CDC - What's New on the NIOSH Website

CDC - What's New on the NIOSH Website

What's New on the NIOSH Website

The following is a listing of items posted to the NIOSH Web site in 2016. Postings prior to 2016 can be found in the NIOSH What's New Archives.

January • February • March

March 2016

3/8

• NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Seeks Public Comment on Draft Criteria Document for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP)
• Federal Register Notice: Request for Information on NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies: Sensors for Emergency Response Activities; Extension of Comment Period

3/7

• NIOSH eNews: Volume 13, Number 11 (March 2016)

3/4

• NIOSH Science Blog: Wearable Exoskeletons to Reduce Physical Load at Work
• Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)

3/2

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

3/1

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

February 2016

2/29

• NIOSH Update: Three Years and Going Strong: Stand-Down for Fall Safety
• Federal Register Notice: Issuance of Final Publication - NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments [2016-106].
• NIOSH Science Blog: NIOSH Ladder Safety App Evolves with User Feedback

2/26

• NIOSH Science Blog: Black History Month: Saluting Two NIOSH Pioneers of Diversity
• Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program Brochure DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2016-113

2/25

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

2/23

• NIOSH Research Rounds: February 2016

2/22

• NIOSH Science Blog: Occupational Exposure Limits - State of the Science

2/18

• NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH and NHCA present 2016 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards™

2/17

• NIOSH Science Blog: How to Put Leading Indicators into Practice
• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Quality Assurance Review of B Readers' Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung Benefits Program

2/12

• NIOSH Press Release: New Hazard Alert from NIOSH and OSHA Highlights Dangers of Tank Gauging
• NIOSH Science Blog: The Importance of High Standards: A Valentine's Day Message about Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
• Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot EnvironmentsDHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-106

2/11

• NIOSH Science Blog: How to Make Safer, More Knowledgeable Drivers—On and Off the Job
• NIOSH-OSHA Hazard Alert: Health and Safety Risks for Workers Involved in Manual Tank Gauging and Sampling at Oil and Gas Extraction Sites DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-108

2/10

• Federal Register Notice: Draft Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to 1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Notice of Public Meeting; Availability of Draft Document for Comment
• Federal Register Notice: Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials; Notice of Public Meeting; Availability of Document for Comment; Extension of Comment Period
• Federal Register Notice: Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Approval of Cap 3 Device for Underground Coal Mining

2/11

• NIOSH-OSHA Hazard Alert: Health and Safety Risks for Workers Involved in Manual Tank Gauging and Sampling at Oil and Gas Extraction Sites DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-108

2/10

• Federal Register Notice: Draft Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to 1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Notice of Public Meeting; Availability of Draft Document for Comment
• Federal Register Notice: Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials; Notice of Public Meeting; Availability of Document for Comment; Extension of Comment Period
• Federal Register Notice: Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Approval of Cap 3 Device for Underground Coal Mining

2/8

• NIOSH Science Blog: Understanding Noise Exposure Limits: Occupational vs. General Environmental Noise
• NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Announces Appointment of New Associate Director for Mining

2/5

• Buy Quiet – For Manufacturers DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2016-103

2/4

• NIOSH eNews: Volume 13, Number 10 (February 2016)
• Federal Register Notice: Subcommittee on Procedures Review (SPR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Meeting
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel: Initial Review

2/3

• NIOSH Press Release: New Study First to Describe Scope of Illness Associated with the Use of Two Common Herbicides

2/1

• NIOSH Press Release: Putting an Ear to the Ground; NIOSH Study looks at Prevalence of Hearing Difficulty and Tinnitus among Workers
• NIOSH Research Rounds: January 2016

January 2016

1/25

• NIOSH Science Blog: Coffee Workers at Risk for Lung Disease

1/22

• 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)

1/21

• Federal Register Notice: Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials; Notice of Public Meeting; Availability of Document for Comment
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: Monitoring and Coordinating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare to Enhance Domestic Preparedness for Ebola Response
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations – Proposed Project: Measuring Perceived Self-Escape Competencies among Underground Mineworkers

1/19

• MMWR: Sudden Deaths Among Oil and Gas Extraction Workers Resulting from Oxygen Deficiency and Inhalation of Hydrocarbon Gases and Vapors — United States, January 2010–March 2015
• Federal Register Notice: Request for Information on NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies: Sensors for Emergency Response Activities
• Federal Register Notice: Request for Information on Development of a Performance Test Protocol for Closed System Transfer Devices That Incorporate Air-Cleaning Technology To Provide Worker Protection During Pharmacy Compounding and Administration of Hazardous Drugs

1/16

• NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Announces Appointment of New Director to Spokane Mining Research Division

1/14

• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review – Proposed Project: Assessing the Impact of Organizational and Personal Antecedents on Proactive Health/Safety Decision Making

1/12

• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Proposed Project - Employer Perspective of an Insurer-Sponsored Wellness Grant

1/8

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

1/6

• NIOSH Science Blog: New NIOSH Study Supports the OSHA Annual Fit Testing Requirements for Filtering Facepiece Respirators

1/5

• NIOSH eNews: Volume 13, Number 9 (January 2016)