What's New on the NIOSH Website

December 2014

12/31

• NIOSH Factsheets: Preventing Worker Fatigue Among Ebola Healthcare Workers and Responders

12/23

• Federal Register Notice:Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

12/22

• NIOSH Science Blog: Happy Holidays from NIOSH - 2014

12/18

• Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 006 - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Finding of Insufficient Evidence

12/17

• NIOSH Science Blog: Is There a Link Between Firefighting and Cancer? - Epidemiology in Action

12/16

• NIOSH Science Blog: Building Better Buoyancy — Developing Innovative Life Vests for Commercial Fishermen

12/15

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project - Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project - Investigating the Implementation and Evaluation of Top-ranked HSMS Elements

12/11

• NIOSH Science Blog: What Works Best to Prevent Stress Among Healthcare Workers: Changing the organization or educating staff?
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: Emergency Self Escape for Coal Miners - New

12/10

• Federal Register Notice: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee; Notice of Charter Renewal

12/9

• NIOSH Science Blog: Prolonged Standing at Work

12/8

• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board)

12/5

• NIOSH Factsheets: Ebola information for airport workers including airline customer service representatives and airport retail and food service workers, passenger assistance workers, custodial staff, and baggage and cargo handlers

12/4

• NIOSH Science Blog: Safety and Health for Immigrant Workers

12/3

• Homecare Workers' Handbook - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-103
• NIOSH Update: New Training Helps to Reduce Risks for Emergency Responders Who Work Long Hours
• NIOSH Science Blog: Collecting Data on Worker Hearing Loss- Epidemiology in Action

12/1

• NIOSH Topic page - Climate Change and Occupational Safety and Health
• Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-102

November 2014

11/25

• NIOSH Science Blog: Thanksgiving Ergonomics: Reducing material handling injuries with engineering controls
• NIOSH Update: New Publication Highlights Solutions to Prevent Overexertion Injuries for Retail Workers
• NIOSH Update: ISEA to Honor Christine Branche of NIOSH with Distinguished Service Award
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review - Meeting

11/21

• NIOSH Science Blog: First, Do No Harm: Temporary Threshold Shift Screening Is Not Worth the Risk

11/20

• PFD Manufacturer Adopts NIOSH Research into Product Development Process - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-119
• NIOSH Science Blog: A Health and Safety Evaluation at an Airline Catering Facility

11/19

• Use of Model Farmers Proves Effective in Increasing Safety Practices Among Navajo Agricultural Workers - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-177
• NIOSH Smart Phone Application Improves Ladder Safety to Reduce Falls - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-176
• A NIOSH-funded Research Study Improves Safety and Health of Farm Workers and Their Families - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-175
• NIOSH Science Blog: Work-family Conflict, Sleep, and the Heart
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Proposed Project: Surveillance of Health-Related Workplace Absenteeism

11/18

• NIOSH Science Blog:Motor Vehicle Safety and Law Enforcement Officers
• Law Enforcement Officer Motor Vehicle Safety - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-101

11/17

• NIOSH Science Blog: Intervening for Work Stress: Work-life Stress and Total Worker Health Approaches
• Federal Register Notice: Improving Organizational Management and Worker Behavior through Worksite Communication - New - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

11/14

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH to Highlight Research at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
• Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

11/13

• NIOSH Update: Proposed National Total Worker Health Agenda; Draft Available for Public Comment

11/7

• NIOSH eNews - November, 2014
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Incentives for the Adoption of the Youth@Work - Talking Safety Curriculum - New
• NIOSH Science Blog: Protecting Workers from Ebola: Eight Knowledge Generation Priorities

11/6

• Federal Register Notice: Determination Concerning a Petition to Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort - Simonds Saw and Steel Company
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interventions for Airplane Cargo Baggage Handling

11/4

• Health Hazard Evaluation Program: What Employers Should Know - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-135
• Health Hazard Evaluation Program: What Employees Should Know - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-136

11/3

• Federal Register Notice: EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction Interviews and Forms (OMB No. 0920 - 0530, expires 02/28/2015) - Extension

September 2014

9/30

• NIOSH Science Blog:Occupational Exposures at Electronic Scrap Recycling Facilities

9/29

• Federal Register Notice: Issuance of Final Publications - 10 NIOSH Skin Notations

9/26

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Study Finds Lack of Adherence to Safe Handling Guidelines for Administration of Antineoplastic Drugs
• Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

