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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the selection of John Howard, M.D., as the new director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), effective immediately. Dr. Howard will assume a dual role. In addition to being the director of NIOSH, he will also serve as the World Trade Center Programs coordinator for HHS.
Dr. Howard, who is currently a distinguished consultant at the CDC, served as NIOSH director from 2002 through 2008.
Lessons from Mexico for next wave of swine flu - This article discusses what worked--and what didn't--during Mexico's first wave of the novel H1N1 influenza epidemic.
The proposed rule issued by the Bush administration last summer regarding requirements for Department of Labor (DOL) agencies' assessment of occupational health risks is being withdrawn. The rule intended to establish risk assessment procedures to promote public input to and awareness of workplace safety and health rulemakings.
The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) is a source of high quality, low cost continuing education and networking for specialists in all aspects of hazard communication.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, within the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced on August 25, 2009 that it has completed its review of OSHA's draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) amending the Hazard Communication Standard to be consistant with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). OSHA is on track to publish the NPR in the Federal Register for public comment by the October 2009 target date listed in the current Regulatory Agenda.
Several new or updated documents that have recently been posted on-line by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are of particular interest to employers planning for response to the H1N1 pandemic:
The Division of Global Migration and Quarantine is pleased to announce the online release of CDC Health Information for International Travel 2010 (widely known as the Yellow Book), a trusted travel medicine desktop reference for both health professionals and travelers.
Facilities that could potentially release highly hazardous chemicals resulting in toxic fire or explosion hazards are the focus of a national emphasis program (NEP) launched by OSHA July 27.
The Chemical NEP, a one-year pilot program, adopts a new approach for compliance officers who conduct site inspections for workplaces covered by OSHA's process safety management (PSM) standard.
The White House announced July 28 that epidemiologist David Michaels is President Obama’s choice to be the next Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA.
David Michaels, PhD, MPH, is currently research professor at the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently issued guidelines for the protection of public health from health risks due to dampness, associated microbial
growth and contamination of indoor spaces. According to the 248-page document's Executive Summary, the "guidelines are based on a comprehensive review and evaluation of the accumulated scientific evidence by a multidisciplinary group of experts studying health effects of indoor air pollutants as well as those specialized in identification of the factors that contribute to microbial growth indoors."
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