What's New 2002 Archive

December 2002

12/30

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Work-Related Stress Among Coal Miners--NEW (December 30, 2002)

12/27

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Evaluation of Effectiveness of NIOSH Publications--Extension (December 27, 2002)

12/26

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (January 7, 2003)

12/19

• Proceedings of the International Fishing Industry Safety and Health Conference (October 23, 2000)  PDF
  
  
• Laboratory-Acquired West Nile Virus Infections - United States, 2002
  
  

12/17

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC): Notice of Charter Renewal (December 13, 2002)
  
  
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: A and B Reader Surveys--New (December 13, 2002)

12/16

• New NIOSH Method Offers Faster Way To Identify Risk For Job-Related Histoplasmosis (December 16, 2002)
  
  
• Redesigned NIOSH Web Page on Silica Offers Structured, Expanded Resource (December 12, 2002)

12/13

• Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance - United States, 1998-2002 (December 13, 2002)
  
  

12/10

• Silica Topic page
  
  
• National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES)

12/02

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Work-Related Assaults Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments--New (November 27, 2002)
  
  

November 2002

11/27

• Notice to Readers: Occupational Health Indicators for Tracking Work-Related Health Effects and Their Determinants,” U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,” Vol. 51, No. 47, November 29, 2002
  
  

11/26

• Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (November 20, 2002)
  
  
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Longitudinal Surveillance for Beryllium Disease Prevention OMB No. 0920-0463 (formerly titled Gene-Environment Interactions in Beryllium Sensitization and Disease Among Current and Former Beryllium Industry Workers)--Extension (November 21, 2002)

11/20

• Studies for Workplace Violence Prevention Funded Under Five New NIOSH Grant Awards (November 20, 2002)—NIOSH Update

11/18

• NIOSH Educational DVD on Work Stress Discusses Work Organization Factors, Interventions (November 18, 2002)—NIOSH Update

11/14

• NIOSH Announces Work Injury Research Symposium for
  October 2003, Invites Abstracts of Presentations (November 14, 2002)—NIOSH Update
  
  
• National Occupational Injury Research Symposium (NOIRS) 2003
  
  

11/12

• Working with Stress (2002): Tape Number (VHS): 221/Program Number (DVD): 1002
  
  

11/08

• New Leads for Lung-Disease Prevention Offered in NIOSH Study That Charts Areas of High Prevalence— (November 7, 2002)—NIOSH Update
  
  
• Prolonged Riding Linked to Decrease in Erectile Measure in Bicycle Patrol Officers (October 2002)—NIOSH Update
  
  

October 2002

10/29

• New Leads for Lung-Disease Prevention Offered in NIOSH Study That Charts Areas of High Prevalence— (November 7, 2002)—NIOSH Update
  
  
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee: Meeting--New (October 17, 2002)
  
  
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations--New (October 16, 2002)

10/23

• CDC Announces Issuance of Patent for Detecting the Presence of Lead (October 17, 2002)—CDC Press Release
  
  

10/21

• Conference on Worker Terrorist-Response Training Will Highlight Lessons Learned from 9/11, Current Needs (October 21, 2002)—NIOSH Update

10/18

• Prolonged Riding Linked to Decrease in Erectile Measure in Bicycle Patrol Officers (October 18, 2002)—NIOSH Update
  
  

• Asbestos Topic Page

10/10

• Nominations Invited For NORA 2003 Award To Honor Partnering In Health, Safety Research

10/8

• Handling Irradiated Mail Topic Page

• College Students Topic Page

• IC 9463: Strategies for Improving Miners' Training

• IC 9462: Review of Technology Available to the Underground Mining Industry for Control of Diesel Emissions

• RI 9658: Drill Monitor With Strata Strength Classification in Near-Real Time

10/3

• Storm and Flood Topic Page
  
  

