Monthly Archives: May 2011

New guidance documents explain importance of testing in reducing, preventing worker exposure to respiratory hazards

  WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed two guidance documents, one for workers and one for employers, which describe the use of spirometry testing to help reduce … Continue reading

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NIOSH Spirometry Training from Workplace INTEGRA, Inc.

  Here is the schedule for the remainder of 2011.  All courses held in Greensboro, NC. Initial certification: September 22-23 November 17-18 If interested in Spirometry refresher training, please call 336 834 8775 for more information. Please sign up here … Continue reading

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OSHA seeks additional public comments on proposed column for employer injury and illness logs

OSHA is reopening the public record on a proposed rule to revise the Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirement regulation. Notice of the reopening will be published May 17 in the Federal Register. The purpose of the reopening … Continue reading

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Inner Ear Can ‘Store’ Recent Sounds, Study Finds

Vibrations in the ear continue briefly after a sound has ended, researchers say. – Robert Preidt TUESDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) — The inner ear can actually “store” sounds, according to a new study. Scientists found that vibrations in the … Continue reading

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