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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION
Regulatory Agenda Outlines Agencies’ Rulemaking Plans
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 
EPA: Prevent Chemical Releases during Hurricane Season
STANDARDS
OSHA Plans to Propose Revisions to Ancillary Requirements of Beryllium Standard
HEALTHCARE
Agencies Agree to New Approval Process for N95 Respirators in Healthcare
MINING
MSHA Publishes Rule Modifying Workplace Examinations in Mines
CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL HAZARDS
National Academies Lauds IRIS for “Substantial Progress”
ERGONOMICS
Report Discusses MSD Prevention Practices for Nursing Staff
COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING 
OSHA Publishes Searchable List of Authorized Trainers
FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS
CSB: Combustible Dust, Hot Work among Critical Areas in Industrial Safety
EMERGENCY RESPONSE  
CDC: Phosphine Exposure Incident Reveals Need for Better PPE Training among Emergency Responders
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION 
Proposed Rule Would Subject Certain Uses of Asbestos to EPA Approval
CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL HAZARDS  
NIOSH Describes Suspected Opioid Exposure of First Responder
ENGINEERING CONTROLS AND VENTILATION 
NIOSH Report Identifies Factors Affecting Performance of Environmental Enclosures
FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS
Report Presents Workers’ Perspectives of 2017 Explosion at Wisconsin Mill
HEALTHCARE
NIOSH: Prevent Fentanyl Exposures to Healthcare Workers
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
NIOSH Answers FAQs on Respiratory Protection in New Publications
CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL HAZARDS 
NIOSH Investigates Exposures to MWFs at an Engine Machining Plant
SOLVENTS 
IARC Classifies 1-Bromopropane as “Possibly Carcinogenic”