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In a recent article from Occupational Health & Safety, Rocky Rowlett discusses how mental health can affect communication, decision-making, situational awareness, and overall safety among construction workers, making mental well-being an important part of jobsite safety. The article encourages construction employers and leaders to recognize signs that workers may be struggling, reduce stigma, start supportive conversations, and incorporate mental health into regular safety training and workplace practices.   The article also expands beyond physical hazards and demonstrates how worker mental well-being can affect overall workplace safety. It provides ideas for incorporating mental health awareness into safety training, which aligns well with…

In a recent publication from Safety+Healty, they indicated the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has launched a new website highlighting safe work practices and engineering controls for preventing occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The resource emphasizes the hierarchy of controls and provides guidance on measures such as wet cutting, local exhaust ventilation, process enclosures, proper housekeeping, medical surveillance, and silica regulations. Silica exposure is a serious occupational hazard in industries such as construction and stone fabrication, and TNEC is currently involved in outreach related to engineered-stone countertop workers. The new NIOSH resource could also support TNEC’s…

TNEC is a proud recipient of NIEHS WTP grant. Watch to learn how NIEHS WTP-funded organizations train and prepare workers for natural and human-caused disasters. Find out how you can access high-quality training from WTP partners to protect yourself, your family, and community before and after disasters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-MX1BPY2vc

TNEC was recently highlighted in the UML news. The article featured TNEC's $7.3 NIEHS grant award on worker health and safety training. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.  

Charles River Analytics announced it was awarded a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant for NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) to create virtual reality (VR) modules that enhance training for hazardous waste operations & emergency response (HAZWOPER). This award is geared towards creating training modules for firefighters, emergency responders, and environmental and industrial workers, who may all encounter hazardous materials. These hazardous materials can pose health and safety risks such as chemical burns, illnesses, fires, and explosions. To read the article in it's entirety, please click here.