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It’s all about taking care of one another - indoors and outdoors
NWCOHS Occupational Medicine resident, Dr. Ali Khan, shares his experience at the American Occupational Health Conference
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Recommendations for Updating the Current Lead Standard in Washington State – an Interdisciplinary Activity
University of Washington Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fellow, Esi Nkyekyer, MD, became interested in Washington State's Lead Standards and the process of updating them after attending one of the lead stakeholder meetings held by the Department of L&I in the fall of 2015.
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Safety and Health Empowerment for Women in Trades (SHEWT)
Construction workers experience many health and safety concerns including falls, being struck by/against machinery, musculoskeletal disorders, and chronic health hazards from contaminants. Female workers face additional gender-specific hazards such as inadequate physical protection, unsanitary facilities, and stress from discrimination and harassment.
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Reducing Whole Body Vibration to Improve the Safety and Health of Bus Drivers
Northwest Center Faculty Member Peter Johnson, PhD, MS focuses his research on ergonomics, bioengineering, whole body vibration, computer-related disorders, and developing hardware and software technologies for assessing exposures to physical risk factors.
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Leadership in Health and Safety: ERC Students Learn from Industry Professionals
In a recent course put on by the NWC, 45 participants spent the day learning about new leadership skills, evaluating their own leadership styles, and applying it all to improving workplace health and safety.
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Investing in Those Most at Risk: The PACE Program
PACE is the first pre-apprenticeship program nationally to be sponsored by a building and construction trades council. The program provides trades-related job skills toward a construction industry apprentice, which is an on-the-job training for novices under an experienced practitioner.
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NWC Graduate Pursues First-of-its-kind Research on Health Risks among Marijuana Production Workers
"How did I get into marijuana research?", asks Max Chmielinski, a Northwest Center Exposure Sciences and Industrial Hygiene MS graduate who is now pursuing a PhD, "This is a story of being the lowest ranking employee."
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