What's New on the NIOSH Web Site

This is a listing of all NIOSH documents and publications for 2003-2004. Publications prior to 2003 can be found in the NIOSH What's New Archives.

October 2004

10/6

• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Safety and Occupational Health Study Section: Meeting    PDF
  
  

10/4

• October (Volume 2, Number 6) issue of NIOSH eNews
  
  

10/1

• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting    PDF
  
  
• Eye Protection for Infection Control
  
  

September 2004

9/30

• Nanotechnology and Workplace Safety and Health (September 2004, Pub. No. 2004-175)    PDF
  
  
• Needs, Avenues for Workplace Violence Prevention and Research to be Strategized at Workshop Sponsored by NIOSH, Partners—NIOSH Update (September 30, 2004)
  
  

9/28

• CDC/NIOSH Mine Safety Product Receives 2004 Industry R&D; Award—NIOSH Update (September 27, 2004)
  
  

9/23

• Workshop will Offer Experienced 'How To' in Reducing Job Exposures to Hazardous Drugs—NIOSH Update (September 23, 2004)
  
  

9/22

• Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Meeting    PDF
  
  

9/16

• 'STEPS' for Workplace Health, Productivity are Focus of October NIOSH Symposium—NIOSH Update (September 16, 2004)
  

9/15

• Notice to Readers: National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (MMWR, September 10, 2004 / 53(35);824)
  
  

9/14

• Requiring Safety Belt Use is Key Employer Policy for Preventing Job Vehicle Deaths, NIOSH Says—NIOSH Update (September 14, 2002)
  

9/10

• Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings (September 2004, Pub. No. 2004-165)
  
  

9/9

• CDC Press Release: First Reports of Health Effects in World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers Find High Rates of Respiratory and Mental Health Problems—NIOSH Update (September 9, 2004)
  
  
• Physical Health Status of World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers and Volunteers—New York City, July 2002—August 2004 (MMWR, September 10, 2004 / 53(35);807-812)
  
  
• Mental Health Status of World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers and Volunteers—New York City, July 2002—August 2004—August 2004 (MMWR, September 10, 2004 / 53(35);812-815)
  
  

9/2

• Statement on Labor Day 2004: John Howard, M.D., Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)—NIOSH Update (September 2, 2004)
  
  
• September (Volume 2, Number 5) issue of NIOSH eNews
  
  

9/1

• Federal Register Notice: Opportunity for Businesses To Partner With NIOSH To Incorporate Electronic Sensors Into Respirator Filter Cartridges; Correction    PDF
  
  

August 2004

8/30

• Federal Register Notice: Government-owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)    PDF
  
  
• World Trade Center Response (WTC)
  
  

8/19

• Preventing Falls of Workers through Skylights and Roof and Floor Openings     PDF
  
  

8/19

• Tuberculosis Transmission in Multiple Correctional Facilities --- Kansas, 2002--2003 (MMWR, August 20, 2004 / 53(32);734-738)
  
  
• Brief Report: Illness Associated with Drift of Chloropicrin Soil Fumigant into a Residential Area --- Kern County, California, 2003 (MMWR, August 20, 2004 / 53(32);740-742)
  
  

8/18

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Assessment of Occupational Electric and Magnetic Field (EMF) Exposures--Validation of Interview Procedures used in a Brain Tumor Study against Measurements of Biologically-based Exposure Metrics--New    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Pulmonary Function Testing Course Approval Program, 29 CFR 1910.1043, OMB No. 0920-0138--Extension    PDF
  
  

8/17

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Workplace Stress Among Underground Coal Miners--New    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Health Hazard Evaluations/Technical Assistance and Emerging Problems, OMB No. 0920-0260--Extension    PDF
  
  
• Oral History Analysis of Mine Emergency Response Offered by NIOSH as Safety Training Resource—NIOSH Update (August 16, 2004)
  
  

8/13

• Training Research and Evaluation Topic Page
  
  
• NIOSH Training Programs
  
  

8/11

• Federal Register Notice: Opportunity for Businesses To Partner With NIOSH To Incorporate Electronic Sensors Into Respirator Filter Cartridges    PDF
  
  

8/2

• August (Volume 2, Number 4) issue of NIOSH eNews
  
  

July 2004

7/29

• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Meeting    PDF
  
  

7/28

• Most Workplace Bullying is Worker to Worker, Early Findings From NIOSH Study Suggest—NIOSH Update (July 28, 2004)
  
