September 17, 2010—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently published the NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools and Other Safety Databases CD-ROM, as well as several other resources in recent weeks covering school safety and health issues, the safety of first responders, and state-based occupational safety and health surveillance, some of which are in Spanish.
The NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools and Other Safety Databases (Pub No. 2010-108c, December 2009) CD-ROM includes: recommendations on establishing a school safety program; regulations; safety checklists such as indoor air quality, toxic chemicals, general classroom conditions, and emergency procedures; and occupational safety and health materials such as construction information, sample programs for OSHA compliance, safety focus for young workers, and asbestos and biohazard information.
Other recent publications include:
- Safety Checklist Program for Schools: Electrical—General Requirements (Spanish) Sistemas elctricos—Requisitos generales
- Safety Checklist Program for Schools: Fixed Ladders (Spanish) Escaleras fijas
- NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 2010 (Pub No. 2010-167, September 2010)
- First Responders: Encourage Your Workers to Report Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures (Spanish) Personal de respuesta a emergencias: Incentive a sus trabajadores para que notifiquen las exposiciones a microorganismos patgenos transmitidos a travs de la sangre
- First Responders: Protect Your Employees with an Exposure Control Plan (Spanish) Personal de respuesta a emergencias: Proteja a sus empleados con un plan para el control de exposiciones
- NIOSH Science Blog: State-based Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance
