National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
NIOSH science policy update: individual fit-testing recommendation for hearing protection devices
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research and makes recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Centers for Disease …
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) informs workers, employers, and occupational health professionals about workplace chemicals and their hazards. The NPG gives general industrial hygiene information for hundreds of chemicals/classes.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon on December 29, 1970, created NIOSH out of the preexisting Division of Industrial Hygiene founded in 1914. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the Department of Health and Human Services.
$110M plan for occupational health labs uncertain due to Trump …
4 days ago · The Trump administration announced a major restructuring of the agency that runs two local NIOSH labs. What will happen to its plans for a new site?
‘A huge impact on worker safety’: Protection for miners ... - CNN
5 days ago · NIOSH-approved respirators are required by the Environmental Protection Agency to protect against pesticide exposure, Metzler said; the Mine Safety and Health Administration requires them for use ...
What is NIOSH? - CDC Stacks
NIOSH identifies the causes of work-related diseases and injuries and the potential hazards of new work technologies and practices. With this information, NIOSH determines new and effective ways to protect workers from chemicals, machinery, and hazardous working conditions.
HHS laying off 185 at Morgantown NIOSH - WV MetroNews
Apr 1, 2025 · MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nearly 200 union workers at the Morgantown NIOSH location have been notified they are losing their jobs as part of 10,000 job cuts in the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
Who Does What? The Roles of NIOSH, OSHA, and the FDA in …
Sep 9, 2021 · NIOSH is responsible for the testing and approval of all respirators used in occupational settings. OSHA’s mission is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.
More than 200 jobs eliminated during DOGE cuts at Morgantown’s NIOSH …
Apr 1, 2025 · Approximately 200 federal jobs are being eliminated at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health facility in Morgantown.