NIOSH science policy update: individual fit-testing recommendation for hearing protection devices

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research and makes recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.

The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) informs workers, employers, and occupational health professionals about workplace chemicals and their hazards. The NPG …

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. …

4 天之前 · 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?

4 天之前 · NIOSH-approved respirators are required by the Environmental Protection Agency to protect against pesticide exposure, Metzler said; the Mine Safety and Health Administration …

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 …

2025年4月1日 · 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. …

2021年9月9日 · 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 …

2025年4月1日 · Approximately 200 federal jobs are being eliminated at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health facility in Morgantown.