September 2002

9/30

• New Spanish-Language NIOSH Booklet Shows Ways to Protect Farm Workers From Musculoskeletal Injuries (September 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Conceptual Discussions for Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirators (APR) Standards and Air-Purifying Escape Respirator Standards Development Efforts for Respiratory Protection Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents: Meeting (September 27, 2002)

9/25

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (September 25, 2002)

• Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Reducing Injury Risk from Jarring and Jolting on Mobile Farm Equipment: An Epidemiological Survey of Farm Equipment Operators--New (September 24, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Anthropometric Survey of Respirator Users--New (September 18, 2002)

9/23

• New NIOSH Needlestick Prevention Resource Shares Lessons Learned From Real-Life Programs (September 23, 2002)—NIOSH Update

• Soluciones Simples: Ergonomía Para Trabajadores Agrícolas (February 2001, Pub. No. 2001-111 (Sp2002))  PDF

9/17

• Reproductive Health: Developing Partnerships in the Study of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace (2002, Pub. No. 2002-152)  PDF

9/16

• The NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (August 2002, Pub. No. 2002-158)  PDF

9/11

• NIOSH Evaluates Worker Exposures at a Popcorn Plant in Missouri (May 2002, Pub. No. 2002-128)

9/10

• Use of Respiratory Protection Among Responders at the World Trade Center Site --- New York City, September 2001

• Impact of September 11 Attacks on Workers in the Vicinity of the World Trade Center --- New York City

9/06

• Ways to Avoid West Nile Virus Risk in Outdoor Work Suggested by NIOSH (September 5, 2002)
  
  
• Notice to Readers: Occupational Health Guidelines for Remediation Workers at Bacillus anthracis-Contaminated Sites—United States, 2001--2002

• Notice to Readers: Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biologic, or Radiologic Attacks
  
  

August 2002

8/29

• Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Work Organization Predictors of Depression in Women--New (August 29, 2002)
  
  
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (August 21, 2002)

8/22

• Occupational Safety, Energy Labs Sign Agreement to Advance Critical Protective Technology Research (August 3, 2002)—NIOSH Update

8/21

• "You Are My Sunshine" (NIOSH mine training video available from the Spokane Research Lab)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Potential Health Effects Involving Use of Perchloroethylene: Notice of Meeting (August 21, 2002)

8/20

• NIOSH Disparities in Job Risk From Tobacco Smoke, Recommendations Outlined in NIOSH Workshop Report (August 20, 2002)—NIOSH Update
  
  
• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Evaluation of Worker Notification Program--New (August 19, 2002)

8/12

• Work, Smoking, and Health. A NIOSH Scientific Workshop (Pub. No. 2002-148)
  
  

8/9

• NIOSH homepage redesign
  
• Agriculture Topic Page
  
• Bloodborne Pathogens Topic Page
  
• Chemical Safety Topic Page
  
• Construction Topic Page

• HHS Awards $11.4 Million Contract To Assess Health Status Of Workers, Volunteers At World Trade Center Disaster Site
  
  

July 2002

7/30

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Healthcare Workers' Exposure to Antineoplastic Agents (July 25, 2002)

7/26

• Guidance For Controlling Potential Risks To Workers Exposed to Class B Biosolids (Final)  PDF

• Work-Related and Injury Statistics Query System (Work-RISQS)

7/23

• NIOSH 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: Meetings (July 19, 2002)

7/17

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section: Notice of Charter Renewal (July 17, 2002)

7/16

• NIOSH Repirator User Notice - Wen Mask Industrial Company - Filtering Facepiece Respirators (July 3, 2002)

7/11

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Health and Safety Outcomes Related to Work Schedules in Nurses--New (June 28, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: A and B Reader Surveys--New (June 28, 2002)

• NIOSH 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; Proposed Rule (June 25, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (June 21, 2002)

