What's New on the NIOSH Website

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The following is an archive of items listed on "What's New on the NIOSH Website" from 1996 to 1997.

December 1997

The following Hazard Controls are now available on the NIOSH Homepage in text format: Control of Exposure to Perchloroethylene in Commercial Drycleaning--Hazard Control 16; Control of Exposure to Perchloroethylene in Commercial Drycleaning (Substitution)--Hazard Control 17; Control of Exposure to Perchloroethylene in Commercial Drycleaning (Machine Design)--Hazard Control 18; Control of Exposure to Perchloroethylene in Commercial Drycleaning (Ventilation)--Hazard Control 19; Control of Spotting Chemical Hazards In Commercial Drycleaning--Hazard Control 20; Control of Fire Hazards in Commercial Drycleaning Shops Using Petroleum-Based Solvents--Hazard Control 21; and Control of Ergonomic Hazards in Commercial Drycleaning--Hazard Control 22: 12/23/97
Criteria Documents: Noise; Inorganic Lead; Inorganic Mercury; Methylene Chloride; Nitric Acid; Isopropyl Alcohol; Methyl Alcohol; Oxides of Nitrogen (Nitrogen Dioxide and Nitric Oxide); Logging From Felling to First Haul; Parathion; Phenol; Malathion; Kepone; Methyl Parathion; Organotin Compounds; Hydrogen Sulfide; Inorganic Nickel; Nickel Carbonyl; Hydroquinone; Inorganic Lead (Revised Criteria, 1978); Nitroglycerin and Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate; Ketones; Exposure During the Manufacture and Formulation of Pesticides; o-Tolidine; Nitriles; Guidelines for Controlling Hazardous Energy During Maintenance and Servicing [Lockout/Tagout]; Comprehensive Safety Recommendations for Land-Based Oil and Gas Well Drilling; and Recommendations for the Control of Occupational Safety and Health Hazards: Manufacture of Paint and Allied Coating Products: 12/3/97

November 1997

The following Criteria Documents are now available on the NIOSH Homepage in Wordperfect format: Carbon Black, Benzene (rev. 1976); Beryllium (rev. August 1977); Antimony; Aldrin/Dieldrin; Benzyl Chloride; Carbon Disulfide; Confined Spaces; Carbon Tetrachloride (rev.); Beryllium; Carbon Monoxide; Coke Oven Emissions; Cadmium; Carbon Dioxide; and Carbaryl: 11/26/97
NIOSH, BFI Team For Research Project On Drivers' Field Of Vision When Backing Up -- UPDATE : 11/25/97
MSA Portal-Pack® Units Pose Significant User Risk, Should be Replaced Immediately With Certified Substitutes -- UPDATE : 11/25/97
Call for papers on occupational risk assessment for special issue of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: 11/20/97
Notice--The final version of the Metalworking Criteria Document will be available on or about February 1, 1998: 11/19/97
Elements of Ergonomics Programs: A Primer Based on Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders 11/17/97
Criteria Documents: Hot Environments; An Identification System for Occupationally Hazardous Materials; Hydrogen Fluoride; Glycidyl Ethers; Hydrazines; Furfuryl Alcohol; Grain Elevators and Feed Mills; Foundries; Hot Environments (Revised Criteria 1986); Hand-Arm Vibration; Grain Dust-Health Hazards of Storing, Handling, and Shipping Grain; Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether and Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate; and Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether, Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether, and Their Acetates: 11/13/97
NIOSH ALERT: Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace--Second Printing, August 1997: 11/12/97. (This has been replaced by a Third Printing, July 1998) .
NIOSH Suggests Approaches on Shiftwork to Reduce Worker Fatigue, Stress -- UPDATE : 11/6/97
Volunteer Placement Opportunity for Volunteer State Trainers in Partners for a Safer Community: 11/3/97

