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NIOSH Technologies Help Prevent Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
Recent deaths among Nigerian children mining and processing gold (in some cases by hand) from lead-bearing ore bodies triggered Doctors without Borders to seek NIOSH assistance (www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5927.pdf, p. 846). NIOSH was asked to provide lead decontamination wipes.Upon this request NIOSH facilitated with licensing partners to donate the decontamination wipes to help prevent future lead exposure in persons living and working in these remote villages. For more information on the lead wipes contact Eric Esswein at eje1@cdc.gov.
What’s new on the NIOSH Science Blog?
State-based Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance
Occupational health surveillance-the tracking of occupational injuries, illnesses, hazards and exposures for the purposes of improving worker safety and health and monitoring trends and progress over time-plays a vital role in worker protection. NIOSH is interested in learning about the experiences of others who have expertise in this area or are currently working to improve state-based occupational safety and health surveillance. /niosh/blog/nsb083010_surveillance.html
High Speeds, Higher Decibels
NIOSH discusses the risks of job-related hearing loss for pit crews and other workers at stock car races. Prolonged and repeated exposure to excessive noise levels-such as the dangerous noise levels at stock car race tracks-can lead to hearing loss. So what can be done? /niosh/blog/nsb081610_stockcarnoise.html
Communication Products
NIOSH Updates List of Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings
NIOSH has published an updated drug list of antineoplastic and other hazardous in healthcare settings /niosh/docs/2010-167/. (NIOSH Pub.No. 2010-167). This list includes drugs reviewed by NIOSH up to June 2007 and replaces the original list found in Appendix A of the 2004 Alert: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings /niosh/docs/2004-165/ .
More…
To see other new NIOSH communication products, including documents and topic pages, go to the NIOSH “What’s New” page. /niosh/whatsnew/
Upcoming Conferences & Workshops
Health Care Occupational and Environmental Safety Workshop
September 21-22, Minneapolis, MN. http://www.childrensmn.org/conferences/
ASTM International Symposium on Surface and Dermal Sampling
October 14-15, San Antonio, TX. http://www.astm.org/D22symp1010.htm
138th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Public Health Association
November 6-10, Denver, CO. http://www.apha.org/meetings/
16th Annual National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition (ErgoExpo)
November 30-December 3, Las Vegas, NV. http://www.ergoexpo.com/
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Chronic Pain Conference
February 10-12, 2011, Los Angeles, CA. http://www.cirpd.org/conference2011/
A comprehensive list of upcoming conferences can be found at /niosh/exhibits.html.
Word of the Month
Lead decontamination wipes—a technology developed by NIOSH to quickly detect the presence of lead contamination and effectively remove lead from skin and hard surfaces.
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