7/3

• Silicosis in Sandblasters (June 2002)   PDF

7/1

• CDC Announces New Report: Surveillance and Prevention of Occupational Injuries in Alaska: A Decade of Progress, 1990-1999 (July 1, 2002)—CDC Press Release

• Surveillance and Prevention of Occupational Injuries in Alaska: A Decade of Progress, 1990-1999 (May 2002, Pub. No. 2002-115)
  
  

June 2002

6/24

• Secretary Thompson Announces New Director Of CDC's National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health  

6/19

• Protecting Workers' Families A Research Agenda Report of the Workers' Family Protection Task Force (February 2002)   PDF

6/18

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (June 17, 2002)

6/17

• New Five-Booklet Set from NIOSH Offers Chartbook Chapters in Digest Form (June 17, 2002)—NIOSH Update

• Worker Health Chartbook, 2000: Focus on Mining PDF
  
  
• Worker Health Chartbook, 2000: Nonfatal Illness PDF
  
  
• Worker Health Chartbook, 2000: Nonfatal Injury PDF
  
  
• Worker Health Chartbook, 2000: Fatal Illness PDF
  
  
• Worker Health Chartbook, 2000: Fatal Injury PDF

6/12

• Guidance For Controlling Potential Risks To Workers Exposed to Class B Biosolids (Preprint) PDF

• Standards Development Efforts for Full Facepiece Air Purifying Respirators (APR) Used to Protect Emergency Response Workers Against CBRN Agents

6/5

• CDC Announces New Safety Training Tool to Protect Lives in Underground Mine Emergencies (June 5, 2002)—CDC Press Release

6/4

• NIOSH Issues First Approval Under Program for Certifying Emergency Responder Respirators (June 3, 2002)—NIOSH Update

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Meeting (5/31/02):

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Standards Development Efforts for Full Facepiece Air-Purifying Respirators (APR) Used to Protect Emergency Response Workers Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents: Meeting: (5/31/02)
  
  

May 2002

5/31

• Highly Requested TB Training Videos are Offered as First NIOSH Product on DVD (May 30, 2002)—NIOSH Update

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Gene-Environment Interactions in Beryllium Sensitization and Disease Among Current and Former Beryllium Industry Workers (OMB No. 0920-0463)--Extension (May 30, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Meeting (May 24, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC) Meeting--Cancelled (May 24, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Guidelines for Determining the Probability of Causation and Methods for Radiation Dose Reconstruction Under the Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Final Rules (May 2, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Methods for Radiation Dose Reconstruction Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Final Rule (May 2, 2002)

5/30

• RI9657 - Recommendations for Testing Radar-Based Collision Warning Systems on Heavy Equipment   PDF

5/20

• NIOSH Report on Crystalline Silica Reviews Health Effects Data, Discusses Research Needs (May 20, 2002)- NIOSH Update

• NIOSH Fact Sheet: color=#000066> Protecting Workers from Anthrax Infection - Response from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health    PDF

• NIOSH Fact Sheet: color=#000066> Protecting Workers at the World Trade Center Site - Response from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health    PDF

5/15

• NIOSH Hazard Review: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (April 2002)    PDF

5/10

• Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks (May 2002)    PDF

• HHS Issues Guidelines for Safeguarding Building Ventilation Systems From Terrorist Attacks (May 10, 2002)

• Ways to Recognize, Prevent Risk of Assault to Hospital Employees Outlined in NIOSH Document (May 9, 2002)

5/9

• Best Practices in Workplace Surveillance: Identification and Tracking of Workplace Injury, Illness, Exposures, and Hazards (May 2002)

• Research Needs Pertaining to Work Organization are Discussed in New NORA White Paper (May 9, 2002)— NIOSH Update

• The Changing Organization of Work and the Safety and Health of Working People (April 2002, Pub. No. 2002-116)    PDF

5/6

• Violence: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals (April 2002, Pub. No. 2002-101)    PDF

5/2

• Fire Fighter Fatality/Injury Reports and Other Related Publications (April 2002, Pub. No. 2002-136). Can be ordered through Publications.

