BACTERIA AND VIRUSES NIOSH Identifies High-Risk Industries, Occupations for Infectious Diseases OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS   ACGIH Adopts TLVs for Chemicals Including Fluorine and Indium Tin Oxide PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NIOSH Issues Updates to Respirator Conformity Assessments NOISE NIOSH: Continued Research Needed on Mixed Exposures to Noise, Ototoxicants CONSTRUCTION Save the Date: National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls  TOXICOLOGY Toxicological “Toolbox” Update Includes More Data on Sensitization, Irritation WORKPLACE VIOLENCE House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Service BIOLOGICAL MONITORING   CDC Publishes Biomonitoring Data for New Chemicals FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS OSHA Highlights Hazards of Wearable Devices Powered by Lithium Batteries REGULATION AND LEGISLATION TSCA Inventory Update Indicates Chemicals Active in U.S. Commerce OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS EU to Add OELs for Beryllium, Formaldehyde MINING NIOSH’s EXAMiner Software Helps Miners Recognize Hazards NOISE U.S. Navy Researcher Wins NIOSH Safe-in-Sound Award INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS “Thermal Fatigue” Led to 2016 Mississippi Gas Plant Explosion REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY European Chemicals Agency Prepared for “No Deal” Brexit RISK ASSESSMENT Researchers Assess Safety of Collaborative Robots