by Brianna Crandall — April 13, 2015—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) launched publications and initiatives in recent weeks dealing with a broad range of issues such as violence in healthcare, blurry vision in print press operators due to chemicals, aircrew safety and health, hearing loss, trucker safety and more. Several are highlighted below. All can be found on the What’s New page of NIOSH.
- Talking Safety—Giving youth work readiness skills to keep them safe and healthy DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-110
- NIIOSH Science Blog: Violence in Healthcare
- NIOSH Science Blog: A Story of Impact (concerning hearing loss)
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery Solved: Blurry vision affects a print press operator
- NIOSH Science Blog: Workplace Medical Mystery: Blurry vision affects a print press operator
- NIOSH Press Release: New NIOSH Divisions Provide Proximity to the Western States
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH and Partners Recommend Controls for Silica Exposure during Asphalt Pavement Milling
- NIOSH Topic: Aircrew Safety & Health
- Best Practice Engineering Control Guidelines to Control Worker Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica during Asphalt Pavement Milling DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-105
- NIOSH Press Release: NIOSH Study Spans over Thirty Years of Hearing Loss Trends
- Vital Signs Press Release: Trucker Safety
- NIOSH Science Blog: Long-haul Truck Driver Health Survey Results
- Motor Vehicle Safety Directory Page
- Long-haul Truck Drivers
- Preventing work-related motor vehicle crashes DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-111
