“Fifteen years ago this month, anthrax was used as a weapon of domestic terrorism in the U.S. and its use remains a threat today,” said Dr. Richard Hatchett, acting director of BARDA. “BARDA is sponsoring the development of NuThrax to help better protect our nation from this threat.”
Read more →Measles is the fifth vaccine-preventable disease to be eliminated from the Americas, following the regional eradication of smallpox in 1971, poliomyelitis in 1994, and rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in 2015.
Read more →Tressi Cordaro, principal at Jackson Lewis P.C., discussed OSHA’s respirable crystalline silica rule and how it will affect the construction industry. While the respirable silica rule isn’t in effect until June 23, 2017 for the construction industry, safety professionals are questioning whether they will be able to stay compliant. Tressi Cordaro, principal at Jackson Lewis
Read more →By Blake McGowan, CPE As a practicing certified professional ergonomist (CPE), one of my main jobs is to talk with safety professionals and engineers about the workplace risk factors that lead to musculoskeletal disorders. I teach EHS professionals about the biomechanical risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their associated threshold values, which are incorporated
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