  

7/27

• Federal Register Notice: National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting    PDF
  
  

7/26

• Recommendations to Prevent Firefighter Deaths in Training Dives are Offered by NIOSH—NIOSH Update (July 26, 2004)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Accommodation of Noise-Exposed, Hearing-Impaired Workers—New    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section: Notice of Charter Renewal    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Initial Discussions for Concepts of Total Inward Leakage (TIL) Requirements and Test Methods for Halfmask Respirators Including Elastomeric and Filtering Facepiece Styles; Meeting    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control; Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Seroconverter Specimen Panels for Validation of Incidence Assays, Contract Solicitation 2004-N-01329; Meeting    PDF
  
  

7/23

• Conference Proceedings: Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders for Children and Adolescents Working in Agriculture (June 2004, Pub. No. 2004-119)    PDF
  
  
• Asthma Among Household Youth on Hispanic Farm Operations (June 2004, Pub. No. 2004-158)    PDF
  
  
• Injuries to Youth on Hispanic Farm Operations (June 2004, Pub. No. 2004-157)    PDF
  
  

7/22

• Changing Patterns of Pneumoconiosis Mortality—United States, 1968-2000 (MMWR, July 23, 2004 / 53(28);627-632)
  
  

7/21

• NIOSH, Federal Emergency Management Agency Join in Study of Ambulance, Emergency Vehicle Employer Injuries—NIOSH Update (July 21, 2004)
  
  

7/19

• NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook 2004 (June 2004, Pub. No. 2004-146)
  
  

7/16

• NIOSH Workplace Solutions—Divers Beware: Training Dives Present Serious Hazards to Fire Fighters (June 2004, Pub. No. 2004-152
  
  

7/8

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance - United States, 2002 (MMWR, July 9, 2004 / 53(26);578-582)
  
  

7/2

• Coal Workers' X-Ray Surveillance Program Frequently Asked Questions & Resource List (May 2002, Pub. No. 2002-122)
  
  

7/1

• July (Volume 2, Number 3) issue of NIOSH eNews
  
  
• Bicycle Saddles Without Protruding Noses Reduce Pressure Associated With Erectile Dysfunction Masure, Study Finds—NIOSH Update (June 30, 2004)
  
  
• The Sky is Falling (Video)
  
  

June 2004

6/30

• New DVD on Workplace Violence Offers Resources, Recommendations for Safety Measures on the Job—NIOSH Update (June 30, 2004)
  
  
• Violence on the Job video
  
  

6/22

• Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance Topic Page
  
  

6/21

• Federal Register Notice: Peer Review Meeting on the NIOSH Research Study Entitled "Fall Prevention for Aerial Lifts in the Construction Industry"    PDF
  
  

6/17

• Hazardous Drug Exposures in Healthcare Topic Page
  
  

6/16

• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Safety and Occupational Health Study Section; Meeting    PDF
  
  
• Hexavalent Chromium Topic Page
  
  
• Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 3: Safety Management in Disaster and Terrorism Response—NIOSH Update (June 16, 2004)
  
  
• Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume 3 (May 2004, Pub. No. 2004-144)    PDF
  
  

6/15

• Exemplary Science for Prevention of Work Injury, Illness Highlighted in NIOSH Papers—NIOSH Update (June 15, 2004)
  
  

6/10

• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Public Meeting to Seek Input on Gaps in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Radiogenicity Research    PDF
  
  

6/9

• Federal Register Notice: Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Final Rule    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Respiratory Protective Devices, 42 CFR 84 Regulation, OMB No. 0920- 0109--Extension     PDF
  
  

6/8

• NIOSH, OSHA, Pallet Association Sign Alliance on Safety, Health in Solid Wood Packaging Industry—NIOSH Update (June 8, 2004)
  
  

6/3

• June (Volume 2, Number 2) issue of NIOSH eNews
  
  

May 2004

5/25

• Overtime and Extended Work Shifts: Recent Findings on Illnesses, Injuries and Health Behaviors (May 2004, Pub. No. 2004-143)   PDF
  
  
• Nanotechnology Topic Page
  
  
• Spirometry Training Guide (December 2003, Pub. No. 2004-154c)   PDF
  
  

5/18

• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Meeting (May 18, 2004)    PDF
  
  

5/6

• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Meeting (May 3, 2004)    PDF
  
  

5/4

• Worker Health Chartbook 2004 (May 2004, Pub. No. 2004-146)
  (Prepublication copy) PDF
  