October 1997

CIBs:CIB 51--Carcinogenic Effects of Exposure to Propylene Oxide; CIB 52--Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers in Health Care Facilities- Engineering Controls and Work Practices; CIB 53--Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) and Toluenediamine (TDA)-Evidence of Carcinogenicity; CIB 54--Environmental tobacco Smoke in the Workplace-Lung Cancer and Other Health Effects; and CIB 55--Carcinogenicity of Acetaldehyde and Malonaldehyde, and Mutagenicity of Related Low-Molecular-Weight Aldehydes: 10/30/97
CIBs:CIB 32--Arsine (Arsenic Hydride) Poisoning in the Workplace; CIB 33--Radiofrequency (RF) Sealers and Heaters: Potential Health Hazards and Their Prevention; CIB 34--Formaldehyde: Evidence of Carcinogenicity; CIB 35--Ethylene Oxide (EtO); CIB 36--Silica Flour: Silicosis; CIB 37--Ethylene Dibromide (EDB) (Revised); CIB 38--Vibration Syndrome; CIB 39--Glycol Ethers 2-Methoxyethanol and 2-Ethoxyethanol; CIB 40--2,3,7,8 -Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-ioxin (TCDD, "dioxin"); CIB 41--1,3-Butadiene CH2=CH-CH=Ch2; CIB 42--Cadmium (Cd); CIB 43--Monohalomethanes: Methyl Chloride CH3Cl, Methyl Bromide CH3Br Methyl Iodide CH3l; CIB 44--Dinitrotoluenes (DNT); CIB 45--Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's): Potential Health Hazards from Electrical Equipment Fires or Failures; CIB 46--Methylene Chloride; CIB 47--4,4'-Methylenedianiline (MDA) (Revised); CIB 48-- Organic Solvent Neurotoxicity; CIB 49--Injuries and Amputations Resulting From Work With Mechanical Power Presses; and CIB 50--Carcinogenic Effects of Exposure to Diesel Exhaust: 10/29/97
Control of Workplace Hazards for the 21st Century - Setting the Research Agenda: 10/28/97
Histoplasmosis: Protecting Workers at Risk : 10/28/97
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Certification of Respiratory Devices Used to Protect Workers in Hazardous Environments: 10/28/97
NIOSH Educational Resource Centers Schedule of Courses -- September 1997 through December 1998: 10/28/97
NIOSH Researchers In Cincinnati, Morgantown Receive Award For Outstanding Scientific Publications, October 1997 Update : 10/10/97
Robert L. Grayson, Ph.D., Named First Associate Director Of NIOSH For Mining Safety, Health Research : 10/7/97
Mortality by Occupation, Industry, and Cause of Death: 24 Reporting States : 10/7/97
Criteria Documents: Inorganic Fluorides; Emergency Egress From Elevated Workstations; Ethylene Dichloride (1,2-dichloroethane); Epichlorohydrin; Hydrogen cyanide and Cyanide Salts; Formaldehyde; Fibrous Glass; Decomposition Products of Fluorocarbon Polymers; Use of Ethylene Oxide as a Sterilant in Medical Facilities; Ethylene Dibromide; Dioxane; Dibromochloropropane; Dinitro-Ortho-Cresol; DDT; Ethylene Dichloride (1,2 Dichloroethane) (revised); Diisocyanates; Ethylene Thiourea (ETU); Development of Draft Contruction Safety Standards for Excavations: Volume I; Development of Draft Contruction Safety Standards for Excavations: Volume II; Alternatives to Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate ("DOP") in Respirator Quantitative Fit Testing; NIOH and NIOSH Basis for an Occupational Health Standard: Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP); and NEG and NIOSH Basis for an Occupational Health Standard: Ethyl Ether: 10/6/97
NIOSH Wins 1997 R&D 100 Award -- UPDATE : 10/6/97
Special Hazard Review: Child Labor Research Needs : 10/6/97
International Chemical Safety Cards (WHO/IPCS/ILO) : 10/6/97

