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IN THIS ISSUE

>> 1. OSHA Budget Focuses on Enforcement
>> 2. Workers' Comp Patients Get Less Benefit from Back Surgery
>> 3. EPA's Budget Points to Increased Environmental Protection
>> 4. ASSE Announces its Top Legislative and Regulatory Issues for 2010
>> 5. NIOSH Releases Spanish-Language Construction Ergonomics Guide
>> 6. Feb. 1-5 is Clean Energy Week

This Week's News

1. OSHA Budget Focuses on Enforcement

On Feb. 1, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis outlined President Obama’s FY 2011 budget request for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which is built around the vision of “good jobs for everyone” and includes a $14 million proposed increase for OSHA.

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2. Workers' Comp Patients Get Less Benefit from Back Surgery

According to a new study, surgery provides better results than non-surgical treatment for most patients with back pain related to a herniated disk – but not for those receiving workers’ compensation for work-related injuries.

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3. EPA's Budget Points to Increased Environmental Protection

The Obama administration proposed a budget of $10 billion for EPA that includes $1.3 billion for cleanup of Superfund sites, $215 million for cleanup of brownfields and $27 million for the agency’s new Healthy Community Initiative.

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4. ASSE Announces its Top Legislative and Regulatory Issues for 2010

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) says that 12 key issues will dominate announced its legislative and regulatory agenda for 2010, which is aimed at ensuring that advances in occupational safety and health legislation and regulation reflect the experience, expertise and best practices of ASSE’s member environment, health and safety (EHS) professionals.

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5. NIOSH Releases Spanish-Language Construction Ergonomics Guide

NIOSH recently released a Spanish-language guide to help employers and workers effectively prevent job-related musculoskeletal injuries in the construction industry.

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6. Feb. 1-5 is Clean Energy Week

Nearly 100 organizations in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental arenas joined forces to turn February 1-5 into Clean Energy Week, an initiative advocating for comprehensive clean energy legislation, including provisions for energy efficiency, renewable efficiency and climate solutions.

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