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NIOSH black lung screening program to visit 4 states

Aiming to identify cases of black lung disease in current and former miners, NIOSH will provide free, confidential health screenings in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

West virginiaUnited statesUnited kingdomJohn howardCoal worker health surveillance programPounding millBlack lungCoal dustCoal minersCoal workers health surveillance programMiner safety

New law keeps safety agencies FY 2024 budgets steady

OSHA’s budget will remain unchanged in fiscal year 2024, under new legislation signed into law March 23.

White houseDistrict of columbiaUnited statesSenate appropriations committeeHealth administrationHouse appropriations committeeFurther consolidated appropriations actAssistant secretary jordan barabSusan collinsMine safetyRosa delauroMine safety and health administrationBudget cuts

Biden administration seeking a 3 7% budget increase for OSHA

The White House is proposing a relatively modest budget increase for OSHA under the Department of Labor’s fiscal year 2025 budget request, released March 11.

White houseDistrict of columbiaUnited statesDepartment of healthDepartment of laborHealth administrationHuman serviceMine safetyBudget cutsJoe bidenBiden administrationMine safety and health administrationNiosh budget

OSHA issues a hazard huddle challenge

OSHA has launched a challenge aimed at boosting worker participation in implementing hazard controls and job hazard analyses.

United statesNational safety councilHazard huddle challengeSafe sound weekHazard abatementHazard identification

Now hear this: NIOSH announces Safe-in-Sound award winners

Army Lt. Col. Kara Cave and Dow Chemical Co. are the respective recipients of the 2024 NIOSH Safe-in-Sound Innovation and Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards.

North carolinaUnited statesWomack army medical centerDow chemical coKara caveDow chemicalSound innovationHearing loss preventionFort libertyNoise exposureNoise hazardsNoise protectionNoise controlsSafe in sound excellence hearing loss prevention awardsHearing conservationHearing loss

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