  

April 2004

4/29

• Federal Register Notice: Work-Related Stress Among Coal Miners--New (April 23, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program (CWXSP), OMB No. 0920-0020--Extension (April 23, 2004)    PDF
  
  

4/28

• NIOSH's Hamilton, Keogh Awards for 2004 Recognize Scientific Excellence, Service—NIOSH Update (April 28, 2004)
  
  
• Alice Hamilton Awards/James Keogh Award
  
  
• NIOSH Bibliography of Communication and Research Products 2003 (April 2004, Pub. No. 2004-142
  
  

4/23

• Trenching and Excavation Topic Page
  
  

4/22

• Workers' Memorial Day
  
  

4/19

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Accommodation of Hearing-Impaired Workers—New (April 19, 2004)    PDF
  
  

4/16

• NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM, 3rd supplement) (revised)
  
  

4/8

• Programs in Brief (NIOSH)
  
  

4/8

• Osmium Tetroxide Topic page
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Grants for Education Programs in Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Availability of Funds—New and Competing Continuation (April 8, 2004)    PDF
  
  

4/7

• Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Motor Vehicles (Revised)
  
  
• NIOSH Recommends Ways to Prevent Fatalities From Work-Related Roadway Crashes—NIOSH Update (April 7, 2004)
  
  
• Work-Related Roadway Crashes: Who's at Risk? (March 2004, Pub. No. 2004-137)
  PDF    En Español
  
  
• Work-Related Roadway Crashes: Prevention Strategies for Employers (March 2004, Pub. No. 2004-136)
  PDF    En Español
  
  

4/4

• r2p: Research To Practice at NIOSH
  
  

4/1

• MMWR: Work-Related Roadway Crashes --- United States, 1992--2002
  
  

March 2004

3/30

• Report from the 1999 National Conference on Workplace Safety and Health Training (February 2004, Pub. No. 2004-132)   PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Meeting (March 29, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Continued Discussions for Concepts of Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Standards Development Efforts Used for Respiratory Protection Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents; Meeting (March 24, 2004)    PDF
  
  

3/29

• Potential Work Risks From Hazardous Drugs, Ways to Control Exposures, Described in NIOSH Alert (March 29, 2004)
  
  

3/25

• NIOSH Alert: Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings (Prepublication Copy)   PDF

3/23

• Issues Related to Occupational Exposure to Isocyanates, 1989 to 2002 (January 2004, Pub. No. 2004-116)    PDF
  
  
• Issues Related to Occupational Exposure to Fire Fighters, 1990 to 2001 (January 2004, Pub. No. 2004-115)    PDF

3/19

• HHS Awards $81 Million for Five-Year Health Screening of World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery Workers (March 19, 2004)

3/16

• NIOSH Certifies First Air-Purifying Respirators for Protection Against CBRN Exposures (March 16, 2004)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Discussion of the Health Risks Associated with Occupational Exposure to Titanium Dioxide; Meeting (March 16, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Health Hazard Evaluations/Technical Assistance and Emerging Problems, OMB No. 0920-0260—Extension (March 11, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Guidance for Assessing Safety, Health Fixes is Offered by NIOSH Through Web Site, Manual (March 15, 2004)
  
  

3/15

• NIOSH Fact Sheet: What a Claimant Should Know About Radiation Dose Reconstruction    PDF
  
  
• NIOSH Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS) Brochure    PDF
  
  

3/11

• MMWR: Silicosis in Dental Laboratory Technicians --- Five States, 1994—2000
  
  

3/9

• Does It Really Work? How to Evaluate Safety and Health Changes in the Workplace    PDF
  
  

3/5

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Pilot Study for the National Survey of the Mining Population--New (March 5, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH); Meeting (March 5, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• The Flight Crew Research Program at NIOSH
  
  
• Impacts of Long Working Hours Will be Examined in April Research Conference
  
  
• Department of Homeland Security Adopts Three NIOSH Criteria for Testing and Certifying Respirators for Protection Against CBRN Exposures (February 27, 2004)
  
  

3/4

• NIOSH Alert: Preventing Deaths, Injuries and Illnesses of Young Workers  En Español
  
  

3/3

• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Meeting (February 26, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: EEOICPA Special Exposure Cohort Petition Forms (42 CFR part 83)--New (February 26, 2004)    PDF
  
  

