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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION NEWS

OSHA Rejects Fire Prevention Technology A manufacturer that claims its technology could have prevented the fatal Feb. 7 Imperial Sugar Refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, Ga., has been denied by OSHA a permanent variance on its patented fire prevention technology. OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr. published an interpretation letter clarifying the agency’s position.
Researchers Identify Pork Plant Illness Researchers recently identified the neurological illness that affected workers at several pork processing plants as immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy, or progressive inflammatory neuropathy, a disease of the peripheral nerves and spinal nerve roots.
Study Finds Diacetyl Exposure Harmful to Mice A new study conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in collaboration with Duke University researchers shows that exposure to the chemical diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can be harmful to the nose and airways of mice.

OSHA Rejects Fire Prevention Technology
A manufacturer that claims its technology could have prevented the fatal Feb. 7 Imperial Sugar Refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, Ga., has been denied by OSHA a permanent variance on its patented fire prevention technology. OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr. published an interpretation letter clarifying the agency’s position.

Researchers Identify Pork Plant Illness
Researchers recently identified the neurological illness that affected workers at several pork processing plants as immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy, or progressive inflammatory neuropathy, a disease of the peripheral nerves and spinal nerve roots.

Study Finds Diacetyl Exposure Harmful to Mice
A new study conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in collaboration with Duke University researchers shows that exposure to the chemical diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can be harmful to the nose and airways of mice.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION ARTICLES

Confined Space Safety and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned Proper respiratory protection, monitoring and training are key to eliminating the injuries and fatalities associated with confined space rescue.
International OHS Through the Looking Glass of the Global Economy In late 2007, a multinational group of EHS professionals traveled to Mexico to observe working conditions at a giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea. What they found shocked them.
Welding Safety: Ventilation is a Breath of Fresh Air Choosing the proper ventilation necessary to protect welders and others from airborne particles is a challenging task requiring the right information about hazards.

Confined Space Safety and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Proper respiratory protection, monitoring and training are key to eliminating the injuries and fatalities associated with confined space rescue.

International OHS Through the Looking Glass of the Global Economy
In late 2007, a multinational group of EHS professionals traveled to Mexico to observe working conditions at a giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea. What they found shocked them.

Welding Safety: Ventilation is a Breath of Fresh Air
Choosing the proper ventilation necessary to protect welders and others from airborne particles is a challenging task requiring the right information about hazards.

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PAHO press releases on avian and pandemic flu: "Americas Make Progress on Pandemic Preparedness... of Bird Deaths (Mar. 3) Avian vs. Pandemic Flu: Understanding the Threat (Dec. 20) PAHO... - Speakers Bureau - Contact Us News and Public Information Press Release Flu Pandemic Would Hurt Developing Countries Most Washington, D.C., May 26, 2006 (PAHO) The impact of an influenza pandemic would be greatest in developing countries...