Capaccio

JULY 7, 2022

Capaccio is keeping a pulse on the latest news out of OSHA granting the initial approval to the state of Massachusetts to move forward with a new occupational health and safety plan for both state and local government employers. Learn more in the OSHA Newsroom.

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Nanotech

MAY 1, 2023

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published the latest edition of the Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials — Tour de Table. developments on the human health and environmental safety of nanomaterials. The Tour de Table lists U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 20, 2023

Farmworkers face many hazards while performing the labor that props up the $1.264 trillion US food and farm economy, yet a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found that federal agencies focused on agriculture and health invested an average of only $16.2 The original conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 24, 2023

The derailment of two BNSF trains in Arizona and Washington state on the 9th of March are raising awareness of health and safety concerns on U.S The post Train Derailment Leads to Diesel Spill on Tribal Lands appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2022

As Thursday dawns, their work week is more than half over and some respite may be in sight. For others with different schedules, shifts, multiple jobs, or work that spills over into their so-called off-time, Thursday is just another day. But this upcoming week, Thursday, April 28, is not just another day. Too many worker deaths.

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Scientific American

APRIL 16, 2024

Reducing the need for car travel is better for health, the environment and public safety

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 24, 2023

Laboring outdoors on the front lines of the climate crisis, farmworkers face disproportionate impacts from extreme weather: recent research from the National Institutes of Health found agricultural workers are 35 times more likely to die from heat than other workers. And those are just the ones that have been reported.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These risks aren’t hypothetical: A leak from a carbon dioxide pipeline already caused serious health harms in Satartia, Mississippi, where 45 people were hospitalized following a pipeline rupture in early 2020. Or perhaps you know it better as the gas that we breathe out and plants take in.

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Nanotech

MAY 2, 2024

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) posted a NIOSH Science Blog item on May 2, 2024, entitled “The Nanotechnology Research Center Carbon Nanotube Registry.” The NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) maintains a Carbon Nanotube Registry, a roster of U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Safeguards for science in government decision-making are crucial to the health and safety of underserved communities — in fact, they are a matter of life or death. Public health decisions that fly in the face of scientific evidence exacerbate these long-standing inequities. Some have censored or intimidated the experts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As we’ve seen during the Omicron wave and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines can play a powerful role in protecting people’s health and safety and slowing the spread of infectious disease.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Long hours of work in the sun can result in fatigue, cramps, dehydration, heat stroke, and other health issues. In 2022 alone, cities in Arizona, California, Nevada , Texas , and Utah recorded temperatures of 105°F on multiple days and often over long stretches. California alone is estimated to have about 830,000 farmworkers.

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Energy & the Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Federal receivers must comply with state law and cannot abandon property if doing so would violate a state law reasonably calculated to protect public health or safety from immediate and identifiable harm. Securities and Exchange Commission v. The Heartland Group Ventures LLC et al.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Getting vaccinated against these illnesses is the smart thing to do, both for your own health and especially because it makes you a good neighbor helping to protect others from getting seriously ill, including older people or those who are immunocompromised. and the common cold. What’s going on with Florida?

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

On February 1, 2024, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) posted a NIOSH Science Blog item entitled “NIOSH Global Collaborations on Workplace Safety of Nanomaterials.”

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The climate crisis is a public health crisis, and it finally seems global leaders have recognized that fact. With the backdrop of the first-ever Health Day at the annual UN climate conference, air quality in Dubai soared, as PM2.5 The World Health Organization states the annual average concentrations of PM2.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 29, 2022

The current RMP rule needs urgent and long-overdue reform to prevent chemical disasters and protect human health and the environment. Facilities operating under this rule contain chemicals that are known to be dangerous to human health. In the aftermath, OSHA fined the facility , but also pointed out that the accident was preventable.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2023

The Brightmark “plastics renewal” plant can’t get past the startup phase, as former employees raise environmental, health and safety concerns. Read the full story at Inside Climate News.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2021

House of Representatives Oversight Subcommittees launched an investigation into the safety of these weapons, requesting internal documents and product information from manufacturers. Despite the well-documented human health impacts of […].