3/2

• Guidelines for Air Sampling and Analytical Methods and Evaluation   PDF
  
  
• The following Mining Fact Sheets are now available in PDF: Noncoal Contractor Mining Facts — 2002; a href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/pubs/pdfs/2004-128.pdf">Coal Contractor Mining Facts — 2002; Sand and Gravel Operator Mining Facts — 2002; Stone Operator Mining Facts — 2002; Nonmetal Operator Mining Facts — 2002; Metal Operator Mining Facts — 2002; Coal Operator Mining Facts — 2002; and Mining Facts — 2002
  
  
• Diversity in NIOSH
  
  
• Steps To A HealthierUS Workforce
  
  

3/1

• Spirometry Training Course
  
  

February 2004

2/27

• Asthma Among Household Youth on Minority Farm Operations (December 2003, Pub. No. 2004-118)    PDF
  
  
• Injuries to Youth on Minority Farm Operations (December 2003, Pub. No. 2004-117)
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2/24

• Partners Enter Third Phase of Project to Evaluate ANSI Machine Safety Guideline (February 24, 2004)
  
  

2/17

• Worker Notification Program
  
  

2/17

• IC 9467: Analyses of Mobile Equipment Fires for All U.S. Surface and Underground Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mining Categories, 1990-1999 (January 2004, Pub. No. 2004-105)    PDF
  
  

2/13

• Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)--Meeting (January 9, 2004)    PDF
  
  

2/10

• NIOSH Strategic Plan Outline 2004-2009
  
  

2/9

• Safe Work for Youth in Construction - Information for Employers (December 2003, Pub. No. 2004-113)    PDF
  
  

2/1

• February (Volume 1, Number 10) issue of NIOSH eNews
  
  

January 2004

1/29

• Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention (redesigned)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Work Organization Predictors of Depression in Women--New (January 23, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (January 23, 2004)    PDF
  
  

1/22

• Isocyanates Topic Page
  
  

1/15

• Limiting Job Exposures to Food Flavorings, Flavoring Ingredients, is Recommended in New Alert (January 15, 2004)
  
  
• Preventing Lung Disease in Workers Who Use or Make Flavorings: NIOSH Alert (December 2003, Pub. No. 2004-110)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Grants for Education Programs in Occupational Safety and Health, Program Announcement 04001; Meeting (January 14, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: NIOSH Training Grant Applications 42 CFR Part 86, OMB NO. 0920-0261--Extension (January 14, 2004)    PDF
  
  

1/13

• Semiconductor Manufacturing Topic Page
  
  

1/8

• Redesign of the Health Hazard Evaluation site
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Meeting (January 5, 2004)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Workplace Exacerbation of Asthma (OMB No. 0920-0495)--Extension (December 19, 2003)    PDF
  
  

December 2003

12/23

• NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools

12/22

• New Computer Program Advances Guidance On Predicting Air-Purifying Respirator Filter Cartridge Service Life
  
  

12/18

• NIOSH Awards First Lifetime Achievement Award to Jorma Rantanen, International Health, Safety Leader
  
  

12/16

• Safe and Healthy Workplaces in the Holiday Season
  
  

12/15

• X-ray Exposures From Airport Screening Machines
  
  

12/12

• Federal Register Notice: Radiation and Worker Health Advisory Board Meeting; Correction (December 10, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program (CWXSP), OMB No. 0920-0020--Extension (December 9, 2003)    PDF
  
  

12/11

• High-Tech Safety in Fields and Orchards: NIOSH Advances Innovative Rollover Guard (December 11, 2003)
  
  

12/3

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommendations to the U.S. Department of Labor for Changes to Hazardous Orders (May 2002)
  
  
• Ways to Prevent Injuries From Backhoes and Mine Rock Falls are Described in New Series (December 3, 2003)
  
  

12/1

• Federal Register Notice: NIOSH B Reader Certification Program: Looking to the Future--Meeting (November 17, 2003)    PDF
  
  

November 2003

11/26

• Workplace Solutions: Ground Fall Injuries in Underground Stone Mines (November 2003, Pub. No. 2004-106)    PDF
  
  
• NIOSH, OSHA, Roadway Work Zone Safety and Health Coalition Ally to Improve Roadway Work Zone Safety (November 26, 2003)
  
  

11/20

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Withdrawal: 30-Day comment period for the proposed project, Health and Safety Outcomes Related to Work Schedules in Nurses--New (November 17, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Potential Reproductive and Neurological Effects of Exposure to Acrylamide--New (November 17, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Meeting (November 17, 2003)    PDF
  
