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May
2008
Workplace Fatalities for Latinos and Immigrant Workers on the Rise
Senate
Pushes for Reform in OSHA Penalties for Workplace Fatalities
April
2008
Can Employers Go Too
Far in Promoting Smoking Cessation?
High Risk of Injury
for Sign Language Interpreters
Better Screening
Needed to Reduce MRSA Transmission
CDC: Little Progress
in Fight against Foodborne Illness
As Workplace Wellness
Programs Gain Popularity, Benefits Are Not Being
Tracked
Summer Approaches!
OSHA Teen Workers Website
WHO Confirms Human-to-Human Transmission of Bird Flu in Pakistan
Silver Nanoparticles:
A Potential Pollutant
Evidence Suggests
Shift Changes Influence Health, Work-Life Balance
Is Employer
Involvement in Employee Healthcare Misplaced?
EPA Issues New Rule
on Lead-Safe Practices for Contractors
NIOSH Seeks Input on
PPE Plan for Healthcare Workers
Study Finds Pesticides, Parkinson's Disease Link
March
2008
ROI Calculator
Workers at Risk from
Baby Milk Powder
Supreme Court: No
Review of Decision on EEOC Retiree Health Coverage
Policy
Minimal Exposure to Asbestos-like Fibers Affects Lungs
OSHA Releases
Combustible Dust Fact Sheet
Study Identifies
On-site Health Center Issues and Trends
City Loses Appeal
Over Pre-employment Drug Testing
State Court Rules Random Drug Testing of Student Athletes Unconstitutional
Multiple Drug
Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) on the Rise
Report Warns of Aluminum Nanodust Combustibility
New CDC Vaccine Safety Website
February
2008
Poultry Workers and
Avian Flu
2008-2009 Flu Vaccine Targets Three New Strains
OSHA: Link between
Portland Cement and Skin Problems
2010 TB Goal for US
Not Likely Attainable
Google, Cleveland
Clinic to Test Health Records Initiative
Effectiveness of
Personal Protective Measures to Prevent Lyme Disease
OSHA: New Directive
on Hexavalent Chromium
OSHA: New NEP on
Silica
ACOEM Updates
Confidentiality Policies
In Doubt:
Effectiveness of Training With or Without Lifting
Equipment for Preventing Back Pain
FDA Warns Public of
Contaminated Syringes
New Legislation Gives
Military Family Members Medical, Emergency Leave
Comment Period
Extended for Confined Spaces in Construction NPRM
Comment Period
Extended for Lookback Review of Methylene Chloride
Standard
January
2008
Lawmakers May Redefine "Disabiltiy" Under ADA
Former FedEx Employee
Wins ADA Award Appeal
Extended Hours
Detrimental to Returning Injured Workers
Johns Hopkins
Hospital Ending Latex Use
Proposed Rulemaking
for New Respirator Fit-Testing Protocol
Requirements for Use
of Revised ICVP for Yellow Fever Vaccine
Static Magnets Not an
Effective Treatment for Pain Relief
Poultry Workers
Carriers of Drug-resistant E. coli
Study Discredits
Vaccine-Autism Link
EEOC Issues Rule on
Retiree Health Benefits
NIOSH Releases
Interim Guidance on Screening of Workers Potentially
Exposed to Nanoparticles
Court Discards
Discrimination Case Decision, Accepts New Standard
Employer Did Not
Violate ADA by Not Excusing Unannounced Absences
CDC Offers Pandemic
Flu Toolkit for Health Professionals
December
2007
Shift Workers,
Painters, and Firefighters Face Higher Risk for
Cancer
New Drug and Alcohol
Random Testing Rates for 2008
New EBT Devices Added
to CPL
FMCSA Retains Truck
Driver Hours-of-Service Limits
Random Drug and Alcohol
Testing Rates Set by FAA
November 2007
Nonfatal Workplace
Injuries and Illnesses Continue to Decline
OSHA Issues Final
Rule on Personal Protective Equipment
Incentives Encourage
Workers to Improve Health
GAO Investigation
Finds Numerous Problems with DOT Drug Screening
October 2007
State Supreme Court
Upholds Finding of Liability for HIV Disclosure
DATIA Members’ Input on Drug Testing Issues Accepted through November 14, 2007
Infections from
Drug-resistant "Superbug" on the Rise
Arthritis Causes
Disability, Workplace Limitations
Report Reveals
Increase in US Lab Accidents Involving Deadly
Substances
