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  • Webinar: Preventing Valley Fever in Construction Workers

    Slides from a webinar for construction employers and health and safety professionals to prevent Valley fever exposure at the workplace.
    California — Other — 8/21/2018 — 17 Views

  • Choker Setter Struck when Hung-up Turn Clears

    In April 2018, a three man rigging crew was logging buncher piles on a flat area below an 80% slope near an RMA. They were about 850 feet from the landing. After the crew set a single choker on a four log pile, the rigging slinger cleared out into the RMA and the choker setter and hook tender cleared up the hill and under the skyline. The rigging slinger asked the choker setter and hook tender if they were in the clear and they answered that they were. More »
    Washington — Other — 8/7/2018 — 0 Views

  • Estimating Race and Ethnicity in Occupational Research

    Race and ethnicity data are often absent from administrative and health insurance databases. Indirect estimation methods to assign probability scores for race and ethnicity to insurance records may help identify occupational health inequalities.
    Washington — Other — 7/20/2018 — 0 Views

  • Health Alert: Lead Poisoning in New Jersey Firing Range Workers

    From January to October 2017, the New Jersey Department of Health confirmed 34 indoor firing range workers with blood lead levels considered unsafe for adults.The average blood lead level of the 34 workers was 33.7 µg/dL. This infographic provides characteristics of the identified workers.
    New Jersey — Other — 7/17/2018 — 17 Views

  • Health Alert: Health Take Steps to Prevent Lead Poisoning -- Important Information for Fire Range Workers

    A fact sheet designed for employees of firing ranges, and includes guidance regarding safe work practices, addresses take-home lead, and provides resources for further information.
    New Jersey — Other — 7/17/2018 — 17 Views

  • Hazard Alert- Work-Related Fatalities While Performing Rim Wheel Servicing

    Hazard Alert from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks), an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. The occupational and environmental health team at Michigan State University works closely with and is a bona fide agent of both the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Other — 7/7/2018 — 0 Views

  • Second Tree Worker Killed on the Job

    MA FACE contributed content to for this COSH rapid release.
    Massachusetts — Other — 6/29/2018 — 7 Views

  • Tether Line Breaks after Damaged by Bucket Move

    In May 2018, the operator of a steep slope machine on a two-line tethered logging system had a near-miss when one of the cables broke at the connection socket after it was damaged during base machine repositioning.
    Washington — Other — 6/7/2018 — 0 Views

  • Keep In the Clear on the Landing

    In February 2018, a chaser on a landing was struck by a log that slid off of the bucking skids.
    Washington — Other — 6/7/2018 — 0 Views

  • V29N3 Summer 2018 Fish and Shellfish Allergy

    An edition of the Project SENSOR Quarterly newsletter from the state of Michigan. Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks) is an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. More »
    Michigan — Other — 6/1/2018 — 0 Views
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