9/23

• NIOSH Science Blog: Climate Change and Occupational Safety and Health
• Preventing Falls from Heights through the Design of Embedded Safety Features (Pub. No. 2014-124) (Spanish) Prevención de caídas desde alturas por medio del diseño de elementos de seguridad integrados

9/19

• NIOSH Science Blog: Accurate and Efficient Assessments of Working Posture
• NIOSH Topic Page: Global Collaborations

9/18

• Federal Register Notice: Issuance of Final Guidance Publication - NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, 2014

9/17

• NIOSH Science Blog: Connecting Occupational Public Health and Patient Care Through Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

9/16

• Federal Register Notice: Specifications for Medical Examinations of Coal Miners

9/15

• NIOSH Update: New NIOSH Resource Provides Quick Tips to Help Truckers Get a Good Night's Sleep
• NIOSH Science Blog: Thank You Truck Drivers!
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Proposed Project: Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) intervention effectiveness in material handling operations-Revision-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

9/12

• NIOSH Science Blog: Emergency Preparedness Month
• NIOSH Topic Page en Español (Spanish): BUY QUIET (Compre las máquinas silenciosas)
• Federal Register Notice: Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort

9/11

• NIOSH Update: World Trade Center Health Program reaches out to 9/11 responders and survivors
• NIOSH Science Blog: WTC Rescue/Recovery and Obstructive Airway Disease

9/10

• Federal Register Notice: Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial review

9/9

• NIOSH Directory Page: Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources Directory
• Federal Register Notice: Returning Our Veterans to Employment and Reintegration (ROVER): Work Stress and Assistance Animals-New-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

9/8

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Updates List of Drugs that Pose a Risk to Workers in Healthcare Settings

9/5

• NIOSH Topic Page:
• NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, 2014 - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-138
• NIOSH Science Blog: N95 Day 2014: Respirator Preparedness – Where Technology Meets Good Practices

9/3

• NIOSH Science Blog: GAO Report on Adding Cancers to WTC Covered Conditions

9/2

• World Health Organization's Situation Reports Added to the NIOSH Ebola Page
• NIOSH Update: National Awareness Day Highlights Importance of Respirators
• Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the Dow Chemical Co. Facility in Walnut Creek, California (Also Known as Pittsburg, CA), To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

August 2014

8/29

• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: 2 Diethylaminoethanol - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-140
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: 2-Ethoxyethyl Acetate - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-141
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole, Sodium 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole, Zinc 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-142
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Allyl Glycidyl Ether - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-143
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Ethyl Acrylate - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-144
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Methyl Isocyanate - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-145
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Nitrobenzene - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-146
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Phenylhydrazine - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-147
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Isophorone Diisocyanate - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-148
• NIOSH Skin Notation Profiles: Propargyl Alcohol - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-149

8/28

• NIOSH Press Release: Statement by NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D.: Labor Day 2014
• NIOSH Science Blog: Labor Day 2014
• NIOSH eNews - September, 2014
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review, Proposed Project - Health Hazard Evaluations/Technical Assistance and Emerging Problems (0920-0260, Expiration 11/30/2014) - Revision

8/25

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH and OSHA Announce Best Practices to Protect Temporary Workers
• Recommended Practices, Protecting Temporary Workers - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-139
• Report of Investigations 9696: Guidelines for Performing a Helmet-CAM Respirable Dust Survey and Conducting Subsequent Analysis with the Enhanced Video Analysis of Dust Exposures (EVADE) Software - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-133
• Enhanced Video Analysis of Dust Exposures (EVADE) Software - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-134C

8/21

• NIOSH Topic Page: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• NIOSH Science Blog: Preliminary Field Studies on Worker Exposures to Volatile Chemicals during Oil and Gas Extraction Flowback and Production Testing Operations

8/20

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

8/19

• Quick Sleep Tips for Truck Drivers - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-150

8/18

• NIOSH Update: Public Comment Sought on Draft Document for Workplace Tobacco Policies
• NIOSH Science Blog: Including Work Information in Electronic Health Records

8/15

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin: Promoting Health and Preventing Disease and Injury through Workplace Tobacco Policies
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

8/13

• NIOSH Science Blog: Preventing Skin Cancer

8/12

• MMWR: Heat Illness and Death Among Workers — United States, 2012–2013: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, Aug. 8, 2014
• MMWR: Prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease or Stroke Among Workers Aged <55 Years — United States, 2008–2012: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, Aug. 1, 2014
• NIOSH Science Blog: The National Tractor Safety Coalition: Taking a new systems-approach to a well-known problem
• NIOSH Update: Live from Bethesda, Maryland: NIOSH Hosts the 1st International Symposium on Total Worker Health

