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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION NEWS

Study Finds Diacetyl Exposure Harmful to Mice A new study conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in collaboration with Duke University researchers shows that exposure to the chemical diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can be harmful to the nose and airways of mice.
Workers Suffer Lung Damage 25 Years After Exposed to Legal Levels of Asbestos-Like Material New research indicates that workers who were exposed to the mineral vermiculite tainted with asbestos-like fibers as many as 25 years ago show a prevalence of lung damage, including scarring and thickening of the membrane that lines the chest wall.
New ASTM Standard Provides Asbestos Guidance A new American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International standard offers guidance for using asbestos testing data and helps define the extent of asbestos contamination in surface dust.

Study Finds Diacetyl Exposure Harmful to Mice
A new study conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in collaboration with Duke University researchers shows that exposure to the chemical diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can be harmful to the nose and airways of mice.

Workers Suffer Lung Damage 25 Years After Exposed to Legal Levels of Asbestos-Like Material
New research indicates that workers who were exposed to the mineral vermiculite tainted with asbestos-like fibers as many as 25 years ago show a prevalence of lung damage, including scarring and thickening of the membrane that lines the chest wall.

New ASTM Standard Provides Asbestos Guidance
A new American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International standard offers guidance for using asbestos testing data and helps define the extent of asbestos contamination in surface dust.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION ARTICLES

Confined Space Safety and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned Proper respiratory protection, monitoring and training are key to eliminating the injuries and fatalities associated with confined space rescue.
International OHS Through the Looking Glass of the Global Economy In late 2007, a multinational group of EHS professionals traveled to Mexico to observe working conditions at a giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea. What they found shocked them.
Welding Safety: Ventilation is a Breath of Fresh Air Choosing the proper ventilation necessary to protect welders and others from airborne particles is a challenging task requiring the right information about hazards.

Confined Space Safety and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Proper respiratory protection, monitoring and training are key to eliminating the injuries and fatalities associated with confined space rescue.

International OHS Through the Looking Glass of the Global Economy
In late 2007, a multinational group of EHS professionals traveled to Mexico to observe working conditions at a giant open-pit copper mine in Cananea. What they found shocked them.

Welding Safety: Ventilation is a Breath of Fresh Air
Choosing the proper ventilation necessary to protect welders and others from airborne particles is a challenging task requiring the right information about hazards.

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of the surge in demand for hospital-based services during the next influenza pandemic). Influenza (Flu... Influenza Watch: PAHO/WHO Offer Advice on Pandemic Plans (5 September 2005) Flu Vaccine Use Growing... Countries Prepare for Flu Pandemic (25 February 2005) From Terra Organización Panamericana Salud cree... August 2005) World Not Set To Deal With Flu: Strategy for Pandemic Needed, Experts Say (31 July 2005) Custom search for " pandemic <...

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PAHO press releases on avian and pandemic flu: "Americas Make Progress on Pandemic Preparedness... of Bird Deaths (Mar. 3) Avian vs. Pandemic Flu: Understanding the Threat (Dec. 20) PAHO... - Speakers Bureau - Contact Us News and Public Information Press Release Flu Pandemic Would Hurt Developing Countries Most Washington, D.C., May 26, 2006 (PAHO) The impact of an influenza pandemic would be greatest in developing countries...

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for a potential human flu pandemic at the same time that we are working to prevent the spread of avian flu... communication on avian and pandemic flu. PAHO was established in 1902 and is the world's oldest... WHO Handbook for Journalists: Influenza Pandemic Bird Flu: Communicating the Risk, article... International Agencies Plan Joint Action against Bird Flu in the Americas Experts call... to collaborate closely on avian and pandemic...