September 1997

CIBs:CIB 24--Direct Blue 6, Direct Black 38, and Direct Brown 95, Benzidine Derived Dyes; CIB 25--Ethylene Dichloride; CIB 26--NIAX® Catalyst ESN...A Mixture of Dimethylaminopropionitrile and Bis(2-[dimethylamino)ethyl] ether; CIB 27--Chloroethanes: Review of Toxicity; CIB 28--Joint NIOSH/OSHA-Vinyl Halides-Carcinogenicity; CIB 29--Glycidyl Ether; CIB 30--Epichlorohydrin; and CIB 31--Adverse Health Effects of Smoking and the Occupational Environment: 9/30/97
NIOSH Announces Cooperative Agreement Creating National Children's Center For Agricultural Injury Prevention -- UPDATE : 9/29/97
NIOSH Research Projects: Agriculture, April 1997 -- UPDATE [PDF] : 9/29/97
NIOSH Research Projects: Musculoskeletal Disorders, January 1997 [PDF] : 9/29/97
The following Criteria Documents are now available on the NIOSH Homepage in Wordperfect format: Organic Arsenic; Ammonia; Benzene; Inorganic Arsenic--New Criteria; Boron Trifluoride; Alkanes (C5-C8); Benzoyl Peroxide; and Asbestos (rev.): 9/15/97
Protect Your Family--Reduce Contamination at Home : 9/11/97
Criteria Documents: Coke Oven Emissions; Chromic Acid; Chromium(VI); Chloroform; Chloroform (Rev. 1979); Cotton Dust; Chloroprene; Coal Tar Products; Cresol; Chrysene; Coal Gasification Plants; Working in Confined Spaces; Coal Liquefaction, Vol I-Summary; Coal Liquefaction, Vol II-Assessment; Cobalt; NIOH and NIOSH Basis for an Occupational Health Standard: Chlorobenzene; Respirable Coal Mine Dust: 9/10/97
Results of NIOSH/OSHA "Effective Practices" Ergonomics Conference Now Available on Internet -- UPDATE : 9/6/97
Children of Construction Workers at Increased Risk for Lead Poisoning -- UPDATE : 9/6/97

August 1997

CIBs: CIB 11 -- Dimethylcarbamoyl Chloride (DMCC) (REVISED); CIB 12 -- Dimethylcarbamoyl Chloride (DECC); CIB 13 -- Explosive Azide Hazard; CIB 14 -- Inorganic Arsenic Respiratory Protection; CIB 15 -- Nitrosamines In Cutting Fluids; CIB 16 -- Metabolic Precursors Of A Known Human Carcinogen, Beta-Naphthylamine; CIB 17 -- 2-Nitropropane; CIB 18 -- Acrylonitrile; CIB 19 -- 2,4-Diaminoanisole (4-Methoxy-m-Phenylenediamine) In Hair And Fur Dyes; CIB 20 -- Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene); CIB 21 -- Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA); CIB 22 -- Ethylene Thiourea (ETU); and CIB 23 -- Ethylene Dibromide And Disulfiram Toxic Interaction: 8/29/97
Ergonomics: Effective Workplace Practices and Programs - Transcripts of Presentations : 8/29/97
Exposure to Silica Dust on Continuous Mining Operations Using Flooded-Bed Scrubbers -- HAZARD ID1 : 8/28/97
Work, Stress and Health '99: Organization of Work in a Global Economy: 08/25/97
CIBs:CIB 1--Chloroprene; CIB 2--Trichloroethylene (TCE; CIB 3--Ethylene Dibromide (EDB); CIB 4--Chrome Pigment; CIB 5--Asbestos - Asbestos Exposure During Servicing of Motor Vehicle Brake and Clutch Assemblies; CIB 6--methylphosphoric Triamide (HMPA); CIB 7--Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); CIB 8--4,4-Diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM); CIB 9--Chloroform; and CIB 10--Radon Daughters: 8/20/97
All UPDATES are now available on the NIOSH Homepage in text format: NIOSH Warns of Danger of Trench Cave-ins; NIOSH Warns: Manure Pits Continue to Claim Lives; NIOSH Issues Warning To Tobacco Harvesters; NIOSH Warns Farmers of Deadly Risk of Grain Suffocation; NIOSH Warns of Deadly Carbon Monoxide Hazard from Using Pressure Washers Indoors; NIOSH Reports on the Preventability of Tractor Rollovers; NIOSH Issues Nationwide Alert on Dangers of Working from Scaffolds; NIOSH Issues Nationwide Alert on Dangers of Tree Trimming; NIOSH Issues Nationwide Alert on Silicosis; Prevention of Silicosis Deaths; Farm Safety; NIOSH Warns Workers About Explosive Respirator Cylinders; NIOSH Urges Immediate Action to Prevent Workplace Homicide; College Students May be Risking Their Lives on Fishing Vessels; NIOSH Warns: Nitrous Oxide Continues to Threaten Health Care Workers; NIOSH Warns Of Agricultural Hazards; NIOSH Finds Effective Interventions to Reduce Ergonomic Injuries in Meatpacking and Other Industries; NIOSH Warns: Employment May Be Hazardous for Adolescent Workers; NIOSH Warns Farmers of Forage Wagon Hazards; and NIOSH Study Finds Work Injuries, Illnesses Among Young Employees Pervasive, Preventable: 8/20/97
Criteria Documents: Asbestos; Beryllium; Beryllium (Rev. 8/77); Carbon Monoxide; Inorganic Arsenic; Ammonia; Benzene; Benzene (Rev. 8/76); Inorganic Arsenic--New Criteria; Carbon Tetrachloride; Carbon Tetrachloride (Rev. 1976); Chlorine; Cadmium; Carbon Dioxide; Allyl Chloride; Carbaryl; Carbon Trifluoride; Carbon Disulfide; Benzoyl Peroxide; Asphalt Fumes; Benzyl Chloride; Special Occupational Hazard Review for aldrin/Dieldrin; Carbon Black; Antimony; and Special Occupational Hazard Review for Benzidine-Based Dyes: 8/18/97

