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Volume 3 Number 8 December
2005
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Ensuring
that our programs are relevant and have real impact in the workplace is
paramount to NIOSH. At the same time, as a scientifically robust
organization, we are faced every day with professional and administrative
challenges. We have a diverse program of research across many different
disciplines. Our scientists and engineers work in several geographically
dispersed locations, impeding their ability to network closely with each
other.
To
meet those challenges by better coordinating our efforts, we have organized
our portfolio into various specific categories that can be readily
communicated and strategically governed and evaluated. The NIOSH Program
Portfolio focuses on relevance, quality and impact. It relies heavily on your
strong involvement, our partners and stakeholders, throughout the entire
research continuum.
The
NIOSH Program Portfolio has been organized into eight sector programs under
the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) that represent different
industrial sector groupings, and into fifteen cross-sector programs organized
around adverse health outcomes, statutory programs and global efforts. In
addition, NIOSH is organizing seven coordinated emphasis areas that support
the sector and cross-sector programs. You can view the list of the 30
Programs at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pgmptfolio.html
The
Program Portfolio will ensure that all NIOSH programs are coordinated with
NORA and will unite researchers across NIOSH laboratories in seven states.
The Portfolio of 30 interdependent programs addresses a common set of
data-driven, stakeholder-involved, expert-informed, prioritized goals.
Evaluation is crucial, so we have embedded performance criteria throughout
the process. The programs are internally peer-reviewed and externally
monitored by an independent process overseen by the National Academies.
NIOSH
is currently assigning Managers and Coordinators to each of the 30 Program
Portfolio categories. In time, research councils for the NORA sector programs
and steering committees for the cross-sector programs and coordinated
emphasis areas will be formed. We will need our stakeholders and partners to
become involved with these councils and committees to plan efforts leading to
output and outcome goals and a timeline for assessing performance.
Please
watch the Program Portfolio topic page, on the link provided above, for
additional information. In the next few weeks, we will be adding much more
information to the page, providing further details and resources for each
program category. We hope that this expansion will help you to stay better
informed about our research strategies, and we hope it will stimulate your
interest in becoming part of our planning process.
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Public Invited to
Comment on Construction Strategic Goals and Performance Measures
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The
NIOSH Construction program has developed draft strategic goals and
performance measures to guide future NIOSH construction activities. You may
view these items on the Construction program topic page, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/construction.
We encourage you to read these goals and measures and send comments and feedback
to the NIOSH Construction Coordinator Matt Gillen at niosh-construction@xxxxxxx.
You are also invited to share your
ideas for future research in construction at the upcoming NORA town hall
meeting in Chicago, IL on December 19. The afternoon session will focus
specifically on the NIOSH Construction Program. Participants are also invited
to share comments during the general morning session. More details on the
location of this and other upcoming town halls meetings can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/townhall.
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NIOSH Staff Make
Significant Contributions in Protecting Hurricane Recovery and Relief Workers
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About 100 NIOSH scientists and
engineers were involved in Hurricane Katrina response activities. Their
efforts focused on immediate needs but opened many doors for sustainable
partnerships. NIOSH staff provided leadership on response worker-safety and
other occupational safety and health issues in the CDC Director's Emergency
Operations Center in Atlanta. As a part of CDC's assistance efforts in the
field, NIOSH also supported federal interagency coordination efforts in Baton
Rouge on occupational safety and health, provided guidance to officials in
the state of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, and assessed health and
safety at worksites in New Orleans and in shelters in Texas. Additionally,
NIOSH scientists produced new, web-based interim documents on many issues
critical for the Katrina response, including debris burning, ventilation
system clean-up, health surveillance of workers, and mold exposures. The
largest effort in terms of staffing occurred in New Orleans, where NIOSH
worked in tandem with its other CDC colleagues through the CDC response
effort. NIOSH teams of industrial hygienists, medical officers, and engineers
conducted outreach and provided health and safety guidance to minority
workers (Hispanic and Vietnamese), assessed occupational illness and injury
surveillance efforts, and conducted environmental assessments of worksites
including sampling for metals, asbestos, particulate matter, respirable
silica, and noise. In addition, they designed and carried out a survey of
illness, injury, and workplace stress in the New Orleans Police Department
and began planning a similar evaluation for the New Orleans Fire Department.
