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How Training Content Networks Make It Easier to Manage Your Training Program

Compared to classroom training and seminars, e-learning has opened up a broad selection of content for training managers to offer employees.

National take-back days have allowed participating agencies to take more than 4.1 million pounds of unwanted or expired prescription medications out of circulation since DEA

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days' Lasting Appeal

DEA started this in September 2010. Its eighth day, April 26, 2014, resulted in 390 tons of pills being brought to more than 6,000 collection sites, meaning 4.1 million pounds of prescription medications have been collected to date. The most recent collection day took place last month.

Grant Funds Pagers and Radios for Ambulance Company in Schuyler, N.Y.

A federal grant adds communications gear and replaces borrowed equipment.



Struck-by Vehicle Incidents Cause 15 Percent of Workplace Fatalities in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska

OSHA is continuing its outreach campaign to educate employers and workers in the region.

CDC Holds Twitter Chat to Discuss Ebola Crisis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a Twitter chat Oct. 2, using the hashtag #CDCchat, to answer questions about Ebola.

NFPA Developing Standard for Community Risk Reduction Plans

A report posted on the organization's website this week said NFPA's Standards Council has approved a request to establish the standard.

Nurses Call on U.S. Hospitals to Improve Emergency Preparedness

The call for improvement comes from the recent U.S. Ebola discovery.

Florida Contractor Cited for Fall Hazards

OSHA has cited Jasper Contractors of Jacksonville, Fla., for six safety violations.

Perez Announces Final Rule Raising Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers

The rule will raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour for covered workers.

BCSP Agreement Waives ASP Exam for Indian Diploma Holders

Signed Sept. 26, it will allow holders of the Government of India's Diploma in Industrial Safety Agreement to take the CSP exam without having to take the Associate Safety Professional exam.

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NIOSH to Study Exposures to Metals and Flame Retardants in E-scrap Recycling

The agency's Health Hazard Evaluation Program is seeking five facilities to participate. A team of industrial hygienists and medical officers will make site visits to assess workers' occupational exposures.

The Cascade Steel Rolling Mills facility is located in McMinnville, Ore. (Remote Solutions LLC image)

Taming the Arc

Remote circuit breaker racking mitigates arc flash hazards at Cascade Steel.

NIOSH Study Finds Antineoplastic Drug Handling Practices Are Not Always Followed

The study will be published in November in the upcoming issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.

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Keys to Optimal Flue Gas Analysis

City Technology's Tom Gurd discusses emissions gas monitoring applications and how the right sensor can improve accuracy and reduce service costs.

The most notable progressions of anti-fog coatings are those that are bonded to the lens for long-lasting properties. (MCR image)

Let's See How We Can Grow Our Safety

Anti-fog and anti-scratch technologies are perfect examples of creating products tailored to relevant market needs.

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