  

11/17

• Workplace Solutions: Preventing Injuries When Working with Hydraulic Excavators and Backhoe Loaders (November 2003, Pub. No. 2004-107)    PDF
  
  

11/17

• The State of CDC, Fiscal Year 2003
  
  

11/14

• Pesticide Illness & Injury Surveillance Topic Page
  
  

11/13

• Focus on Prevention: Conducting a Hazard Risk Assessment (July 2003, Pub. No. 2003-139)    PDF
  
  

11/12

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Health and Safety Outcomes Related to Work Schedules in Nurses--New (November 5, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Beryllium Research Newsletter (Issue 1, June 2003)  PDF
  
  

11/7

• Ways to Prevent Job-Related Roadway Deaths, Critical Research Areas Identified by NIOSH (November 6, 2003)
  
  
• Geologic Hazards and Roof Stability in Coal Mines (October 2003, Pub. No. 2003-152)  PDF
  
  

11/3

• IC 9447: Effects of Mining Height on Injury Rates in U.S. Underground Nonlongwall Bituminous Coal Mines (November 1997, Pub. No. 98-104)  PDF
  
  

October 2003

10/31

• CDC Press Release: NIOSH, ASSE to Collaborate on Research to Prevent Work-Related Deaths, Injuries (October 28, 2003)
  
  
• Work-Related Roadway Crashes - Challenges and Opportunities for Prevention (September 2003)
  
  

10/29

• Chemical Protective Clothing Topic Page
  
  
• Respirators Topic Page
  
  

10/29

• Fighting Wildfires Topic Page
  
  

10/28

• MMWR: West Nile Virus Infection Among Turkey Breeder Farm Workers—Wisconsin, 2002
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Meeting (October 27, 2003)    PDF
  
  

10/27

• Small Business Topic Page
  
  
• Safety and Health Resource Guide for Small Businesses
  
  

10/16

• Control of Nitrous Oxide in Dental Operatories (September 1994) (*This is a 1994 document posted on the NIOSH Web site for the first time.)    PDF
  
  

10/16

• NIOSH Announces Criteria for Certifying Escape Respirators for Workplace Preparedness (October 20, 2003)
  
  

• Respirator Usage in Private Sector Firms, 2001 (September 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Questions and Answers—Methylene Chloride Control in Furniture Stripping (September 1997) (*This is a 1993 document posted on the NIOSH Web site for the first time.)    PDF
  
  
• Body Clock Disruption, Linked With Travel Across Time Zones, Seen in Study of Flight Attendants (October 16, 2003)
  
  

10/9

• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Meeting (October 9, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Work-related Assaults Treated In Hospital Emergency Departments (OMB Control No. 0920-0575)--Reinstatement (without change) (October 2, 2003)    PDF
  
  

10/6

• Federal Register Notice: Stakeholder informational meeting on the joint NIOSH/NCI study: A Cohort Mortality Study with a Nested Case-Control Study of Lung Cancer and Diesel Exhaust among Non-metal Miners (October 6, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Potential Reproductive and Neurological Effects of Exposure to Acrylamide--New (October 3, 2003)    PDF
  
  

10/3

• Tuberculosis Topic Page
  
  

10/2

• Reducing Roofers' Exposure to Asphalt Fumes (August 2003)
  
  

September 2003

9/30

• NIOSH Approves First Upgrade to CBRN Protection for Specified Scott Health & Safety SCBA Devices (September 30, 2003)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Occupational Health Epidemiological Studies, HHS/CDC/NIOSH: proposal to add three new routine uses, to amend one routine use, and to revise the system name of an existing (September 29, 2003)    PDF
  
  

9/29

• Pneumoconioses Topic Page
  
  
• Dentistry Topic Page
  
  

9/26

• MMWR Notice to Readers, September 26, 2003: Occupational Safety and Health in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates
  
  

9/24

• Concerns About Stress, Potential Hepatitis B Risk at Adult Developmental Center Prompt NIOSH Help (September 25, 2003)
  
  

9/24

• Practices For Mine Dust Control Are Described In Comprehensive NIOSH Handbook (September 24, 2003)
  
  

9/19

• Reproductive Health Topic Page
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Health and Safety Outcomes Related to Work Schedules in Nurses--New (September 18, 2003)    PDF
  
  

9/17

• Federal Register Notice: Conceptual Discussions for Quality Assurance Standards Module for Respiratory Protective Equipment--Meeting (September 17, 2003)   
  