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Last month, we sent a letter , signed by more than 500 public health experts and scientists, to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and FDA calling on the agencies to support EPA’s efforts to strengthen these standards. It is critical that these agencies work together to protect public health from EtO exposure.

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Nanotech

APRIL 2, 2024

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Nanotechnology Research Center’s (NTRC) Field Studies Team (the Team) evaluates advanced materials and processes in workplaces ranging from large manufacturers, research and development labs, and government facilities, to schools, libraries, and other non-industrial settings.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 15, 2021

That’s why UCS joined Earthjustice, United Steelworkers, National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) and 19 additional organizations last week to send a letter advocating for reforms to the Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board (CSB) that would ensure the agency is […]. We think it can.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The book provides strong scientific evidence of the enormous harms pesticides such as DDT pose to public health and the environment. It continues to be a source of inspiration for writers, scientists, and the public today. This equity-focused lens is missing from Carson’s book.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

On September 5, the The Safety Division of the Public Utility Commission -- which is part of the Commission’s independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement-- has concluded their investigation into an April 2022 incident in Plum Borough , Allegheny County, finding no evidence that public utility equipment caused the event.

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Nanotech

MARCH 11, 2024

In a March 4, 2024, blog item entitled “Sweating the Small Stuff: 20 years of NIOSH Research on Engineering Controls for Nanotechnology,” the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) highlighted the control approaches that it has recommended, “based on extensive research on the pharmaceutical, coatings, and cosmetic industries”: (..)

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 17, 2024

But PFAS lobbyists show callous disregard for our health by continuing to stand in the way of necessary regulations. Lucy Grey, Public Health Inuit Research Advisor: “Accessing safe and uncontaminated country food is a matter of Inuit rights. Wildlife health is directly connected to Inuit health and well-being.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

Water and wastewater public utilities have been at the forefront of protecting public health, safety, and the environment by investing to remove PFAS from our drinking water, even in the absence of state or federal requirements."

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Nanotech

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

On November 8, 2023, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a report entitled Approaches to safe 3D printing: a guide for makerspace users, schools, libraries, and small businesses.

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Nanotech

JANUARY 3, 2024

On January 3, 2023, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) posted a NIOSH Science Blog item entitled “Looking to the Past and the Future of NIOSH Nanotechnology Guidance.”

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2023

The conference offers the opportunity for mine and processing plant operators, equipment suppliers, government agencies, professional societies and industry advocates to connect with one another and address challenges and opportunities in health and safety, environmental protection, critical minerals and new technologies.

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published the latest edition of the Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials — Tour de Table. developments on the human health and environmental safety of nanomaterials. The Tour de Table lists U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2024

Katie Muth (D-Montgomery) and Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania will join author Justin Nobel and several environmental advocacy groups and impacted residents at a press conference today at 2:30 to discuss hazardous waste and worker safety in Pennsylvania. Click Here for more information. Muth and Sen.

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Nanotech

JANUARY 3, 2023

On December 20, 2022, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) published a Nanopinion entitled “ Controlling Exposure to Nanomaterials ” by Dr Araceli Sánchez, Spanish Institute of Health and Safety (INSST). Sánchez states that this “undoubtedly” was a necessary measure to minimize exposure.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 1, 2024

The proposal takes meaningful steps to build a fair and accessible farm safety net for farmers and ranchers, protect conservation and climate spending, and invest in local and regional food systems. The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act framework charts a path for completing a farm bill this year.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

On September 12, the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance announced the winners of its annual mine safety and reclamation awards. Recognition is given for superior employee safety records and the completion of outstanding reclamation at coal mine sites throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The data is retrieved from the U.S.

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Scientific American

JUNE 30, 2023

Manufacturers of a class of food-derived supplements called nutraceuticals often make statements about their health value that are hard to verify, which can cause safety and efficacy issues

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2024

The contest is open to amateur photographers only and entries should help bring awareness to how litter threatens public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment or wildlife. Registered events are eligible for FREE work gloves, safety vests and trash bags (courtesy of PennDOT and DEP) while supplies last.

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