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European Chemicals Agency Enforcement Group Announces Next Project

It will concéntrate on enforcing REACH Annex XVII restrictions, with inspections taking place during 2016.

Labor Department Renews Workplace Rights Agreements with Latin American Countries

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez was joined by ambassadors of Mexico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica for the signing ceremony.

CDC Increases Supply of PPE for U.S. Hospitals

The equipment is Ebola-specific and is based on guidance CDC issued on Oct. 20.



Melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, is mostly caused by UV exposure.

U.S. Skin Cancer Treatment Costs Soaring, CDC Reports

The costs rose between 2002 and 2011 five times faster than the cost of treating other types of cancers, according to the agency's new study.

FBI Investigating Postal Service Cyber Attack

The U.S. Postal Service announced Nov. 10 that it had recently learned of a cyber security intrusion into some of its information systems. Employees' information, not customers' data, may have been compromised.

Cal/OSHA Cites Fuel Distributor After Fatal Explosion

The $99,345 citation against National Distribution Services Inc. follows an investigation into an explosion at the company's Corona facility. It killed one employee and severely burned another.

Miami Hospital Offering Third Bloodless Clinic Next Month

Bloodless medicine is an approach that includes performing minimally invasive procedures or saving a patient's own blood and using it during surgery by reinfusion.

New MERS Cases Reported from Saudi Arabia

WHO reported 12 more cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, along with three more deaths, that were confirmed between Oct. 27 and Oct. 30.

The FDNY program allows fire chiefs to access a list of buildings in their districts that are at highest risk of experiencing a fire that day.

FDNY Banking on FireCast 3.0

The NFPA Journal's November/December 2014 issue checks in on the department's impressive progress with "smart firefighting" and big data.

MIOSHA Urges Employers to Exercise 'Extreme Care'

The agency's Nov. 4 newsletter summarizes five October 2014 preventable occupational fatalities.

NSC Becomes an Affiliate of the NIOSH Total Worker Health Program

The aim is to help employers focus on employees’ safety, health and well-being.

Bremer Manufacturing Co. Cited in Death of Worker

The Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, aluminum factory has been cited for one willful, one repeat and one serious health violation.

NATA Cites Value of Athletic Trainers

The association's 2009 survey of companies that kept return on investment data reported a 100 percent positive ROI on having an athletic trainer on site, and more than 90 percent of respondents reported employees' days away from work declined by 25 percent or more.

Southern Wood Works Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards

The Freeport, Florida company is facing proposed penalties of more than $71,000.

'Punitive Culture' Cited in NTSB Findings on Alaska DPS Helicopter Crash

The safety board also cited the pilot's decision to continue flying into deteriorating weather conditions.

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