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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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ERC Trainee Life - Ergonomics Platform Research in the Central Valley
This week, as a graduate student I had an amazing opportunity to join some research staff in conducting an investigatory study on ergonomics in related agricultural occupations.
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ERC Trainee Life: A Trip to Friday Harbor
One of the things I love most about living in the Pacific Northwest is the unlimited number of day and weekend trips that I can take to areas throughout the region. Recently, I spent a weekend in Friday Harbor, WA, which is a small town (population 2,130) located on San Juan Island.
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Oil Spill in the Gulf
There have been many oil response workers and volunteers devoting their time to clean up the BP oil spill. Wildfires are not the only danger for response workers, they're also at risk to chemical exposure, biological hazards, physical danger and psychological impacts
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Report from the NORA Young/New Investigators Symposium
A dispatch from the Annual Regional National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Young/New Investigators Symposium by ERC-supported trainee, Janessa Graves, a doctoral student in Health Services.
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Worker Memorial Day 2010
April 28th is Workers Memorial Day, and marks the 39th anniversary of the creation of NIOSH.
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Canada's Steps for Life: Walking for families of workplace tragedy
The Steps for Life Walk to honor and support Victims of Workplace Tragedy is scheduled to be held Sunday, May 2, 2010 across Canada. PNS-AIHA members Stephanie Carter and Mary Ellen Flanagan will be walking in the Steps for Life event in Victoria, BC.
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