk altogether, including purchasing new tools that vibrate less and maintaining them to a high standard of performance.

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