» by Gina January 11th, 2010 at 1:22 pm » Comments (0)

You can now watch two new videos on respirators and facemasks on the US Department of Labor’s YouTube site.  Respirator Safety which runs around nine minutes contains general instructions on how to properly put on and take off certain types of respirators.  It advises that specific instructions must be consulted from the manufacturer’s manual.  The [...]

» by eric March 26th, 2009 at 1:29 pm » Comments (0)

Health screenings in 13 counties in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia will be provided to miners starting this week. This is a free service provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to detect early signs of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.

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