July 1997

Duke University Medical Center--Profile of a NIOSH Training Grant: 7/11/97
Temple University--Profile of a NIOSH Training Grant: 7/11/97
Criteria Documents: 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (Methyl Chloroform); Acetylene; Acrylamide; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane; Alkanes (C5-C8); Acrylonitrile; 4,4'-Methylene (2-chloroaniline) (SHR); Acrylamide (JOHD); 2-Ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3- PB 95-219598 propanediol (JOHD); and 2-Diethylaminoethanol: 7/9/97
Hazard Controls are now available on the NIOSH Homepage in text files, or in .PDF files using Adobe Acrobat Reader . They can also be accessed as text files from the Publications List : 7/7/97
National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA), July, 1997 Update [PDF] : 7/3/97
NIOSH Conference on National Research Agenda Reviews Progress Under Partnerships, Further Opportunities : 07/02/97
University of South Florida--Profile of a New NIOSH Educational Resource Center: 7/3/97
NIOSH Silicosis Prevention: 07/02/97
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Workplace Factors—A Review of Epidemiologic Evidence for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Neck Upper Extremity, and Low Back: 7/1/97

June 1997

Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths From Moving Refuse Collection Vehicles--ALERT : 6/25/97
Criteria Documents available in Wordperfect format: acetylene, acrylamide, acrylonitrile, allyl chloride, asbestos, and asphalt fumes: 6/24/97
HHS Press Release: NIOSH Alert On Work-Related Latex Allergy Recommends Steps To Reduce Exposures : 6/24/97
NIOSH ALERT: Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace -- ALERT: 6/23/97. This has been replaced by a Third Printing, July 1998 .
Control of Organic Dusts From Bedding Choppers in Dairy Barns--Hazard Control 12 : 6/19/97
Control of Dust From Powder Dye Handling Operators--Hazard Control 13 : 6/19/97
Control of Scrap Paper Baler Crushing Hazards--Hazard Control 14 : 6/19/97
Federal Register Notice [Announcement 738] Assessment of Respiratory Exposure Hazards in Composting: 6/13/97
Federal Register Notice [Announcement 757] Epidemiologic Studies to Evaluate Health Effects of Uranium Milling: 6/13/97
Respirator Use Policy for Protection Against Carcinogens : 6/13/97
Back Belts--Do They Prevent Injury? : 6/10/97
Complete Numbered NIOSH Publications List : 6/5/97
Federal Register Notice [Announcement 753] Creating Healthy Work Organizations: 6/2/97
Federal Register Notice [Announcement 754] Development of Graduate Training Programs in Occupational Health Psychology: 6/2/97
Federal Register Notice [Announcement 755] Demonstration to Motivate Small Businesses To Adopt Appropriate Hazard Control Technology In a Single Small Business Sector: 6/2/97
Are You a Working Teen: What you should know about safety and health on the job : 6/2/97
Documentation for Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs) : 06/04/97

February 1997

Promoting Occupational Safety and Health Training for Vocational, Industrial, and Technical Teachers, and Administrators: Guidelines and Curricula: 2/11/97
NIOSH Warns: Improper Hitching to Tractors Can Be Fatal -- UPDATE : 2/11/97
Safeguards Against Carbon Monoxide Risk From Small Gasoline Engines Recommended By NIOSH, Partners -- UPDATE : 2/11/97

