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NIOSH launches Web-Based Training, U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and More!

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On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • New US Beef Supply Chain Sustainability Round Table
  • NIOSH launches Web-Based Training for Emergency Responders
  • Truck Drivers Need to Buckle Up
  • Canada Announces New Safety Requirements for Rail Industry

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you. Until next week, enjoy the program!

EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.

  • U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef . Click here
  • NIOSH launches Web-Based Training for Emergency Responders. Click here.
  • CDC’s Vital Signs report on Trucker Safety. Click here
  • Canada Announces New Safety Requirements for Rail Industry. Click here.
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NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations, Chicago gets $120M Loan, Removing Mental Health From the Workplace and More!

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On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations to Railway Operators
  • U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $120M Loan for Chicago Blue Line
  • Removing Stigma of Mental Health from the Workplace
  • Open Concept Offices May be Detrimental to Worker Health

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you. Until next week, enjoy the program!

EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.

  • NTSB Urgent Safety Recommendation. Click here
  • Chicago Gets $120M loan from U.S. Department of Transportation. Click here.
  • Removing the Stigma of Mental Health From the Workplace. Click here
  • Open-Concept Offices May Impact Worker Health
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Deadly Explosion at Factory in China, Contaminated drinking water banned in Lake Erie, NIOSH Tips for Worker Posture and more on EHS This Week!

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On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • Deadly accident at Chinese factory exposes poor safety conditions
  • FRA proposes to extend drug and alcohol regulations to maintenance-of-way workers
  • Mental health professionals face high threat of workplace violence
  • NIOSH offers tips to improve worker posture
  • Contaminated Lake Erie drinking water linked to fertilizer chemical runoff

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you.

Until next week, enjoy the program!

EHS This Week Resources
For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.

  • FRA proposed rule to extend scope of alcohol and drug regulations. View it here.
  • NIOSH report on worker posture. Read it here.
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