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Keeping Momentum in NORA Councils: Different Ways to Achieve Partner Engagement
The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) is a partnership program, stewarded by NIOSH, to stimulate innovative research and improved workplace practices for the nation. Currently, there are 17 NORA councils that align with each of the 10 industry sectors and 7 health and safety cross-sectors. Membership in NORA councils is diverse and includes individuals from large and small businesses, worker organizations, academia, professional societies, and other organizations. These stakeholders Read more [...]
Eula Bingham, Champion of Worker Safety, Dies at 90 – The New York Times
Eula Bingham, Champion of Worker Safety, Dies at 90 The New York Times
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis – Israel: (HZ) L. infantum, dog, cat
Leishmaniasis -- IsraelAbstract [slightly abridged; for the full text, please refer to the access-free source]BackgroundAn outbreak of leishmaniosis was studied in cats and dogs housed together with no separation in an animal shelter in Israel.MethodsThe study included recording of clinical signs, serology for _Leishmania_ infection by ELISA, PCR of blood for _Leishmania_ DNA by ITS1 HRM [high resolution melt] and kDNA [kinetoplast minicircle] PCR, parasite quantification, and trapping of sand flies Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (278): Thailand, China, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- ThailandIn March [2020], Thailand declared a state of emergency. People were told to stay indoors and curfews were put in place. Businesses were ordered to close and there was a growing nervousness about what lay ahead with the fast-spreading virus.But instead of locking herself indoors, health volunteer Aksorn Boosamsai went to visit neighbours in Klong Toey -- the largest slum in the centre of Bangkok. "I was scared ... but I think helping the community is one of my duties," the 52-year-old Read more [...]
Specialty Tires officials assess fire damage, plan restart – Indiana Gazette
Specialty Tires officials assess fire damage, plan restart Indiana Gazette
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (279): selected countries
COVID-19 -- ChinaNew York: 411 972 / 708California: 184 095 / 5528New Jersey: 172 390 / 313Illinois: 137 224 / 462Texas: 119 645 / 5112Massachusetts: 107 210 / 149Florida: 100 217 / 2926Pennsylvania: 86 668 / 685Michigan: 67 957 / 246Georgia: 65 928 / 1227Maryland: 64 603 / 297Virginia: 58 465 / 471Arizona: 54 586 / 2196North Carolina: 53 736 / 802Louisiana: 50 239 / 174Connecticut: 45 782 / 27Ohio: 45 609 / 728Indiana: 42 633 / 210Tennessee: 35 553 / 451Minnesota: 33 227 Read more [...]
DG Digest: OSHA renews ICR on safety of scissor lifts
The last full week of June and the official beginning of the summer season find regulatory activity at a quiet minimum. One big question as we begin to approach July: the status of PHMSA’s emergency exemptions surrounding both training re-certifications and the domestic ground shipment of alcohol-based hand sanitizers. These exemptions have allowed for the non-standard treatment...
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Economic Security during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Healthy Work Design and Well-being Perspective
The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting worker well-being in many ways, including through decreased economic security. Economic aspects of overall health and well-being, along with physical, psychological, and social aspects, are a fundamental focus of the NIOSH Healthy Work Design and Well-being Program (HWD). The mission of HWD is to protect and advance worker safety, health, and well-being by improving the design of work, management practices, and the physical and psychosocial work environment. Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, cardamom – Bhutan: (CR)
Undiagnosed -- Bhutan[In Chirang district,] cardamom orchards [are showing] yellowish-brown hues mixed with a green tint. Many plants are affected, forming yellowish- brown to reddish-brown patches. Leaves have dried up. What has affected the crop remains unknown to many farmers. They claim that it has become a common cause of declining yield. Farmers say that the leaves dry after the roots rot.According to the [local] agriculture official, the cardamom plants suffer from the attack of microbial Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Cyclosporiasis – USA: salad mix, recall, CDC
Protozoa, miscellaneous -- United StatesA new multistate outbreak of _Cyclospora_ infections is "potentially linked" to certain store brands of garden salad mix, according to federal health officials. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both issued safety alerts Friday [19 Jun 2020], advising consumers in 6 Midwestern states to avoid select salads sold at Hy-Vee, Aldi, and Jewel-Osco stores.Jewel-Osco announced Saturday [20 Jun 2020], it is voluntarily Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (276): Oman app, Japan, Viet Nam, asymptomatic, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- OmanInformation on the natural history of asymptomatic infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains scarce./1-3 The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the cruise ship Diamond Princess led to 712 persons being infected with SARS-CoV-2 among the 3711 passengers and crew members, and 410 (58%) of these infected persons were asymptomatic at the time of testing (see the Supplementary Appendix, available with the full text of this letter Read more [...]
