Latest News and Hot Topics in Environment, Health and Safety

Latest News and Hot Topics

• Is Azodicarbonamide in bread at Subway, McDonalds and other foods safe? Read more here.

• Cell phones and the link to cancer - do cell phones cause cancer? Update from WHO

• Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) Advantages and Problems, new laws

• Bed Bug infestations are a growing epidemic. See this page about bed bugs and if you are going to a hotel or motel, check this page for tips specific to staying in hotels and motels. Using pure steam kills bed bugs, dust mites and dissolves dirt and grime, while removing germs and bacteria from the surfaces that you're cleaning. Steam is also an economical and environmentally friendly thing to do. There is no longer the need to use harsh and toxic chemicals. See this steam cleaner: New Vapamore MR100 Primo Steam Cleaner .

• Dustmites produce allergies that affect infants, children and adults. See this page about dust mites for what you can do .

• April 22 is Earth day - Read about it here. And find an Earth Day event near you here!
  

• Find a recycling center in your area for your old tv, computer, cell phone, batteries, washing machine and more Recycling contacts

• Search for Peanut Containing Product Recalls

• Peanut Containing Product Recall (Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak): FDA Main Page

• Do's and Don'ts During the Peanut Salmonella Outbreak: FDAs Dr. Stephen Sundlof (this is a video file)

• Caffeine and Your Health - The latest about Caffeine and Pregnancy / Miscarriages

• Headaches at work? Could it be the older fluorescent lights? Click here for health issues associated with fluorescent light flicker, such as headaches.
  

• Benzene in your soda? FDA tests find benzene in 5 brands of soft drinks. Get the details here.
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REMINDER: KEEP UP WITH THE OSHA INJURY REPORTING LOGS

Employers with 11 or more employees must maintain "Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses." throughout the year and post it every year in February. The form is to be displayed wherever notices to employees are usually posted.

• Get the 300, 300A, 301 Forms here free: as PDF (352 KB) (Then click the printer icon to print) or Excel (150 KB).
• Get all OSHA other forms, posters and instructions here.
• For those looking for the 100 / 200 forms? They're history! Find out what happened here .