8/7

• NIOSH Science Blog: Buy Quiet Update
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

8/4

• NIOSH Update: Media Advisory
• NIOSH eNews - August, 2014
• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Expands Coal Workers - Health Surveillance Program
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Specifications for Medical Examinations of Coal Miners - Interim Final Rule

8/1

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Respiratory Protective Devices-42 CFR part 84-Regulation-(0920-0109)-Revision

July 2014

7/31

• NIOSH Update: New Resource Helps Practitioners Enhance Posture Assessment Practices in the Workplace

7/29

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Urges Federal Workforce to Register for the Healthier Federal Workers 2014 Conference
• NIOSH Science Blog: Free Online Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance Training
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review

7/28

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Project - ROPS Attributes Identified by Distribution Channel Intermediaries

7/24

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Issues First Closed-Circuit Escape Respirator Approval Under New Certification Requirements
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Project, Surveillance of Health-Related Workplace Absenteeism

7/23

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Highlights Importance of Preventing Heat-Related Illness
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

7/17

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals - Youth at Work
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Virtual Reality to Train and Assess Emergency Responders - Revision

7/16

• NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Exposures and the National Action Plan for Infertility

7/15

• NIOSH Science Blog: 200 and Counting!

7/14

• NIOSH Science Blog: Adjusting to Work in the Heat: Why Acclimatization Matters

7/10

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Launches Total Worker Health Affiliate Program
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project - Registration of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirator (CCER) units upon purchase
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section: Notice of Charter Renewal
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project - World Trade Center Health Program Enrollment, Appeals and Reimbursement

7/9

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From the General Atomics Facility in La Jolla, California, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

7/8

• Buy Quiet Process - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-127
• Buy Quiet: Do Something about it - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-128 (Spanish) La pérdida auditiva es evitable y usted puede tomar acción para enfrentarla
• Buy Quiet: Hearing Loss is Preventable - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-129
• Buy Quiet: Video - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-130

7/7

• NIOSH Science Blog: A Wrench in the Gear: Lockout/tagout in the food industry

7/3

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Web-based public meeting and request for public comment on the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) and also announces the availability of a report entitled NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) Progress Report and Proposed Future Directions-2014

7/2

• NIOSH eNews - July, 2014
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

7/1

• NIOSH Update: Down on the Farm; Fifteen Years of Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention
• NIOSH Update: NIOSH and Miami University Researchers Receive Science Excellence Award
• Observation-Based Posture Assessment: Review of Current Practice and Recommendations for Improvement - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-131

June 2014

6/27

• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: NIOSH Rolls-out New Web Resources to Support Buy Quiet Programs

6/26

• NIOSH Science Blog: Reaching Towards a Healthier, Safer Workplace: NIOSH looks at healthcare worker familiarity with recommended respiratory protection practices
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review. The meeting announced concerns the Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing Safety and Health Research (U01) PAR-14-175, Initial Review

6/18

• NIOSH Topic Page: Buy Quiet

6/16

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review - NIOSH Childhood Agriculture, RFA OH-14-005, Initial Review

6/12

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Ortho-Toluidine

6/10

• NIOSH Science Blog: Safety Sustainability

6/6

• Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Backing Construction Vehicles and Equipment at Roadway Construction Worksites - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-125
• Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
• NIOSH Science Blog: National Doughnut Day

6/5

• NIOSH eNews - June, 2014
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Working Adults - United States, 2005 and 2010

6/4

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Intervention Effectiveness in Material Handling Operations

May 2014

5/30

• The State of the National Initiative on Prevention through Design - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-123

5/29

• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: NIOSH Ladder Safety Smart Phone App is a Finalist for Innovation Award
• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: Voices Heard: NIOSH's Hearing Loss Prevention Branch Wins Excellence Award

5/28

• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: New NIOSH Report Outlines Hazards for Distant Water Tuna Fleet
• NIOSH Science Blog: Nickel Nanoparticles: A Case of Sensitization Associated with Occupational Exposure
• Commercial Fishing Morbidity and Mortality, U.S. Distant Water Tuna Fleet, 2006-2012 - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-126
• Preventing Falls from Heights through the Design of Embedded Safety Features - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-124

5/27

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

5/23

• Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH) - Meeting Announcement
• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Committee Meeting Announcement
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review - NIOSH Member Conflict Review
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review - Miner Safety and Health Training Program

5/21

• NIOSH Science Blog: Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Total Worker Health for Small Business