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• Federal Register Notice: Conceptual Discussions for Powered Air Purifying Respirator Standards Development Efforts Used for Respiratory Protection Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents--Meeting (September 17, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• New Indoor Environmental Quality Topic Page Offers Focused, Organized Guide to NIOSH Resources (September 16, 2003)
  
  

9/15

• Take Home Toxins Topic Page
  
  

9/4

• Workplace Preparedness Against Terrorism is Strengthened by New Tools, Methods from NIOSH (September 4, 2003)
  
  

9/3

• Carbon Monoxide Hazards from Small Gasoline Powered Engines Topic Page
  
  

August 2003

8/29

• NIOSH Identifies Hazards of Baling Equipment, Suggests Ways to Prevent Deaths, Injuries (August 29, 2003)
  
  
• September issue of NIOSH eNews
  
  
• The complete collection of World Surveillance Reports are now available: The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 1991; The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report Supplement, 1992; The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 1994; The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 1996; The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 1999; and The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Notice of Request for Comments and Information Relevant to Occupational Exposure to Toluene (August 28, 2003)    PDF
  
  

8/27

• Asphalt Topic Page
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Work and Health Study: Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Depression in the Workplace--New (August 26, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Correction (August 25, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Meeting (August 22, 2003)    PDF
  
  

8/25

• Preventing Teen Worker Deaths, Injuries: NIOSH Issues New, Expanded Bulletin (August 25, 2003)
  
  
• Preventing Deaths, Injuries and Illnesses of Young Workers: NIOSH Alert (July 2003, Pub.No. 2003-128)
  
  
• Preventing Deaths and Injuries While Compacting or Baling Refuse Material (July 2003, Pub. No. 2003-124)    PDF
  
  

8/20

• NIOSH Strategic Research on Welding Identifies Data Needs, Advances Studies (August 20, 2003)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: NIOSH Training Grants, 42 CFR part 86, Application and Regulations (OMB NO. 0920-0261)—Extension (August 19, 2003)    PDF
  
  

8/19

• Drycleaning Topic Page
  
  

8/18

• Spanish versions of the following documents are now available:
  Hazard ID 12: Traffic Hazards to Fire Fighters While Working Along Roadways   En Español and Preventing Drownings of Commercial Fishermen   En Español
  
  
• Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program (August 2003)
  
  
• Metalworking Fluids Topic Page
  
  

8/13

• Federal Register Notice: Determination of Concentration of Respirable Coal Mine Dust (August 12, 2003)    PDF
  
  

8/11

• NIOSH Mine Fire Detection Technology Workshop Will Examine Research Issues, Opportunities (August 11, 2003)
  
  

8/6

• Hearing Protector Device Compendium (August 5, 2003)
  
  

8/5

• Mining Fact Sheets for 2001 are now available: Mining Facts; Coal Operator Mining Facts; Metal Operator Mining Facts; Nonmetal Mining Facts - 2001; Stone Mining Facts; Sand and Gravel Mining Facts; Noncoal Contractor Mining Facts; and Coal Operator Mining Facts.
  
  

8/4

• Engineering Education Topic page
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH): Meeting (June 29, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Study Protocol To Develop a Database for Identification and Assessment of Engineering Control of Noise From Powered Hand Tools Used in the Construction Industry (June 29, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Workplace Exacerbation of Asthma (0920-0495)-- Extension (July 24, 2003)    PDF
  
  

July 2003

7/31

• Occupational Violence Topic page
  
  

7/18

• NIOSH Prototype GPS Monitor Promises Faster, Surer Way to Identify Exposures (July 18, 2003)
  
  

7/16

• New NIOSH Video site
  
  

7/14

• Handbook for Dust Control in Mining (2003)
  
  

7/10

• MMWR: Surveillance for Acute Pesticide-Related Illness Associated with Mosquito Control Efforts – Nine States, 2002
  
  

7/7

• New Edition of Lung Disease Data Report Updates Resource With Newest Available Statistics (July 7, 2003)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee: Meeting (July 2, 2003)    PDF
  
  

7/1

• Your Safety 1st: Railroad Crossing Safety for Emergency Responders (June 2003, 2003-121)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Pilot Study to Evaluate Two Alternative Methods to Characterize Potential Exposures of Miners to Hazardous Chemicals--New (June 27, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting: Review and Discussion of Draft Document: Criteria for a Recommended Standard—Occupational Exposure to Refractory Ceramic Fibers (June 27, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Research Program to Develop Optimal NIOSH Alerts in Farming (OMB No. 0920-0501)--Revision (June 17, 2003)    PDF
  