Crews clean up hazmat spill on Exit 86 off-ramp in Bentonville – 5newsonline.com
Crews clean up hazmat spill on Exit 86 off-ramp in Bentonville 5newsonline.com
Fire breaks out at hazmat facility at US air base on Okinawa – The Wilton Bulletin
Fire breaks out at hazmat facility at US air base on Okinawa The Wilton Bulletin
Fire engulfs hazardous materials building at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa – Stripes Korea
Fire engulfs hazardous materials building at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa Stripes KoreaKadena contains fire at hazardous materials site, issues warning about chlorine gas exposure Stars and StripesFire burning at hazmat facility at US air base on Okinawa KSAT San AntonioFire at Kadena US Air Base in Japan - Republic World Republic WorldView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]
Fire engulfs hazardous materials building at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa – Stars and Stripes
Fire engulfs hazardous materials building at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa Stars and Stripes
PRO/AH> Lumpy skin disease – Bangladesh (02): (RP) cattle, spread
Lumpy Skin Disease -- BangladeshWhile humans are trying to fight the deadly novel coronavirus across the globe, cattle in the country's northern districts, under Rangpur division, are getting infected at an alarming pace by another highly contagious virus: lumpy skin disease (LSD). According to independent sources and affected cattle owners, at least 50 cattle, mostly calves, have died with nearly 20 000 infected with LSD in 7 out of 8 districts in the division over the last several months.However, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (275): selected countries
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownNew York: 410 434 / 841California: 174 978 / 4363 New Jersey: 171 787 / 345Illinois: 136 104 / 634Texas: 111 408 / 4250Massachusetts: 106 936 / 286Florida: 93 797 / 4049Pennsylvania: 85 677 / 384Michigan: 67 545 / 448Maryland: 63 956 / 408Georgia: 63 809 / 1800Virginia: 57 443 / 650North Carolina: 51 613 / 1773Louisiana: 48 515 / -119Arizona: 49 798 / 3109Connecticut: 45 715 / 158Ohio: 44 355 / 521Indiana: 42 061 / 315Tennessee: 34 446 / 429Minnesota: 32 Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Foot & mouth disease – Sweden: research, airborne transmission
Foot and Mouth, COVID-19 -- SwedenCitation: Bjornham O, Sigg R, Burman J. Multilevel model for airborne transmission of foot-and-mouth disease applied to Swedish livestock. PLoS ONE. 2020; 15(5): e0232489. doi: .AbstractThe foot and mouth disease is an ever-present hazard to the livestock industry due to the huge economic consequences following an outbreak that necessitates culling of possibly infected animals in vast numbers. The disease is highly contagious, and previous epizootics have shown that Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (46): Bulgaria (PD) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- BulgariaInformation received on [and dated] 18 Jun 2020 from Dr Damyan Iliev, chief veterinary officer and deputy executive director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, BulgariaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 4 Jun 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 4 Jun 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 18 Mar 2020Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (274): meat plants, immunity, global, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown- WHO director-general Dr Tedros, in his regular media briefing yesterday [Fri 19 Jun 2020], highlighted that today [Sat 20 Jun 2020] is World Refugee Day and highlighted the risks of COVID-19 for some of the world's most vulnerable people. He also stressed the shared duty to do everything we can to prevent, detect, and respond to transmission of COVID-19 among refugee populations.- WHO has published "Criteria for releasing COVID-19 patients from isolation", which provides Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (273): selected countries
COVID-19 -- ChinaNew York: 409 593 / 1167New Jersey: 171 442 / 413California: 170 615 / 3608Illinois: 135 470 / 692Texas: 107 158 / 4497Massachusetts: 106 650 / 228Florida: 89 748 / 3822Pennsylvania: 85 293 / 501Michigan: 67 097 / 299Maryland: 63 548 / 319Georgia: 62 009 / 1097Virginia: 56 793 / 555North Carolina: 49 840 / 1150Louisiana: 48 515 / -119Arizona: 46 689 / 3246Connecticut: 45 557 / 47Ohio: 43 834 / 596Indiana: 41 746 / 308Tennessee: 34 017 / 1188Minnesota: 32 Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Pertussis update (03): Canada (NU)
