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IN THIS ISSUE

>> 1. Super Bowl Sunday Injuries Not Limited to the Football Field
>> 2. CSB: Multiple Deficiencies Led to 2008 Bayer CropScience Explosion
>> 3. Study Finds Most People Unwilling to Use AEDs
>> 4. American Heart Month: The Heart-Hearing Connection
>> 5. NIOSH Stakeholder Meeting to Address PPE, Safety Issues
>> 6. Hands-On Training Effective in Dangerous Work Environments
>> 7. All in the Family: Lower Back Disease May be in Your Genes

This Week's News

1. Super Bowl Sunday Injuries Not Limited to the Football Field

As millions of Americans prepare to tune into the Super Bowl this weekend, remember that a little common sense can keep the excitement on your TV screen and out of your living room.

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2. CSB: Multiple Deficiencies Led to 2008 Bayer CropScience Explosion

In its final report on the Aug. 28, 2008, Bayer CropScience pesticide manufacturing unit explosion that killed two workers and injured eight others, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) found multiple deficiencies during a lengthy startup process that resulted in a runaway chemical reaction inside a residue treater pressure vessel.

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3. Study Finds Most People Unwilling to Use AEDs

A Dutch study reports that less than half (47 percent) of people in a public place with access to an automatic external defibrillator (AED) would be willing to use it, with more than half (53 percent) unable even to recognize one.

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4. American Heart Month: The Heart-Hearing Connection

The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) joins the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to promote American Heart Month in February and to educate the hearing health community about heart disease, with a focus on the connection between cardiovascular health and hearing health.

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5. NIOSH Stakeholder Meeting to Address PPE, Safety Issues

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Personal Protective Technology Program (NIOSH PPT) and National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) are hosting an annual stakeholder meeting March 29, where attendees can communicate directly with NIOSH employees and grant recipients about their current research projects as well as other workplace safety and health activities.

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6. Hands-On Training Effective in Dangerous Work Environments

Hands-on safety training for workers in highly hazardous jobs is most effective at improving safe work behavior, according to psychologists who analyzed close to 40 years of research. However, less engaging training can be just as effective in preparing workers to avoid accidents when jobs are less dangerous.

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7. All in the Family: Lower Back Disease May be in Your Genes

Symptomatic lumbar disc disease, a condition caused by degeneration or herniation of the discs of the lower spine, may be inherited, according to a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS).

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