5/19

• NIOSH Data and Statistics: Occupational Hearing Loss (OHL) Worker Surveillance Data (Dataset SD-1001-2014-0)
• NIOSH Science Blog: Reports of Worker Fatalities during Flowback Operations

5/16

• Federal Register Notice: Virtual Reality to Train and Assess Emergency Responders (OMB No. 0920-0975, expires 07/31/2016)-Revision-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

5/14

• NIOSH Science Blog: A NIOSH Role in Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention

5/12

• Federal Register Notice:Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

5/9

• Federal Register Notice: Notice of issuance of final publication. NIOSH publication 2014-122, NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018

5/6

• Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 004-Cardiovascular Disease; Finding of Insufficient Evidence

5/5

• NIOSH eNews - May, 2014
• NIOSH Science Blog: How Well Do You Think You Are Protected?
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Proposed Project – Persistence of Viable Influenza Virus

5/1

• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: NIOSH Presents 2014 Awards for Significant Scientific Contributions
• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: Center for Motor Vehicle Safety Launches Strategic Plan, Driving Innovation Forward
• NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018 - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-122
• A Summary of NIOSH Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Extramural Research under the Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative: A Quindecennial (1997–2011) of Progress - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-121

April 2014

4/29

• Preventing Deaths and Injuries to Fire Fighters by Establishing Collapse Zones at Structure Fires- DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-120

4/28

• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: NIOSH Seeks Proposals on Robotics Technologies for Assisting in Underground Mining Rescue Efforts
• NIOSH Science Blog: A Voice in the Wilderness: Alice Hamilton and the Illinois Survey

4/25

• NIOSH Science Blog: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Workers' Memorial Day, April 28, 2014

4/24

• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: Workers Memorial Day, 2014: Statement by John Howard, M.D., Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Federal Register Notice: Respiratory Protective Devices Used in Healthcare (comment date extended)
• NIOSH Science Blog: Workers Memorial Day 2014

4/23

• NIOSH Science Blog: Coccidioidomycosis: An Enduring Work-Related Disease

4/22

• NIOSH Science Blog: Semi-Autonomous Motor Vehicles: What Are the Implications for Work-related Road Safety?

4/21

• NIOSH Science Blog: The History and Future of NIOSH Morgantown

4/16

• NIOSH Publication: Bibliography of Communication and Research Products 2013 - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-119
• NIOSH Science Blog: Occupations with High Obesity Prevalence in Washington State

4/11

• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Draft Document for Public Comment - NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) entitled Method 8324: 3-Bromopropionic acid in urine; A metabolite of 1-bromopropane
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Application of a Web-based Health Survey Tool in Schools

4/10

• Federal Register Notice: Occupational Safety and Health Investigations of Places of Employment - Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal.
• Federal Register Notice: Occupational Safety and Health Investigations of Places of Employment - Notice confirming effective date of direct final rule.

4/9

• NIOSH Science Blog: So How Accurate Are These Smartphone Sound Measurement Apps?
• Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

4/8

• NIOSH Topic Page: Poultry Industry Workers
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), HHS

4/7

• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: NIOSH Announces Free, Confidential 2014 Screenings for Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis for Coal Miners
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Respiratory Protective Devices-42 CFR part 84-Regulation-(0920-0109)-Revision

4/2

• Federal Register Notice: Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
• NIOSH Science Blog: Do We Need to Challenge Respirator Filters With Biological Aerosols?

4/1

• NIOSH eNews - April, 2014
• NIOSH Press Releases and Updates: NIOSH Follows Workers as they Age; New Topic Page Promotes Healthy Aging

March 2014

3/31

• Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 003-Kidney Damage; Finding of Insufficient Evidence

3/28

• NIOSH Science Blog: Making of the New NIOSH Homepage

3/27

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Video Highlights the Use of Personal Flotation Devices in Cold Water Survival, Alaska

3/26

• Federal Register Notice: Partnerships To Advance the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)

3/25

• Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Federal Register Notice: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (MSHRAC, NIOSH)

3/24

• NIOSH Science Blog: Making a Splash: Three Fishermen Saved by Personal Flotation Devices!

