Respiratory


OSHA, AFS Target Silica Exposure Prevention

"Our Alliance will continue to work together to provide AFS members and metalcasting businesses with free guidance and training resources to protect the well-being of employees in the foundry industry," said OSHA chief Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.

FEMA Mandates Stricter IAQ Requirements for Its Trailers

The agency plans to purchase thousands of the improved units and says it expects some of them to be available in time for this year's hurricane season.

EPA: Last Call for Emission Reduction Grants

Armed with the most money ever appropriated for emissions reduction grants, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is calling on all applicants to submit their application packages today no later than by 5 p.m.

W.R. Grace, Affiliates Reach Tentative $3B Settlement on Asbestos Claims

When it filed for bankruptcy protection in April 2001, the company said it had been named in 325,000 asbestos personal injury claims.

NIOSH Posts Alert on Safety at Indoor Firing Ranges

The document lists good practices that can prevent excessive exposure to lead and noise by officers using indoor firing ranges and by employees of the ranges who clean up.

Study Finds Diesel Exhaust Causes Functional Effect in Human Brain

Dutch, Swedish, and British researchers conducted the research with 10 male volunteers.

Army Turns to Safer, Tougher, 'Greener' Paint

The new chromium-3-based coating system is a safer to human health and the environment and more effective than the standard chromium-6-based paint used previously, the Army says.

Honeywell Buying Norcross Safety for $1.2 Billion

The PPE maker will be integrated into Honeywell Life Safety in a group headed by Roger Fradin, shown here.



Paid Black Lung Benefits Totaled $41 Billion Through FY2004

The original cost estimate, $3 billion, was wrong because the program didn't end in 1976 as planned and eligibility and benefits were expanded. Almost 1 million claims have been filed.

NIOSH Accepting Comments Until June 1 on Health Workers' PPE Plan

The agency created the action plan after an Institute of Medicine panel said preparedness is urgently needed for the nation's 14 million health care workers.

State Fund Respiratory Protection Training Set for April 16

Three CIHs will present a full two-hour program, including a demonstration of quantitative fit testing, for policyholders at the San Bernardino office.

Study Links Coal-Mining Pollution to Poor Health

Pollution from coal mining may have a negative impact on public health in mining communities, according to data analyzed in a West Virginia University research study.

EPA Wants Cuts in Port Emissions; LA's Plan Still Murky

The LA port, shown here, wants what EPA wants: significantly lower diesel particulates and other emissions from all sources, not just trucks.

Free Black Lung Screening for West Virginia Miners Next Month

Mobile testing vans will offering the tests to help working miners catch the disease in its early stages.

April 2 Meeting Set on NIOSH's Food Flavorings Research

External peer reviewers and stakeholders can comment about the agency's study of exposures, engineering controls, and better analytical methods.

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