Tag: NIOSH

Manager safety leadership

OSHA’s Alliance with CPWR Focuses on Hazards Related to Facility Construction

By Guy Burdick Aug 8, 2019 Design and Construction

Updated: Aug 8, 2019

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has renewed its alliance with CPWR—The Center for Construction Research and Training—to provide guidance and training resources for construction safety. PWR and the agency agreed to a new 5-year alliance to address hazards that are of concern to facilities managers, including falls, elevator construction safety, emergency response and […]

Opioids

NIOSH Releases New Findings in Fight Against Opioid Abuse

By William C Schillaci Aug 21, 2018 Safety

Updated: Aug 21, 2018

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 95% of drug overdose deaths that occurred in 2016 were among the working age population, persons aged 15–64 years. With the problem so widespread, few facilities are immune—read on for the latest data, investigations, and research.