3/20

• Hispanic Yard Worker Dies After Being Pinned by a Release of Logs From a Log Stack - North Carolina (FACE 2007-05) (Spanish) Trabajador hispano de un aserradero muere luego de quedar atrapado bajo unos troncos de una pila que se derrumbó en Carolina del Norte
• Paul Revere: A Story of Survival in Bristol Bay - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-115

3/18

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Highlights Silica Research at OSHA Public Hearing

3/17

• NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Pandemic Planning

3/14

• NIOSH Press Release/Update: NIOSH and NHCA present 2014 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™
• Federal Register Notice: Respiratory Protective Devices Used in Healthcare
• Investigation of Purging and Airlock Contamination of Mobile Refuge Alternatives - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-116

3/13

• Morbidity & Mortality Report (MMWR), March 14, 2014: Prevalence of Influenza-Like Illness and Seasonal and Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Workers - United States, 2009-10 Influenza Season

3/12

• Hispanic Construction Worker Dies While Operating Ride-On Roller/Compactor-South Carolina (FACE 2007-06) (Spanish) Trabajador de la construcción hispano muere cuando operaba una aplanadora/apisonadora en Carolina del Sur
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
• Federal Register Notice: Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (the STAC or the Committee), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services

3/11

• NIOSH Science Blog: Silica Hazards from Engineered Stone Countertops
• Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

3/10

• NIOSH Launches Disaster Science Research Initiative
• Hispanic Worker Dies When a Sixty-Foot Tree Falls Onto the Hydraulic Excavator He Was Operating to Clear Land - Tennessee (FACE 2009-02) (Spanish) Trabajador hispano muere cuando un árbol de sesenta pies cae sobre la excavadora hidráulica con la que estaba despejando un terreno en Tennessee

3/7

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Project: An Investigation of Lung Health at an Indium-Tin Oxide Production Facility - New - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Project: Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP)-(0920-0200, Expiration 06/30/2014)- Revision - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

3/4

• NIOSH eNews - March, 2014
• NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:Healthy Aging at Work

February 2014

2/20

• NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Nail Gun Safety

2/19

• Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes: Preventing Injuries to Young Drivers: What Employers Should Know (Pub. No. 2013-153) (Spanish) Choques automovilísticos relacionados con el trabajo: Prevención de lesiones en conductores jóvenes, Lo que los empleadores deben saber
• Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes: Preventing Injuries to Young Drivers: What Parents Should Know (Pub. No. 2013-152) (Spanish) Choques automovilísticos relacionados con el trabajo: Prevención de lesiones en conductores jóvenes, Lo que los padres deben saber

2/18

• Federal Register Notice: World Trade Center Health Program; Amendments to List of WTC-Related Health Conditions; Cancer; Revision

2/14

• NIOSH Science Blog:Respirator Care = Safe to Wear!
• Controls for Noise Exposure

2/13

• NIOSH Update:NIOSH Call for Abstracts, Webinar Series Launch to Advance Total Worker Health™

2/12

• NIOSH Extramural Research and Training Program Annual Report of Fiscal Year 2012 - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-114

2/11

• Federal Register Notice:Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review

2/6

• NIOSH eNews - February, 2014
• Federal Register Notice:NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Research and Guidance Strategic Plan 2014-2018
• Federal Register Notice:Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

2/4

• NIOSH Science Blog: World Cancer Day - Cancer Detectives in the Workplace

January 2014

1/31

• Morbidity & Mortality Report (MMWR), January 17, 2014:Notes from the Field: Acute Illness Associated with Use of Pest Strips - Seven U.S. States and Canada, 2000-2013

1/30

• NIOSH Science Blog: Social Media at NIOSH - The Year in Review

1/28

• NIOSH Update: NIOSH Seeking Director for Health Effects Laboratory Division

1/23

• NIOSH Science Blog: Persistent Pain in the Neck! What Resources Help you Prevent MSDs in the Workplace?

1/22

• Hispanic-Operated Farms, 2008- DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-112
• Racial Minority-Operated Farms, 2008 - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-111
• Federal Register Notice:Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
• Federal Register Notice:Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

1/21

• Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
• Federal Register Notice:Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

1/16

• NIOSH Update:New NIOSH Study Sheds Light on Long-Haul Truck Driver Health
• Federal Register Notice:Occupational Safety and Health Investigations of Places of Employment
• Federal Register Notice:Occupational Safety and Health Investigations of Places of Employment; Technical Amendments
• Federal Register Notice:Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
• Federal Register Notice:World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

1/13

• Federal Register Notice:Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

1/10

• NIOSH Science Blog:Using Workers’ Compensation Records for Safety and Health Research
• Local Health Departments and the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program: Working Together - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-113

1/6

• NIOSH eNews - January, 2014
• NIOSH Update: NIOSH publishes results from IBM-Endicott Study
• NIOSH Update: MEDIA ADVISORY

1/2

• Workers' Compensation Insurance: A Primer for Public Health - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-110

1/1

• NIOSH Youth@Work-Talking Safety Curriculum for California - DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-109