by Brianna Crandall — October 22, 2010—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has published several resources in recent weeks covering such workplace safety and health issues as: workplace data and statistics, distracted driving, seasonal influenza, nickel, OSH in the movies, and nanotechnology, as well as Spanish resources covering hazardous energy sources, scaffolding, and hazardous substances in schools.
Recent publications include:
- Workplace Data and Statistics Resources Page
- NIOSH Update: NIOSH Backgrounder on Distracted Driving: Work-Related Hazards and Resources for Safety
- NIOSH Topic Page: Seasonal Influenza (Flu) in the Workplace
- NIOSH Topic Page: Nickel
- NIOSH Science Blog: OSH in the Movies: This Time It’s Personal
- NIOSH, University Collaborators Announce Partnership on Nanotechnology Research, Guidance
- NIOSH Update: NIOSH Backgrounder on Distracted Driving: Work-Related Hazards and Resources for Safety
Resources released in Spanish include:
- Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (Spanish) / Control de fuentes de energa peligrosas
- Scaffolding, Part 1 (Spanish) Andamiaje, Parte 1
- Scaffolding, Part 2 (Spanish) Andamiaje, Parte 2
- Safety Checklist Program for Schools: Toxic and Hazardous Substance Exposure (Spanish) / Exposicin a sustancias txicas peligrosas
- Scaffolding, Part 1 (Spanish) Andamiaje, Parte 1