Although the acute phase of the hurricane response has largely ended, NIOSH
staff remain involved in ongoing Katrina-related issues. Moreover, they are
engaged in post-response evaluations to strengthen future emergency
responses.
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Silver Edition of the NIOSH Pocket
Guide
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![NIOSH Pocket Guide Silver Anniversary Edition Cover]() NIOSH has
released a new edition of the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards.
The new edition is available as a printed book (DHHS NIOSH Publication
No. 2005-149), and as a CD-ROM (DHHS NIOSH Publication No. 2005-151) and
online at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/.
One of the main changes for this new edition of the Pocket Guide,
which has a silver cover, is that particulate respirator
recommendations have been updated. Also, the layout of the paper
version has been changed substantially to make the book easier to read and
use. In addition, the web version is now searchable. The Pocket Guide
contains important safety and health information for 677 chemicals that are
encountered in the workplace. It was first published in 1978 and has been
revised and updated regularly since then. In addition to the Pocket Guide,
the CD-ROM also contains several other databases, such as the 2004 Emergency
Response Guidebook, NIOSH and OSHA analytical methods, and the International
Chemical Safety Cards. Both the paper version and CD-ROM are available
from the NIOSH publications office by calling 1-800-35-NIOSH.
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Estimating the Global Burden of Disease
and Injury Due to Occupational Risk Factors
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The December 2005 Special Issue of
the American Journal
of Industrial Medicine is dedicated to “The
Contribution of Occupational Risk Factors to the Global Burden of
Disease.” The work was carried out as part of a World Health
Organization (WHO) Comparative Risk Assessment analysis of 26 risk factors to
the global burden of disease. The methodologic requirements limited the risk
factors that could be studied globally, so that the individual articles
account for about 800,000 of the estimated 2 million deaths that occur
annually due to occupational risks. Individual articles include addressing
the global burden due to occupational carcinogens, airborne particulates,
noise, ergonomic risks for back pain, and risk for traumatic injury;
estimating the global burden of infectious disease due to sharps injuries
among healthcare workers; and examining previous published estimates of
global burden due to occupational risks. Three articles focus on economic
issues: cost effectiveness of workplace interventions to prevent silicosis
and back pain, and an economic model used at company level to evaluate the
net costs involved in prevention of occupational back pain. Abstracts from
articles in this Special Issue can be found at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34471.
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NIOSH Seeks
Public Comment on Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin
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NIOSH
is requesting public comment on the draft Current Intelligence Bulletin,
“Evaluation of Health Hazard and Recommendations for Occupational Exposure to
Titanium Dioxide.” The draft document is posted on the NIOSH Web page, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/preprint/tio2
for public comment by March 31, 2006.
The
draft document includes the following findings and recommendations on which
NIOSH is seeking comments:
- A recommended exposure limit of 1.5 milligrams per
cubic meter for fine TiO2 and 0.1 milligrams per cubic meter
for ultrafine particles as time-weighted averages for up to 10 hours per
day during a 40-hour work week.
- Differences in recommended limits for fine and
ultrafine particles reflect findings from studies which suggest that
ultrafine TiO2 particles may be more potent than fine TiO2
particles at the same mass.
- Recommended exposure limits would control
occupational exposures to levels that are unlikely to raise a risk of
work-related lung cancer. With this recommendation, NIOSH would remove
its current classification as an occupational carcinogen.
- Further research is needed in the measurement of
workplace airborne exposures to ultrafine TiO2 in facilities
that produce the material in order to better understand potential
exposure risks.
Comments on the draft document may
be submitted to titanium-dioxide-comments@xxxxxxx
or by using an online form available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/preprint/tio2/tio2cmnts.html.
NIOSH will hold a public meeting on the draft document on February 27, 2006.
Details will be forthcoming in the Federal Register and eNews.
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Information Resource to Facilitate
Research on the Organization of Work
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![Organiztion of Work illustration]() To facilitate research on health
and safety issues related to the organization of work, a new NIOSH Web page, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/workorg/tools,
hosts a searchable database and resource lists of assessment methods for
characterizing the organization of work. This information resource aims to
enhance research in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
Organization of Work priority area by providing a means for researchers to quickly
and easily identify available instruments for measuring organizational
characteristics that may be useful for advancing research on the associations
between work organization and worker safety, health, and well-being.
Expansion of the database and resource list content is ongoing, and users and
developers of work organization measures are encouraged to nominate
instruments for consideration. Information about the instrument nomination
process can be found on the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Web
page.
