EHS News

The Department of Labor (DOL) released its semiannual regulatory agenda on Nov. 24.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting a public review of the NIOSH draft document “NIOSH Criteria Document Update: Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium.” The purpose of the public review and meeting is to obtain public comments to ensure that: (1) the hazard identification is an accurate reflection of the available scientific studies; (2) the NIOSH recommendations for protecting workers from occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium compounds are appropriate and justified, and (3) N

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, Edwin G. Foulke, has announced that Friday, November 7 will be his last day at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Mr. Foulke is taking a position with Atlanta-based law firm. Fisher and Philips.

Exposure to beryllium can cause serious and sometimes fatal health effects, so workplace exposure to the metal should be reduced as much as possible, a draft document posted Feb. 22 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) says. The institute is seeking public comments on the draft document, NIOSH Alert: Preventing Chronic Beryllium Disease and Beryllium Sensitization.