January 1997

A Guide To Working Safely With Silica [PDF] : 1/31/97
NIOSH Exploratory Study on Keyboard Design Finds No Major Differences in User Comfort, Fatigue : 1/28/97
The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Male Reproductive Health : 01/23/97
Federal Register Notice: Request for Comments on the Prop osed NIOSH Document on Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of Health Care Workers: 01/23/97
A current list of approved respirators under 42 CFR Part 84. : 01/23/97
Historic Alerts are now being posted on the NIOSH Homepage. Other documents can be accessed in their entirety from the Publications List using Adobe Acrobat Reader : 01/16/97
HearSaf 2000: 1/14/97
TRAC-SAFE: Facilitator's Manual [PDF]
HHS PRESS RELEASE : Prevention of Job-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Draws National Audience at Conference Hosted by NIOSH, OSHA : 01/10/97

December 1996

NIOSH Hamilton Laboratory Hosts ISO ASTM Meetings: 12/17/96
National Occupational Injury Research Symposium (NOIRS), October 1997, Morgantown, WV: 12/6/96

November 1996

NIOSH, DOD Study Finds Most Military Deaths Due to Unintentional Injuries, Other Preventable Causes -- UPDATE : 11/20/96
NIOSH Issues Full Text of Criteria Documents on CD-ROM Set -- UPDATE : 11/20/96
NIOSH joins with partner agencies to issue reference publication on workplace exposure to EMF : 11/20/96
NIOSH dedicates Health Effects Laboratory for state-of-the-art illness, injury prevention research : 11/20/96
Federal Register Notice: NIOSH is conducting a comprehensive evaluation of two of its electronic databases: 11/20/96
Mining Health and Safety Research - Pittsburgh and Spokane Research Centers : 11/05/96

October 1996

American Lung Association/MSHA/NIOSH/OSHA - Joint Campaign on Silicosis Prevention : 10/31/96
Federal Register Notice: NIOSH seeking public comments on the draft document: 'Engineering Control Guidlines for Hot Asphalt Pavers' : 10/07/96
Federal Register Notice: Cabin Exposure Assessment for a Study of Reproductive outcomes Among female FlightAttendants :10/07/96

September 1996

(No documents posted this month.)

August 1996

HHS Press Release: Albert E. Munson, Professor, Immunotoxology Pioneer, Named To Head NIOSH Health Effects Research Laboratory : 08/21/96
IDLH Viewer: hypertext version of the printed publication : 08/05/96
Updated Guidence on How to Design Safe Lifting Jobs: 08/02/96

July 1996

Federal Register Notice: NIOSH Draft Document; Request for Comments on Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Noise Exposure. : 07/29/96
NIOSH Hazard Controls : 07/25/96
The Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance Program (ABLES) : 07/24/96
NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 57: Violence in the Workplace : 07/18/96
Working in Hot Environments : 07/09/96
HHS Press Release: NIOSH Report addresses Problem of Workplace Violence, Suggests Strategies for Preventing Risks : 07/09/96

June 1996

Spheres of Influence: Working Toward a New NIOSH in Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 104(5) May 1996 : 6/18/96
Funding Opportunities : 06/06/96

May 1996

HHS Press Release: NIOSH celebrates 25th Anniversary : 05/22/96
HHS Press Release: HHS Releases National Agenda for Workplace Safety and Health Research : 05/22/96
Federal register Notice: Public meetings and request for comments (respiratory devices): 05/16/96
Federal Register Notice: Mine Safety and Health Administration response to NIOSH criteria document: 05/21/96
Take Your Daughters/Sons To Work Day: April 25, 1996 (NIOSH Morgantown): 05/14/96

April 1996

National Occupational Research Agenda: 04/30/96
Sampling and Analytical Methods (NMAM): 04/30/96
NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators Certified Under 42 CFR 84 : 04/23/96
Health Hazard Evaluation Program : 04/23/96
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) : 04/22/96
Pen and Ink Changes to the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: 04/22/96
Criteria For A Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Metalworking Fluid: 4/9/96

March 1996

February 1996

Washed Cotton -- Current Intelligence Bulletin 56 : 02/05/96

January 1996

Safe Grain and Silage Handling: NIOSH Pub. No. 95-109 : 01/17/96
Occupational Health and Safety Technology Available for Licensing: 01/12/96
NIOSH Employment Opportunities : 01/12/96
Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust: 1/10/96
Report to Congress On Workers' Home Contamination Study Conducted Under The Workers' Family Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 671A) (September 1995, Pub. No. 95-123) ; 1/8/96

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