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NIOSH Signs MOU with Federal Fire Administration
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NIOSH and the U.S. Fire
Administration (USFA) signed a memorandum of understanding on November 21,
2005 to identify collaborative efforts the two agencies can undertake with
the goal of improving safety and health conditions for fire fighters
throughout the United States. The primary focus of the agreement involves
fostering the use of findings and recommendations from the NIOSH Fire Fighter
Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program in USFA fire fighter training
materials and programs. More information about the NIOSH program can be found
at: www.cdc.gov/niosh/firehome.html
and more information about USFA training and education can be found at: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/.
The agreement was signed by NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D., and U.S. Fire
Administrator R. David Paulison.
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NIOSH DSHEFS
Deputy Director Receives Gorgas Award
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On November 2, Laurence Reed
received the Gorgas Award at the Association of Medical Surgeons of the
United States (AMSUS) annual awards meeting in Nashville, TN. Larry is the
Deputy Director of the NIOSH Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations,
and Field Studies (DSHEFS) and holds the rank of Captain in the Commissioned
Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. He was nominated for the award by
Commissioned Corps Rear Admiral Robert Williams for his “outstanding
and sustained leadership in occupational public health while serving with
CDC/NIOSH”. The Gorgas Award is named after Major General William
Crawford Gorgas, who played an instrumental public health role in the
construction of the Panama Canal in the early 1900s by leading efforts to
eradicate yellow fever in the Canal Zone. The Gorgas Medal recognizes
individuals for distinguished work in preventive medicine, clinical
application, education or research.
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Upcoming Public
Meeting to Focus on Respirator Standards
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NIOSH will hold a public
stakeholder meeting on December 13, 2005 at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel
in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting will address concepts for standards for
chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) closed-circuit,
self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), CBRN powered, air-purifying
respirators (PAPR), and multi-function PAPRs. Additional information and the
registration form is available on the NIOSH Web page at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/resources/pressrel/letters/lttr-121305.html.
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Look
for the NIOSH Exhibit Booth at these upcoming conferences:
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![r2p logo]() NIOSH conducts research to prevent
illness and injury among workers. Good stewardship requires research we
conduct to be highly relevant, high quality, and result in maximum impact. As
a means of focusing our research on these drivers, NIOSH research now follows
a process called Research-to-Practice (r2p). Conducting research under r2p
utilizes partnerships to help address relevance and evaluation to help ensure
quality. Partnerships are utilized in all phases of the research process
(frequently with different partners in the different phases) for several
reasons: ensuring relevant issues are being addressed; identifying all
appropriate stakeholders; and translating results into a format that is most
useful for stakeholders. The number of formal partnerships with NIOSH has
doubled during the last year. Evaluation – again in all phases of the
research process – is used to ensure that the highest quality research
is being planned, conducted, translated and disseminated to stakeholders. The
following link provides more information on r2p at NIOSH, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/r2p.
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![NORA Logo]() NIOSH and its partners will be
conducting public town hall meetings in Seattle and Houston in January to
address regional and sector-specific needs in occupational safety and health
research under the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). Meetings
will address all issues during the morning session and sector-specific issues
in the afternoon. Details include:
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Seattle, WA
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Pacific Time
Morning Session: Regional Issues
Afternoon Session: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
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Houston, TX
Monday, January 23, 2006
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Central Time
Morning Session: Regional Issues
Afternoon Session: Healthcare and Social Services
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The
public meetings are open to all. Participants will be asked to make five
minute presentations describing top issues in workplace safety and health.
Everyone is invited to speak, but presenters are asked to register to be
added to the agenda. All testimony will be entered into the NORA Docket, and
will be used by NORA Research Councils to help shape sector-specific and
related cross-sector research agendas for the nation.
Please visit the NORA Town Hall
meeting Web page http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/townhall,
to register for either the Seattle or Houston public meetings. If you cannot
attend a meeting, we still need your input. You can submit your comments
online at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora.
The site also contains information about additional town hall meetings that
will be noted in future issues of eNews.
