UM Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering

08/09/2025

🚧 Struck-By Hazards are on the Rise! 🚧

Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has released a new Hazard Bulletin to raise awareness and help prevent serious injuries. Employers are responsible for ensuring that workers are protected from moving vehicles, heavy equipment, and other struck-by hazards.

Stay informed and stay safe — check it out now on their homepage! 🦺📢
https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/miosha

04/04/2025

https://www.aiha.org/news/240401-sources-significant-niosh-reductions?utm_campaign=synergistw&utm_content=niosh-decimated&utm_medium=email&utm_source=aiha

Most civilian positions at NIOSH have been eliminated, according to sources within the agency who shared the news with AIHA.

09/03/2024

2 Week Reminder! 🗓️
2024 Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Review course- FALL

Virtual Synchronous Delivery
(9/17- 11/21)

Designed for individuals preparing to take the BGC/ABIH certification exam 🦺

Sponsors: University of Michigan and Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society

09/02/2024

Complex Exposures in Home Healthcare 🩺
- Complete at your own pace (August - December)

Developed under the Michigan-Ohio Occupational Research Education (MOORE) Program.

Details & Registration:

This virtual course examines and measures complex exposures in home health care settings in a 6-part series.

04/23/2024

Join MIOSHA Alliance member UM Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering for a two-day course on Ergonomics Principles for Workplace Assessment and Design in Grand Rapids June 5 & 6 📖

𝐅𝐞𝐞: $600 ($550 early bird registration until May 1) $100 for scholarship recipients. Scholarships are available for workers at small and medium sized companies in Michigan 🎓

Scholarship & registration information 👇
https://bit.ly/4d6Ubus

05/09/2023

Upcoming this Month! 🗓️
2023 Ergonomics Principles for Workplace Assessment and Design: In-person
Date: May 24th-25th
Venue: The Kensington Hotel, Ann Arbor MI

*Scholarships are available for people from small and medium-sized Michigan companies

The two-day course, Ergonomics Principles for Workplace Assessment and Design, will be offered in Ann Arbor, MI. Scholarships are available.

08/08/2022

Register today for the Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Review Course co-sponsored by The Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society: The premier course for individuals who are preparing to take the BGC/ABIH certification exam. 📚

September 13th-November 17th

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comprehensive-industrial-hygiene-review-fall-2022-registration-374460851487

02/11/2021

Tomorrow from 1-4pm there is an M-LEEaD symposium titled, "Innovations in Relating Real Life Exposures to Chemicals and Chemical Mixtures to Health Outcomes". This is the zoom registration link to the event:

We have an exciting lineup of speakers and panelists, so please mark the date on your calendars. The tentative schedule is below. Symposium Schedule Feb 12, 2021 01:00 PM (3 hr) in Eastern Time (US and Canada) 1:00-1:05 pm - Introduction 1:05-1:35 pm - Dr. Andreas Kortenkamp, Brunel University Male....

02/09/2021

New Publication by Dr. Aurora B. Le: "The association between union membership and perceptions of safety climate among US adult workers" Read more here

02/04/2021

New Publication by School of Public Health: "Bayesian Hierarchical Models for High-Dimensional Mediation Analysis with Coordinated Selection of Correlated Mediators" Read more here:

02/03/2021

New Publication by Dr. Mukherjee: "Fusobacterium nucleatum infection correlates with two types of microsatellite alterations in colorectal cancer and triggers DNA damage" Read more here

Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) is frequently found in colorectal cancers (CRCs). High loads of Fn DNA are detected in CRC tissues with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H), or with the CpG island hypermethylation phenotype (CIMP). Fn infection is also associated with the inflammatory tumor microenv...

02/02/2021

We are offering free customized biosafety, infectious diseases, and blood-borne pathogens training programs for Midwest companies. For more information on the training we offer, check out our website: https://cohse.umich.edu/continuing-education/federally-sponsored-biosafety-trainings-for-michigan-and-midwest-organizations-companies/