The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation at Positrol Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company submitted the request because several employees had reported methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections, and management wanted to determine if these infections were related to workplace exposures. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted a health hazard evaluation at the request of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 1702. The request concerned potential methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI) exposure during the application of polyurethane foam and silica and asbestos exposures during rock dusting at the Consolidation Coal Company Blacksville #2 Mine in Blacksville, West Virginia. NIOSH findings and recommendations are detailed.