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Division of Applied
Research and Technology (DART)
NIOSH has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the
Beryllium Health and Safety Committee (BHSC) to develop standard practices
and test methods for beryllium in the workplace. This partnership has
resulted in the development of several new American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) International consensus standards, including standards for
air sampling and analysis by atomic spectrometry, surface dust sampling, and
a field-portable method for beryllium in the workplace using fluorescence
detection. Recent progress in these areas was presented at the NIOSH-, DOE-
and BHSC-cosponsored Symposium on the Detection of Beryllium Particles, which
took place November 8-9 in Salt Lake City, UT. Further collaborations between
researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and a small business in Tucson,
AZ involve validation of the field-portable fluorescence method for
beryllium. For more information on NIOSH research on beryllium sampling,
analysis and standards, contact Kevin Ashley at KAshley@xxxxxxx.
Division of
Respiratory Disease Studies (DRDS)
On November 15, NIOSH staff met with ConAgra officials and their health and
safety consultants to review progress in medical surveillance and engineering
interventions designed to prevent potential lung disease in workers
manufacturing microwave popcorn in their four plants. This work was motivated
by a NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation in their Marion, OH plant which
documented bronchiolitis obliterans cases among the mixers of butter
flavoring with heated corn oil. NIOSH has documented cases of this rare and
irreversible lung disease in five of six microwave popcorn plants studied.
Work-related inhalation of butter flavorings is related to risk, and NIOSH's
Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD) has demonstrated that both butter
flavoring and diacetyl, a principal component of butter flavorings, causes
severe respiratory epithelium damage in rats at exposure levels similar to
peak levels encountered by mixers in the industry.
The
ConAgra efforts leverage NIOSH’s intent that research on this emerging
occupational lung disease, also present in the flavoring manufacturing
industry, be put into practice to protect employees. NIOSH will partner with
ConAgra to bring their experience, once completed, to benefit other companies
with similar challenges. In the meantime, the open exchange during the
meeting facilitates ongoing mutual interests in how serial spirometry can
identify workers with subclinical disease, in appropriate clinical evaluation
of workers with falling pulmonary functions, in the effectiveness of exhaust
ventilation of flavoring sources, and in the relation between engineering
controls and formulation of flavorings used in microwave popcorn. Staff from
three NIOSH divisions contributed to the meeting: Division of Respiratory
Disease Studies conducted the field investigations of microwave popcorn
plants and prepared an Alert on flavorings; HELD staff has ongoing animal and
in vitro model work; and Division of Applied Research and Technology staff
have considered engineering controls in the industry.
Division of Safety
Research (DSR)
![Firefighter at work]() In November, approval was granted
by the Office of Management and Budget to proceed with an evaluation of the
NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program. The
evaluation includes a nationwide survey of fire departments and a number of
focus groups consisting of front-line fire fighters. The study will examine
career and volunteer, large and small size, and urban and rural fire
departments to determine the extent to which the program’s reports,
recommendations, and other products are being utilized by the fire service
for training, policies, practices, and other prevention efforts. The
evaluation will provide insight into the impact of the NIOSH program, which
began in fiscal year 1998, and help to identify any enhancements that might
further the program’s impact. Data collection is scheduled to begin in
early 2006. NIOSH is conducting the study in conjunction with RTI
International.
Division of
Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies (DSHEFS)
Pesticide-Related
Illness and Injury Surveillance: a How-to Guide for State Based Programs
(DHHS NIOSH Publication No. 2006-102) provides information on how to develop
and maintain surveillance programs for acute and subacute health effects from
pesticide exposure. The complex nature of pesticide poisoning and the
technical resources needed for surveillance and case investigation warranted
the development of this manual. The primary target audience is state health
departments with planned or established pesticide poisoning surveillance
programs. Other target audiences include other federal, state, local, and
international agencies, and members of the public interested in prevention of
pesticide poisoning. In addition, many tools and techniques covered in this
manual can be generalized for surveillance of other occupational and
environmental injuries and illnesses. Development of the document was
partially funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This
publication can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2006-102/.
Additional information about acute occupational pesticide poisoning is
available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/pesticides/.
Education and
Information Division (EID)
You may have noticed a new look to the NIOSH home page, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh. The home page,
launched in September, was guided by usability studies conducted with NIOSH
customers at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition and
the American Society of Safety Engineers Annual Conference. Participants
interacted with a prototype of the NIOSH Web page and provided invaluable
input that guided changes made to the NIOSH home page. The new NIOSH home
page features a reduction in the number of links and graphics to ease
navigation and keep the contents on one screen. In addition, tabs featuring
the following categories of topic pages were added to facilitate browsing:
(1) Industries & Occupations; (2) Hazards & Exposures; (3) Diseases
& Injuries; (4) Chemicals, Safety & Prevention; and (5) Emergency
Preparedness & Response. The revised navigation scheme also features 22
new topic pages for chemicals that users frequently requested information.