Workplace Treatment
of Depressed Workers Benefit Employers
E. coli in
Frozen Ground Beef Prompts Recall
Diacetyl Legislation
September 2007
Be Prepared for the
2007-2008 Flu Season
New E. coli Worry Prompts Dole Recall
Oil Spill Aftermath:
Prolonged Respiratory Problems
Some Instances of
"Refusal to Test" Drug Test Results to be
Reconsidered
Diacetyl Likely Cause
of Popcorn Lung Disease
New Federal Court
Filing Says Cross Border Trucking Stay Request Lacks
Merit
August 2007
Hepatitis A Health
Advisory
OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database Available Online
International
Coalition Calls for Strong Nanotechnology Oversight
The Impact of
Abbreviations on Patient Safety
2006 Census of Fatal
Occupational Injuries
OSHA Releases New
Quick Start Module
Fewer US Workers
Using Cocaine
2007 SHPS Health
Practices Study
Co-workers May Be Sued for Injuries from Horseplay
July 2007
CDC Yellow Book 2008 Now Available
June 2007
CDC's NHSN Now Available to All US Hospitals
FDA Approves Quick Malaria Test
CDC Reports Lyme
Disease Has Doubled in 15 Years
CDC Report on the Uninsured
ACIP Updates
Varicella Recommendation
WHO Guidelines on TB
and Air Travel
OSHA
Directive to Eliminate Highly Hazardous Chemicals in
Oil Industry
OSHA Forms
Directorate of Training and Education
NIOSH: Medical
Surveillance for Healthcare Workers Exposed to
Hazardous Drugs
DATIA Extends
Certification Deadline
DOT Interactive
Website: Are You Covered?
May 2007
OSHA's New Pandemic
Flu Guidance for Healthcare Workers
FDA Issues Avandia Safety Alert
OSHA Site-Specific
Targeted Inspection Plan for 2007
FDA Approves First
Respirators for Use in Public Health Medical
Emergencies
Cerberus Buys
Chrysler
Appeal Court Upholds
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard
New CDC Guidance for
Public Facemask and Respirator Use
Obesity Associated
with Increased WC Claims and Lost Work Days
US, Mexican Trucks
Will Begin Cross-Border Demo Program Simultaneously
April 2007
FDA Turns Down
ARCOXIA
OSHA Announces
National Emphasis Program on Health Hazards of
Diacetyl
FDA Approves First
Human Bird Flu Virus
OSHA Schedules Final
Public Meetings on Ionizing Radiation
US Fatal Occupational Injuries Continue to Decline
Wellpoint to Tie
Improving Members' Health to Employee Incentives
March 2007
Schneider National Cleared of Discrimination Against Fainting Trucker
OSHA Identifies
Workplaces with High Injury/Illness Rates
US Workers' Drug
Use Lowest Since 1988
HRSA Survey Reveals
More but Older RNs
Los Angeles to Look
into Requiring Hepatitis A Vaccinations for Food
Service Workers
Systematic Review
on Antiretroviral PEP for HCWs
USPSTF: Aspirin and
NSAIDs Not Shown to Prevent Colorectal Cancer
OSHA Seeks
Information from Public on Ionizing Radiation
February 2007
New Program Allows
US Trucks into Mexico, Changes How Some Mexican
Trucks Operate in the US
New Prescription
Drug Disposal Guidelines
GAO Recommends
Better Protection of Electronic Health Information
DATIA to Offer DOT
Specimen Collector Refresher Course
New OSHA Poster
Available
OSHA Releases New
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for Influenza
Pandemic
Women v. Wal-Mart:
Class Action Suit Allowed to Proceed
Study: US Workplace
Policies Not As Family-Friendly As Others
FAA Proposes
Raising Pilot Retirement Age
January 2007
ABOHN Expands
Computer Based Training (PDF 97KB)
New DOT Manual on Communicable Diseases
President Bush's
2007 Health Care Proposal
FMCSA Proposes
EOBRs for Hours-of-Service Compliance
BP to Implement
Baker Panel Recommendations
CDC: New Guidelines
for Use of Tdap
ALA: More
Workplaces are Smoke Free
Federally Mandated
Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates for 2007
American Heart
Association Launches Start!
FDA Approves
Refrigerated FluMist; Supply to be Ready for Next
Flu Season
FTC Settles with
Weight-loss Product Makers for Deceptive Marketing
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