NIOSH Piloting New Training Program with Workforce Tulsa
- July 23, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Global Safety News
No CommentsNIOSH Piloting New Training Program with Workforce Tulsa “Our young adult participants have a variety of challenges and barriers to sustainable employment, such as a lack of education or homelessness, and this training program will provide them with a much-needed opportunity to learn the basics of workplace health and safety,” said Shelley Cadamy, executive director
Safety groups to Congress: Maintain funding for OSHA, NIOSH
- April 3, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – Funding for OSHA and NIOSH helps protect the health and safety of the nation’s workers and should not be cut. This was the message of a recent letter sent to lawmakers from more than a dozen safety organizations. The groups – which include the National Safety Council, the American Society of Safety Engineers
NIOSH: Health care worker monitoring system now tracks sharps injuries, body fluid exposures
- March 30, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – NIOSH has released two electronic modules for tracking sharps injuries, as well as blood and body fluid exposures, among health care workers as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Occupational Health Safety Network. OHSN analyzes existing injury data to help identify the jobs at greatest risk for injuries in an
NIOSH announces free health screenings for coal miners
- March 13, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – A series of free, confidential health screenings will be available for coal miners as part of the NIOSH Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program. NIOSH will provide the screenings in its state-of-the-art mobile testing unit, which will travel across the country to mining sites and public locations. The screenings could provide early detection of
NIOSH publishes workbook on Total Worker Health
- February 8, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – NIOSH has released a workbook it calls “a practical starting point for employers, workers, labor representatives, and other professionals interested in implementing workplace safety and health programs aligned with the Total Worker Health approach.” The Total Worker Health concept emphasizes a work environment that is free of hazards and uses “a modern prevention approach”