Follow-up usability testing of the revised page was conducted at the National
Safety Council Conference. Contact Glenn Doyle at GDoyle@xxxxxxx for more information.
Health Effects
Laboratory Division (HELD)
In October three researchers from Japan met with HELD researchers in
Morgantown to discuss and lay groundwork for an international collaboration
related to preventing vibration diseases and disorders. This is a significant
partnership in that researchers hope it will lead to a new understanding of
the nature and cause of diseases and disorders caused by vibration--whole
body and arm/hand.
The
three researchers that visited the facility were: Dr. Ando Hideo, Department
of Environmental Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine; Dr. Hosoya
Naoki, Saitama University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering,
Production Science; and Dr. Setsuo Maeda, Senior Researcher Department of
Human Engineering from the National Institute of Industrial Health, Japan.
Dr. Maeda is a member of the International Standards Organization
subcommittee on vibration, and in collaboration with the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI), results of this collaboration will have
far-reaching impact on setting rational and appropriate standards for
exposure to vibration and prevention of disease and injury in the workplace.
National Personal
Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL)
![NPPTL Logo]() The Technology Research Branch sponsored the Advanced Personal Protective
Equipment: Challenges in Protecting First Responders Conference
in October. The conference, held on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute in Blacksburg, was a resounding success. Approximately 150
participants attended workshops, including a workshop presented by staff
members from NPPTL, entitled “What responders need to know about
NIOSH-approved respirators.” The Christiansburg, VA, Police Department
presented “Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings.” Exhibits and
posters were also featured at this conference. The conference was designed to
provide plenty of time for attendees, presenters, and exhibitors to interact;
this format worked well.
Pittsburgh Research
Laboratory (PRL)
![Coaching skills package cover]() To help
management and employee trainers conduct quality on-the-job safety and health
training, researchers at PRL developed a train-the-trainer package,
“Coaching Skills for On-the-job Trainers.” The package describes
how to develop or manage an on-the-job training program so that information
is passed on from the trainer/coach to the trainee efficiently and
effectively. The package can be downloaded from the NIOSH Mining Web page at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/pubs/pdfs/2005-146.pdf.
For more information, contact Launa Mallett at LMallett@xxxxxxx.
Spokane Research Laboratory (SRL)
NIOSH’s HazCom
Helper - OSHA version (DHHS NIOSH Publication No.
2005-135) provides individuals responsible for writing an Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) hazard communication written program with
software to aid in writing their program and identifying hazardous chemicals
on site. The HazCom
Helper - OSHA version can be downloaded from the NIOSH
Web page, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/products/utilitysoftware.htm#HCHO.
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MIT to hold January “Particles and Cancer”
Conference
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will hold the
“Particles and Cancer” conference January 10-11, 2006 in San
Juan, Puerto Rico. The program includes invited presentations on recent
occupational and toxicology studies that have addressed potential links
between particulates and cancer. Recent investigations of certain particles,
including carbon black, talc and titanium dioxide, as well as environmental
studies of particulates in which lung cancer is a major health outcome, will
be addressed. The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene have approved the conference
content for CME and CM credits, respectively. Abstracts for the conference
will be accepted until December 5, 2006. More information can be found at http://web.mit.edu/be/pc-conference.
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Two
NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Reports are now available.
![HHE Logo]() Evaluation of Respiratory, Allergic, and Neuropsychological
Complaints from Possible Mold Exposure
NIOSH investigators responded to a request from elementary school employees
to evaluate concerns about mold and possible health effects, including a
question as to whether exposures might be associated with toxic
encephalopathy. They found no evidence of significant mold contamination and
no moisture in the walls, ceiling, or wood framing. They did not confirm the
reports of toxic encephalopathy and could not conclusively link any reported
symptoms directly to the school. NIOSH investigators recommended fixing minor
ventilation deficiencies, implementing an indoor environmental quality
management plan, and regular cleaning and dusting of classrooms. The full
report is available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2005-0112-2980.pdf.