  

June 2003

6/27

• National Occupational Research Agenda 2002—NIOSH Research Projects May 2003 (May 2003, Pub. No. 2003-143)    PDF
  
  
• NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda - Update 2003 (2003, Pub. No. 2003-148)    PDF
  
  

6/23

• CDC Recognizes Teamwork that Reduced Employee Back Injuries in Nursing Homes - CDC Press Release (June 23, 2003)
  
  

6/19

• NIOSH Asphalt Fume Exposures During the Application of Hot Asphalt to Roofs (June 2003, Pub. No. 2003-112) PDF
  
  
• The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002 (December 2002)    PDF
  
  
• NORA 2003 Symposium: "Working Partnerships - Research to Practice" - CDC Press Advisory (June 18, 2003)
  
  
• NIOSH Schedules July 30 Workshop on Control Technologies for Diesel Vehicles in Coal Mines (June 19, 2003)
  
  

6/18

• Spanish version of the following publications are now available:
  HID 7: Fire Fighting Hazards During Propane Tank Fires   En Español;
  HID 3: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Death After the Use of Explosives in a Sewer Construction Project  En Español;
  and Preventing Scalping and Other Severe Injuries from Farm Machinery  En Español
  
  
• Preventing Asthma and Death from Diisocyanate Exposure  En Español
  
  

6/17

• Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)--Meeting (June 13, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting (June 13, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• HID 13: Hazards Associated With Using Farm Tractors to Move Large Bales  En Español
  
  

6/16

• Asphalt Fume Exposures During the Application of Hot Asphalt to Roofs (June 2003)
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6/11

• Federal Register Notice: Continue Conceptual Discussions for Escape Respirator Standards Development Efforts Used for Respiratory Protection Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents, and Provide an Update on the Quality Assurance/Administrative Module--Meeting (June 4, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Work-related assaults treated in hospital emergency departments (0920-0575)--Extension (June 4, 2003)    PDF
  
  

6/11

• Respirator Fact Sheet: What you should know in deciding whether to buy escape hoods, gas masks, or other respirators for preparedness at home and work (2003)    PDF
  
  
• NIOSH Fact Sheet: NIOSH Recommendations for Limiting Potential Exposures of Workers to Asbestos Associated with Vermiculite from Libby, Montana (May 2003)    PDF
  
  

6/3

• NIOSH Pursues Hand-Vibration Studies to Understand, Address Risks (June 3, 2003)
  
  

6/2

• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Evaluation of Effectiveness of NIOSH Publications (OMB Control No. 0920-0544)--Reinstatement without change (May 29, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Antineoplastic Drug Exposure: Effectiveness of Guidelines--New (May 29, 2003)    PDF
  
  

May 2003

5/28

• Beyond 'The Matrix': High-Tech Imaging at NIOSH Advances Job Injury Prevention Studies (May 28, 2003)
  
  

5/21

• NIOSH Fact Sheet: NIOSH Recommendations for Limiting Potential Exposures of Workers to Asbestos Associated with Vermiculite from Libby, Montana    PDF
  
  
• NIOSH Recommends Precautions to Curb Possible Exposures of Workers to Asbestos Linked With Vermiculite From Libby, Montana (May 21, 2003)
  
  

5/16

• Federal Register Notice: Grants for Education Programs in Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Availability of Funds (May 15, 2003)    PDF
  
  
• Public Input for Long-term Monitoring of WTC-Exposed Rescue and Recovery Personnel
  
  

5/15

• Operation ‘Roar’: NIOSH Marshals Science, Legwork to Prevent Job-Related Asthma (May 15, 2003)
  
  

5/8

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Pilot Study for the National Survey of the Mining Population--New (May 8, 2003)    PDF
  
  

5/5

• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (May 5, 2003)    PDF
  
  

5/2

• HHS Press Release: HHS Offers Guidance on Air-filtration, Air-cleaning Systems to Guard Buildings Against Attacks
  
  
• Guidance for Filtration and Air-Cleaning Systems to Protect Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks (April 29, 2003)
  
  

April 2003

4/29

• NIOSH-Funded Study Simulates Hospital Room to Test UV System for Employee TB Protection (April 29, 2003)
  
  

4/28

• Statement by John Howard, M.D., Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on Workers Memorial Day (April 28, 2003)
  
