Archive for June, 2011

Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, noted that there could be some risk with cell phone use, but the evidence is not strong enough to confirm the link, and needs to be researched further.
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Safety 2011, the American Society of Safety Engineers' big conference in Chicago, is the setting for the debut of the Center for Safety and Health in Sustainability -- a collaboration of ASSE, AIHA, and IOSH.
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The nomination period for 2010-2011 began May 31 and will close July 31. This is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer.
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A look at the behavioral lessons of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Dr. E. Scott Geller's "People-Powered Safety" session, and a report by some of the ASSE delegates who visited China in November 2010 are among the highlights on June 13.
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The six-month 2011 hurricane season begins June 1. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has predicted three to six major hurricanes will form during it.
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The first one held last year identified three areas in need of action plans. One of them was training for emergency responders, and that is well under way.
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The ASTM F2815 standard explains how to use a computer program called a permeation calculator to analyze data following a permeation test.
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The proposed rule from HHS would give people the right to obtain a report on who has electronically accessed their protected health information.
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Four European agencies, along with the European Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee which oversees them, are to hold a joint seminar on this topic, in order to present findings and formulate options for European policy makers.
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Spain, Navarra regional government, Guide to gender and OSH. Ficha técnica de prevención
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