Occupational Safety and Health Administration Logs

Federal Occupational Health News

Managing Occupational Health Data Under Healthcare Reform & Privacy Laws - Melamedia WebinarMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:10AMWebinar examines how distinctions between HIPAA-governed data & health data held by employers are getting blurrier (PRWeb July 18, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8643669.htm

Rolls of the sick from 9/11 still growingMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:18AMTen years after 9/11, medical experts still don't know if exposure to toxic air at Ground Zero - responsible for countless ailments - causes cancer.

Auroran dies in forklift accidentFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:02AMMOKENA — An Aurora man was killed this week in a forklift accident at a Mokena landscaping business.Jose R. Barrera-Ruiz, 35, was pronounced dead at 7:22 a.m. Wednesday at Silver Cross Hospital from multiple injuries, the Will County coroner’s office said. Police Chief Randy Rajewski said police and fire units were called to Brickman Landscaping, 18911 Wolf Road, where Barrera-Ruiz had been ...

Where Were You on September 11, 2001?Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:14PMSeptember 11, 2001 – 9/11 – is an iconic date for Americans. Most of us can remember where we were and what we were doing on that date.

USDA Expands Salmonella Initiative Program To Reduce And Eliminate PathogensThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:05AMThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that it will expand and move ahead on the Salmonella Initiative Program (SIP) to help reduce Salmonella in raw meat and poultry products.

NEC may be budget victimThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:04AMA proposal to eliminate federal funding for the Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health (NEC) and six other similar centers around the country prompted a visit from Congressman Richard Hanna’s office to NEC’s Cooperstown offices, according to a media release from Bassett Healthcare Network.

CDC guide to promote safe outpatient careWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:40PMATLANTA, July 13 (UPI) -- U.S. health officials Wednesday released a guide and checklist for outpatient care settings such as endoscopy clinics, surgery centers and doctor's offices.

Scientists Question Cancer Risks Of Full-Body ScannersWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:39PMMillions of fliers pass through them, but scientific experts are still at odds about the safety of full-body airport scanners that use an X-ray technology called backscatter.

Charles Boustany of Lafayette shows off his fundraising totalsTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:13PMRedrawn districts could pit him against New Iberia freshman Jeff Landry