Each year, on April 28, we pause to recognize Workers’ Memorial Day and honor those whose death or suffering resulted from exposure to hazards at work. Words are not enough when it comes to cha...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/26/workers-memorial-day-2024/
Exemplary science is the foundation for all National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) research and prevention activities. Each year, NIOSH recognizes outstanding science and s...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/25/awards-2024/
American bison, also known as buffalo, are the largest land mammal in North America and are perfectly adapted to the harsh landscape of the high plains, capable of surviving extreme winters, vast...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/22/tribal-buffalo-safety/
Historically, junior firefighter programs have been an important recruitment and retention tool for the fire service. Also known as “explorers” or “cadets,” junior firefighters range f...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/17/jr-ff-safety/
Work plays a significant role in workers’ mental health. This impact is so substantial that managers impact workers’ mental health more than doctors or therapists do, according to the Work...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/15/workplace-mental-health-resources/
Work-related psychosocial hazards are factors in the work environment that can cause stress, strain, or interpersonal problems for the worker. This has the potential to cause physical and psyc...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/10/workplace-psychosocial-hazards/
Struck-by injuries are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries and second most common cause of fatalities among construction workers. From 2011 to 2022, there were 1,462 fatal occupational injurie...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/10/struck-by-2024/
March was Women’s History Month and this year’s theme was “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.” This theme urged us to think about the diversity of U.S. women worke...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/03/womens-history-month-2024/
As the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) marks its 20th anniversary, we celebrate the groundbreaking work of the Field Studies...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/04/01/nano-20-field-studies/
Future Day was first celebrated worldwide on March 1, 2012 as a forward-looking reflection on all the possibilities the future holds for humanity.1 Just two years later, the global think tank ...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/03/27/world-futures-day-2024/
Engineered nanomaterials are intentionally produced substances that have at least one primary dimension less than 100 nanometers (nm). Nanomaterials may have properties different from those of la...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/03/04/nano-20-engineering/
This World Hearing Day, March 3, 2024, the World Health Organization is promoting awareness of hearing loss to reduce societal misperceptions and stigma and is encouraging you to do the same. Ove...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/02/29/world-hearing-day-2024-myths/
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Hearing Loss Prevention Program has been an official member of the World Hearing Forum (WHF) since it was launched in 2019...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/02/27/world-hearing-day-2024/
The American Journal of Public Health recently published a special supplement with 15 articles focusing on health worker mental health. As part of this special issue, our article Protecting ...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/02/26/ajph-howard/
The American Journal of Public Health recently published a special supplement with 15 articles focusing on health worker mental health. This special issue of the journal was sponsored and edited ...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/02/15/ajph-hwmh/
Finding the right fit is one of the most important parts of a relationship. You don’t just grab any old fish from the sea that swims by and hope for the best. First, it’s necessary to test th...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/02/14/vday-respirator-2024/
Nearly 1 in 5 of all workplace fatalities occur in the construction industry (BLS, 2024). In 2022 there were 1,092 fatalities in the construction industry (BLS, 2024); in 2021 and 2022 there were...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/02/05/ptd-construction-2/
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) has taken on a global leadership role on research and guidance for nanomaterials in the wor...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/02/01/nano-20-global/
The importance of developing a tracking system for occupational fatalities, injuries and illnesses was recognized in the original Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970. The Secretary o...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/01/26/mi-surv/
Each January we look back at our most-viewed products from the previous year. This helps us gauge our impact and understand the type of information our users are seeking. Interest in all our plat...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/01/24/most-viewed-2023/
Some individuals with COVID-19 do not recover to their usual state of health, experiencing a broad array of new or continuing debilitating symptoms collectively referred to as “long COVID.�...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/01/22/long-covid-om/
In 2022, approximately 110,000 Americans died from a drug overdose. At the same time, 46 million Americans aged 18 or older experienced a substance use disorder in 2022. Nearly two thirds of t...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/01/10/rrw-toolkit/
A recent webinar from the National Occupational Research Agenda’s Cancer, Reproductive, Cardiovascular, and Other Chronic Disease Prevention (CRC) cross-sector council describes research rel...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/01/09/physical-activity-paradox/
Among U.S. workers, driving a motor vehicle or being exposed to traffic hazards as a pedestrian while at work is a significant risk. In fact, motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are the leading cause...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/01/03/mv-health-equity/
NIOSH has been at the forefront of research on engineered nanomaterials since the early 2000’s. As the NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) celebrates its 20th anniversary, we look ba...
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/01/03/nano-20-guidance/