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  • 2018: Truck Driver Safety Investigation, A Survey of Truck Drivers

    A survey study of truck drivers entering Wyoming at Cheyenne Ports of Entry. The survey instrument was heavily based on the 2010 NIOSH national survey of long-haul truck drivers.
    Wyoming — Other — 6/1/2018 — 10 Views

  • Hazard Alert: Unintentional Overdose from the Use of Drugs in the Workplace

    The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that 7 in 10 individuals who use illicit drugs are employed either full or part time. As drug use rises, employers may have increased employee turnover, reduced productivity, increased injury rates, and tragically, drug overdose deaths at work. According to Kentucky FACE data, five employees overdosed in the workplace in Kentucky during 2017, representing 7.4% of the state’s 68 workplace fatalities.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 6/1/2018 — 38 Views

  • What to Do If Pesticides Drift onto Our Workplace (Spanish)

    "Qué hacer si los pesticidas se desvían hacia nuestro lugar de trabajo." Spanish language poster for employers and workers to use in workplace to provide guidance on avoiding illness from pesticide drift.
    California — Brochure — 5/16/2018 — 16 Views

  • Foreman of a Highway Line Painting Crew Killed When a Car Enters the Work Zone

    Results of an investigation by MA FACE into a work-related fatality, including recommendations for prevention.
    Massachusetts — Technical Report — 5/14/2018 — 7 Views

  • 2016 Annual Report Tracking Silicosis and Other Work-Related Lung Diseases in Michigan

    Annual report on silicosis and other work related lung diseases in Michigan, from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks), an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. More »
    Michigan — Annual Report — 4/25/2018 — 16 Views

  • Truck Driver Struck by Rear Tractor Tires When Semi-Tractor was Driven Forward

    MIFACE, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is a joint research project of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. More »
    Michigan — Technical Report — 4/25/2018 — 5 Views

  • Welders: Take Steps to Identify Hazards at Work

    Wokplace health and safety blog.
    Massachusetts — Multi-Media — 4/2/2018 — 16 Views

  • Mechanic Struck and Killed by Over-Pressurized Suspension Air Spring on Tractor Trailer

    On Thursday, August 4, 2016, a 50-year-old male mechanic (the victim) was in a pit changing a suspension air spring on a tractor-trailer cab when the over-pressurized air spring exploded and struck his forehead, instantly killing him.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 3/21/2018 — 37 Views

  • OHW: Preventing Illness from Pesticide Drift

    Occupational Health Watch is a periodic publication that highlights key occupational health surveillance findings and related prevention activities of the Occupational Health Branch. March 2018 edition promotes a fact sheet and poster that can be displayed in workplaces to provide information on preventing illness from pesticide drift.
    California — Newsletter — 3/20/2018 — 9 Views

  • Plan Ahead to Prevent Pesticide Drift from Causing Illness

    Fact sheet describes ways workers and employers can prevent illness from pesticide drift
    California — Brochure — 3/16/2018 — 21 Views
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