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BLS: Injuries, Illnesses Rose in 2022
In 2022, there was a 7.5% increase in nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private sector employers, with a total...
Read MoreOSHA proposal to update hazcom standard under White House review.
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is in the process of reviewing an update to Occupational Safety...
Read MoreInjury and illness rates in warehouses are too high, OIG tells OSHA.
A Nicaraguan immigrant, Marcos, embarked on a perilous post-hurricane cleanup job in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where he encountered toxic...
Read MoreNIOSH marks 9/11 day of remembrance
On the 2023 National Day of Service and Remembrance, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a...
Read More‘Hot, hard’ work: EPA crews begin months-long effort to remove toxic materials from Lahaina
Hazardous waste from the fire-damaged area in Lahaina, Hawaii is being transported to the Ukumehame Firing Range, where it will...
Read MoreChemical Safety Board Applauds EPA Hydrogen Fluoride Initiative
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) updated National Enforcement...
Read MoreUML to Provide Safety Training to Offshore Wind Workforce with Grant from State
TNEC was awarded a $300,000 grant through the state. Funding for the grant was provided by MassCEC, (Massachusetts Clean Energy...
Read MoreTNEC Partners w/Lowell Community Health Center to Prepare Public for Severe Weather Events
Read this great article on how TNEC works with local organization to prepare a community for severe weather events. TNEC...
Read MoreCharles River Analytics awarded SBIR grant to create VR hazardous waste training modules for NIEHS
Charles River Analytics announced it was awarded a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant for NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health...
Read MoreTNEC’s Principle Investigator David Turcotte contributes beyond worker health and safety
The New England Consortium's Principle Investigator, David Turcotte is a well known fixture as a research professor in the Economics...
Read MoreThe Hierarchy of Controls…..A step-by-step path to eliminate or reduce hazards
In this month's issue of Safety + Health, we came across a framework and a visual guide for controlling workplace...
Read MoreSeptember is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
In this month's Safety+Health publication, they have highlighted September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and OSHA (Occupational Safety and...
Read MoreNew Course at TNEC-Emergence Medical Response: First Aid, CPR, and Stop The Bleed
From time to time TNEC will promote a new course on our News and Updates page to inform readers of...
Read MoreConstruction workers say their anxiety and depression has gotten worse amid pandemic: CPWR
Safety+Health published a new article citing construction workers are at greater risk for anxiety and depression. Their symptoms have worsened...
Read MoreBack to Basics: Cold Stress
As winter continues and temperatures are often in a downward trend, it is important to revisit safety measures for personnel. ...
Read MoreOver 100 lawmakers urge OSHA to issue permanent standard on COVID-19 for health care workers
In a letter dated Jan. 11th addressed to President Joe Biden, lawmakers cite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases including...
Read MoreWhen politics trump workers’ health, we know who gets burned….
In an article from The Hill, Republicans in both chambers of Congress signed on to resolutions to nullify the vaccination-or-test emergency...
Read MoreReport: Opioid-related worker deaths skyrocket in Massachusetts
In this week's Safety & Health publication, an article stated the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths among Massachusetts workers in...
Read MoreNIOSH: Over Half of Workers Do Not Use Hearing Protection
It's astonishing that nearly half of the workers exposed to occupational noise do not use hearing protection. This was a...
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