The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services (BRFRS) in Boca Raton, Florida and at Tamarac Rescue Services (TFR) in Tamarac, Florida. The HHEs concerned potential exposure of fire fighters to antimony from wearing pants made from FireWear(r) fabric. Site visits were made February 2-6, 2009. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

This report seeks to provide managers, supervisors and safety and health professionals with a greater understanding of Low Back Pain (LBP) and low back disability (work time lost due to LBP). The report attempts to improve one's understanding of the many factors that influence LBP, provides the latest research information related to its causes, and describes methods that have proven to be effective in preventing LBP and disability.

The National Mining Association and the Mine safety and Health Administration requested that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conduct full-scale evaluations of a recently developed carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) reinforcement technique for upgrading existing mine ventilation seals to withstand an explosion pressure of 50 psi or greater. The evaluation was conducted in the NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory's Lake Lynn Experimental Mine (LLEM). The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the blast resistance of the CFRP reinforcement technique,...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for technical assistance from the County of Guilford, Public Health Department in North Carolina. The request concerned cancer among employees in the Information Services Department. Employees were concerned about exposure to magnetic fields (MFs) from computer servers and other electrical equipment at the worksite. A survey of workplace MFs was conducted in November 2008. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation at an indoor firing range in California. Employees submitted the request because they were concerned about lead exposures and indoor environmental quality problems during firearms instruction. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a management request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD), Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The HHE request was submitted because of concerns about cancer among current and former employees. NIOSH investigators evaluated the facility in November 2008. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a technical assistance request from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. The request concerned a report of health effects in an operator using 1-bromopropane (1-BP) at a dry cleaning facility. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a management request for a health hazard evaluation at a middle school in Texas, which had been evaluated a year earlier. The request was to look at the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) at the school after mold remediation and remodeling had been completed. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a confidential employee request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at an oncology clinic in Florida. Employees submitting the HHE request were concerned with work-related upper respiratory irritation, headache, fainting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and other health effects. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

This document provides manufacturers and mine operators with guidance on the development of instructional materials for refuge chamber set up, use and maintenance in support of the Mine Improvement and New emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006.