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Preventing Hearing Loss Among Construction Workers—New (May 1, 2002)

5/1

• Hamilton, Keogh Awards for 2002 Presented by NIOSH for Scientific Excellence, Service

• HHS Issues Final Rules to Assist Compensation of Nuclear Workers for Job-Related Cancers

• Summary Report to the New York City Department of Health: NIOSH Air Sample Results for the World Trade Center Disaster Response
  
  

April 2002

4/30

• Comprehensive Procedures for Collecting Environmental Samples for Culturing Bacillus anthracis (revised April 2002)
  

4/29

• Vacancy is Announced for Director of NIOSH's Personal Protective Technology Lab (April 26, 2002)
  

4/18

• Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee: Meeting (April 17, 2002)
  

4/17

• 7th Annual International Noise Awareness Day (April 24, 2002), League for the Hard of Hearing
  NIOSH Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention Topic page

4/12

• Availability of $4 Million in Grants for Training in FY 2003 Announced By NIOSH (April 12, 2002)
  

4/11

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (April 11, 2002)
  

4/5

• Suspected Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker—Texas, 2002 (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 5, 2002 / 51(13);279-281)
  

4/3

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Grants for Education Programs in Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Availability of Funds (April 3, 2002)
  

4/2

• Respirator User Notice (March 4, 2002)
  
  

March 2002

3/22

• Findings of Survey Co-Developed by NIOSH Will Help Respirator Research, Recommendations (March 22, 2002)
  

3/21

• Report Offers Guidance and Recommendations on Safety of Emergency Responders in Terrorist Events (March 21, 2002)
  

3/20

• Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance (FFHHS)
  

3/11

• Electrical Safety; Safety and Health for Electrical Trades (January 2002, Pub No. 2002-123)    PDF
  

3/8

• Steps to Prevent Fire Fighter Deaths in Truck Rollovers Recommended by NIOSH (February 28, 2002)
  

3/4

• Fire Fighters Exposed to Electrical Hazards During Wildland Fire Operations -- Hazard ID 15 (January 2002, Pub No. 2002–112)    PDF
  
  

February 2002

2/28

• Traumatic Occupational Injuries Topic page
  

• Steps to Prevent Fire Fighter Deaths in Truck Rollovers Recommended by NIOSH

2/26

• NIOSH Respirator Topic page
  

• National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) site
  

• Chemical Protective Clothing Topic page
  

2/20

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Meeting (February 20, 2001)
  

• Fire Fighter Deaths from Tanker Truck Rollovers -- Hazard ID 14 (December 2001, Pub. No. 2002-111)    PDF
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Methods for Radiation Dose Reconstruction Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act of 2000 (February 14, 2002)
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health: Notice of Meeting (February 13, 2002)
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: EEOICPA Dose Reconstruction Interviews and Form--Extension (February 11, 2002)
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Use of a Reader Response Form by Workers Notified if Results of Epidemiologic Studies--New (February 5, 2002)
  

• Drycleaning Topic page
  
  

January 2002

1/29

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (January 29, 2002)
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Meeting (January 25, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations: Anthropometric Survey of Respirator Users--New (January 24, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (January 22, 2002)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Identify and Assess Priorities, Strategies and Methods for Surveillance of Health and Safety Hazards in the Health Services Industry: Meeting (January 10, 2002)
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Guidelines for Determining the Probability of Causation Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (January 17, 2001)
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Methods for Radiation Dose Reconstruction Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act of 2000 (January 17, 2001)
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Evaluation of Effectiveness of NIOSH Publications--New (January 16, 2001)
  

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Identify and Assess Priorities, Strategies and Methods for Surveillance
  of Health and Safety Hazards in the Health Services Industry: Meeting (January 10, 2001)

• NIOSH Federal Register Notice: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health: Meeting (December 21, 2001)
  

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