Whooping Cough -- CanadaDue to a case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, daycare [centres] in Sanikiluaq will remain closed "for the time being," Nunavut's chief public health officer said today [28 May 2020]. The public health advisory is intended to prevent the spread of this highly contagious infection within the Hudson Bay community of about 900, Dr Michael Patterson said during the Government of Nunavut's [GN] update on COVID-19 on Thursday [28 May 2020]. But "we do not think this represents Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (272): Italy sewage, Germany slaughterhouse, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Italy- The hydroxychloroquine arm of the Solidarity Trial, which seeks to find an effective COVID-19 treatment, is being stopped. The decision is based on evidence from the Solidarity Trial, the UK's Recovery trial and a Cochrane review of other evidence on hydroxychloroquine. Data show that hydroxychloroquine does not result in the reduction of mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients, when compared with standard of care.- Dr Tedros announced the roll out of the WHO Academy, a major Read more [...]
Small fire put out at Imperial Oil – Sarnia Observer
Small fire put out at Imperial Oil Sarnia Observer
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India: (KL) corr
Nipah/Hendra Virus — India
PRO/AH> African swine fever – Africa (06): Nigeria (LA,OG) domestic
African Swine Fever -- NigeriaHundreds of thousands of pigs have been culled by Nigerian farmers in response to an explosion of African swine fever (ASF). The outbreak began around Lagos and parts of neighbouring Ogun state earlier this year [2020], pig farmers say, but has now spread to many other parts of the country.In the absence of official data [but see OIE report at http://promedmail.org/post/20200618.7480740], farmers who spoke to the Guardian estimated that nearly a million pigs had been Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis – France (03): (AR) raw cheese, context
Tick-borne Encephalitis -- FranceOutbreak of cases of tickborne encephalitis [TBE] linked to the consumption of raw milk goat cheese Ain, April-May 2020Epidemiological update as of 4 Jun 2020---------------------------------------Doctors from Oyonnax and Bourg-en-Bresse hospitals reported to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional health agency that they had been treating several patients with viral-looking lymphocytic meningitis but without etiology identified since 10 May 2020. The main bacterial Read more [...]
Grissom Airmen undergo Hazardous Materials training – Robins Rev Up
Grissom Airmen undergo Hazardous Materials training Robins Rev Up
LEPC back on track with hazardous material response plan update – Gulf Coast News Today
LEPC back on track with hazardous material response plan update Gulf Coast News Today
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (271): selected countries
COVID-19 -- ChinaOn [18 Jun 2020]:- 32 new cases of confirmed infections (4 imported cases, 3 in Guangdong province, and 1 in Gansu province; 28 locally acquired cases, 25 in Beijing municipality, 2 in Hebei province, and 1 in Liaoning province); 2 new cases of suspected infection (both locally acquired in Beijing), and no deaths.- 4 new severe cases were identified.- A total of 1864 imported cases have been reported.- The National Health Commission had received reports of 83 325 confirmed cases Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (270): India, rapid breath test, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- IndiaGrocery stores and petrol stations will be open, but only for limited hours during the day and with physical distancing norms in place. Taxis, auto-rickshaws, and private vehicles will not be allowed to operate, except in emergencies. "The public are advised to buy essential supplies without using their vehicles and from stores that are located within 2km (one mile) from their residences," chief minister Edapaddi K Palaniswamy said earlier this week.Other things include:- food delivery Read more [...]
