Study Links Solvent Exposure to Increased Parkinson Disease Risk
From a Twitter post by NIOSHConstruct Construction @ NIOSH, comes a study in the Annals of Neurology reporting that exposure to specific solvents may increase risk of Parkinson Disease. See the abstract at http://bit.ly/AgsCf2.
Improving Safety and Health Training for Disaster Cleanup Workers: Lessons Learned from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
From NIEHS –
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) held a workshop in Mobile, Ala., on May 4-5, 2011, that included a broad range of participants who were involved in the Deepwater Horizon response. This workshop report summarizes their views of what worked and what did not work as the basis for improvements in preparedness for future disasters. Specifically, workshop findings and recommendations focused on three topics: community engagement and community health, training quality, and monitoring and surveillance of cleanup workers.
Improving Safety and Health Training for Disaster Cleanup Workers workshop report