![HHE Logo]() Evaluation of Boating-related Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisonings
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Park Service (NPS)
requested assistance from NIOSH to evaluate potential boat-related exposures
to carbon monoxide (CO) on Lake Powell, within Glen Canyon National Recreational
Area in Arizona and Utah. DOI and NPS also asked for assistance in
identifying boat-related CO poisonings. Investigators identified 176
boat-related acute CO poisonings between 1990 and 2004. Fourteen poisonings
resulted in death due either to drowning or from CO intoxication, and 59
survivors lost consciousness during their exposure. NIOSH investigators
measured lethal CO concentrations in and around boats. NIOSH investigators
offered numerous recommendations to develop effective prevention programs for
reducing the number and severity of boat-related CO poisonings. The full
report is available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2000-0400-2956.pdf.
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International
Symposium: Biomedical Aspects of Nano-Toxicology
NIOSH will sponsor an international symposium, “Nano-Toxicology:
Biomedical Aspects,” on January 29-February 1, 2006, in Miami, FL. Invited
speakers from the U.S. and abroad will address key issues for assessing the
toxicology of nanomaterials and determining if such materials pose an
occupational health risk. Other sponsoring organizations are the University
of Pittsburgh, Inter Health Neutraceuticals, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, and Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc., Alabaster (USA). Additional
details and a registration form are available at http://www.pitt.edu/~nanotox/index.htm.
IFISH
3
The Third
International Fishing Industry Safety and Health Conference (IFISH 3)
will be held on February 1-4, 2006 in Chennai, India. IFISH 3 is for those
interested in small-scale and commercial fishing safety and injury prevention
and will include a stimulating program with keynote speakers, presentation of
scientific papers and posters and workshop. In addition, a thematic workshop
on Tsunami will follow the conference on February 6-7, 2006. The conference
is convened by the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Government Organization in
collaboration with the NIOSH Alaska Field Station and the Food and
Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. More information on the
conference can be found at http://www.ifish3.org.
Work,
Stress and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace
NIOSH, the American Psychological Association, the National Institute of
Justice of the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Department of Education,
and the U.S. Department of Labor, will convene the sixth international
conference on occupational stress and health, Work, Stress, and Health 2006: Making a Difference
in the Workplace in Miami, FL, March 2-4, 2006. The
conference is designed to address the constantly changing nature of work, and
the implications of these changes for the health, safety, and well-being of
workers. In keeping with the conference theme of “making a difference
in the workplace,” there will be a particular focus on the translation
of research to practice, and workplace programs, policies, practices, case
experiences, and other efforts to prevent stress in today's workplace. More
information about the conference can be found at: http://www.apa.org/pi/work/wsh2006.html.
Call for Abstracts:
13th International Respiratory Protection of Healthcare Workers
and Emergency Responders
Abstracts are currently being accepted for the 13th International Respiratory
Protection of Healthcare Workers and Emergency Responders Conference.
The conference will be held August 27-September 1, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. Topics for papers include respiratory protection for healthcare
workers, emergency responders, and those in developing countries, updates on
standards and regulations, emerging hazards and technologies, and
fundamentals of respiratory protection. The deadline for abstract submissions
is March 31, 2006. More information on the Call for Abstracts is available at
http://www.isrp.com.au/isrpcom/callforpapers_toronto.htm
or by contacting Ziqing Zhuang at ZZhuang1@xxxxxxx.
Additional information on the conference can be found at http://www.isrp.com.au.
2006 NORA Symposium: Research Makes a
Difference
The National
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposium 2006: Research Makes a Difference
symposium will be held on April 18-20, 2006 in Washington, DC. Several
hundred occupational safety and health researchers, stakeholders, and
policymakers from the public and private sectors will convene to celebrate
completion of the first decade of NORA, mark the 35th anniversary
of NIOSH, and inaugurate the new plan for the future of NORA. An important
aspect of this conference will be scientific presentations addressing the
original 21 NORA priorities and anticipating research areas for the next 10
years. The symposium will be a unique forum for a broad cross-section of the
occupational safety and health community to learn about the variety of
research accomplishments stimulated or anticipated by NORA. For more
information about the symposium, please visit the NORA Web page, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/NORA, or
e-mail the NORA coordinator at noracoordinator@xxxxxxx.
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an
insoluble white powder used in numerous commercial products including paint,
cosmetics, plastics, paper and food. It is produced and used in the workplace
in varying particle-size fractions, including fine and ultrafine sizes.
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