  
• Verification of Underground Coal Mine Operators' Dust Control Plans and Compliance Sampling for Respirable Dust; Determination of Concentration of Respirable Coal Mine Dust—Meeting Dates (March 17, 2003)    PDF
  
  

4/25

• NIOSH Bibliography of Communication & Research Products 2002 (April 2003)    PDF

4/23

• NIOSH's Hamilton, Keogh Awards for 2003 Recognize Scientific Excellence, Service (April 23, 2003)
  

4/22

• The following new NIOSH Federal Register Notices are available:
  Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Meeting (April 15, 2003); Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (April 15, 2003); Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (April 15, 2003); Priorities, strategies and methods for long-term health monitoring of World Trade Center exposed rescue, recovery and restoration workers and volunteers: Meeting (April 15, 2003); Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Meeting (April 10, 2003); and Continue Conceptual Discussions for Escape Respirator Standards Development Efforts Used for Respiratory Protection Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents: Meeting (April 10, 2003): 04/22/03

4/18

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Topic Page
  

4/17

• RI 9464 Selective Electrowinning of Silver and Gold From Cyanide Process Solutions (1993)
  
  
• RI 9660: Evaluation of Systems to Monitor Blind Areas Behind Trucks Used in Road Construction and Maintenance: Phase I (February 2003)
  
  
• Pneumoconiosis Prevalence Among Working Coal Miners Examined in Federal Chest Radiograph Surveillance Programs—United States, 1996-2002 (April 18,2003)
  
  
• Commercial Aviation in Alaska
  
  
• Commercial Fishing in Alaska Topic page

4/14

• Respirator Fact Sheet: What You Should Know in Deciding Whether to Buy Escape Hoods, Gas masks, or Other Respirators for Preparedness at Home and Work (April 14, 2003)

4/2

• Advanced NIOSH Research on Neurotoxicity Opens New Avenues Toward Preventing Job Risks (April 2, 2003)
  
  

March 2003

3/28

• Fact Sheet: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

3/25

• A Compendium of NIOSH Construction Research
  
  
• TN 501: Measuring Very Low Air Velocities in Underground Metal Non/Metal Mines    PDF
  
  
• TN 502: A New Training Video for Aggregate Operators—"Aggregate Training for the Safety Impaired    PDF

3/19

• CDC Press Release: Work-Related Stress Conference (March 19, 2003)

3/17

• TN 503: Hazcom Helper Compliance Tool for MSHA Rule 30 CFR PART 47    PDF
  
  
• Emergency Response Resources – Chemical Agent Information (March 15, 2003)
  
  
• CDC Updates – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

3/3

• NIOSH Leads Evaluation of Strategic Machine Safety Guideline (March 3, 2003)
  
  

February 2003

2/27

• MMWR: Ambulance Crash-Related Injuries Among Emergency Medical Services Workers—United States, 1991--2002
  
  
• A Compendium of NIOSH Health Care Worker Research 2001 (Pub. No. 2003-108, December 2002) PDF

2/21

• Hearing Loss Prevention Topic page
  
  
• Nora News, Vol. 6, Spring 2003 PDF

2/14

• Emergency Preparedness for Business Topic page

2/11

• NIOSH Approves Interspiro Spirotek Models S3 9030, 6630, and 4530 Respirators For Use by Emergency Responders Against CBRN (February 7, 2003)
  
  

January 2003

1/30

• NIOSH Announces Two Workshops in February, March on Control Technologies for Diesel Vehicles in Mines (January 30, 2003)

1/29

• NIOSH Approves Scott Model Air-Pak 4.5 Respirator For Use By Emergency Responders Against CBRN (January 29, 2003)

1/27

• NIOSH Invites Applications to Fill Vacancy for Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, Field Studies Director (January 27, 2003)

1/24

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (January 22, 2003)

1/13

• RI 9656 Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Field Evaluation Seventh-Phase Results (March 2002)  PDF

1/7

• TN 500: Using In-Place Stone Stoppings to Direct Air in Underground Stone Mines (December 2002)  PDF
  
  
• TN 499: Using Propeller Fans to Improve Ventilation in Large-Entry Stone Mines (December 2002)  PDF

1/6

• Vision Concerns at Plant Lead NIOSH to Identify Link With 2 Chemicals, Suggest Safeguards (January 5, 2003)—NIOSH Update
  
  
• Exposure Assessment Methods: Research Needs and Priorities (July 2002)  PDF

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