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Record Demand for AIHF Scholarships

For the second year in a row, the foundation awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships this year, Treasurer Brian Daly said.

What to Include in a Farm First Aid Kit

Basic supplies include absorbent compresses, antibiotic treatment, medical exam gloves, and adhesive bandages.

Welding LEV Evaluation Making Progress

Dr. John Meeker updated an AIHce 2012 audience June 18 about his progress at evaluating commercially available local exhaust ventilation systems for construction welders' use.



Statoil to Charter Seven New Supply Ships

The company's announcement is a boost for the shipbuilding industry. All of the vessels will exceed the strictest NOx emission requirements of IMO, and some will have the highest oil spill protection classification.

Ad Campaign Spurs 192,000 More Quitline Calls

CDC says the www.smokefree.gov website also received more than 400,000 additional unique visitors because of the "Tips from Former Smokers" national ad campaign.

Surprising Exposures Documented in AIHce 2012 Posters

From Legionnaires’ Disease diagnoses among workers at an auto shredding operation to mail order pharmacy workers exposed to pill dust, students and professionals have explored interesting IH challenges recently.

Bumper Factory Cited for Failing to Monitor Workers' Exposure to Chemicals

The company has been issued nine serious safety and health violations for failing to monitor workers' exposure to nickel, chromium, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid while cleaning electroplating tanks.

AIHce Keynoter Sees Challenging New World

The opening keynote speaker at this year’s AIHce conference spoke quietly and didn’t say much of anything about industrial hygiene until the end of his talk, but he kept his audience spellbound nonetheless. Juan Enruiquez, co-founder of Synthetic Genomics Inc. and managing director of Excel Venture Management in Boston, discussed genetic engineering and explained how it is already changing businesses around the world.

Study Proves Benefits of Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws

States that have them saved almost four times more per registered motorcycle than those without these laws, according to the study in CDC's MMWR.

Canadians, Chilean Receiving IMO Bravery at Sea Awards

Three honorees worked for six hours to save to Inuit hunters from a life raft that had filled with cold water, while the other pulled seven survivors from a stranded motor launch in stormy conditions.

UL PureSafety Offers a New Approach to Safety Management

The new release of its Learning and Safety Management System at Safety 2012 allows users to include information collected in an incident investigation in a multimedia-based training course.

Residential Building Fires Topical Reports Released

Fires peak over the evening dinner hours in one- and two-family and multifamily residences when cooking fires are prevalent.

$10 Million Gift to Spur Nanomedicine Research

Northwestern University's Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine will house the Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Center for Regenerative Nanomedicine, which the Querrey Simpson Charitable Foundation will establish.

Indiana State Fair Commission Outlines Emergency Plan

The 425-page document is based on recommendations of Witt Associates in the aftermath of the stage equipment collapse during a storm in August 2011 that killed seven people.

More Blood Donors Needed Worldwide, WHO Says

The need for blood is being driven by increasingly sophisticated medical and surgical procedures such as cardiovascular and transplant surgery, trauma care, and therapy for cancer and blood disorders.

Cal/OSHA Encourages Criminal Case in Milpitas Fatality

The agency's chief, Ellen Widess, said the employer disregarded a city stop work order in January 2012, and a carpenter's death followed three days later.

Safety Council of Illinois Founded

MRA, a nonprofit employers association, announced the opening of this division on June 6.

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