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: In this issue: OSHA begins local emphasis program in Lower Manhattan . .

: . How Weyerhaeuser has grown a commitment to environmental management .

: . . President Bush proposes a 10 percent budget cut for NIOSH . . . Are

: ergonomic injuries disabling? . . . A new survey takes the pulse of the

: EHS profession in the United States . . . and much more.

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: OSHA

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: OSHA begins a local emphasis program in Lower Manhattan amid continuing

: complaints that local and federal officials are not doing enough to

: protect workers in areas around the WTC site.

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: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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: At Weyerhaeuser, a commitment to environmental management sprouted at

: the top with the CEO and spread until its roots were planted deep in

: every employee. Sara Schreiner Kendall cultivates the company's efforts.

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: NIOSH

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: NIOSH is facing the largest proportional budget cut of all the

: occupational safety and health agencies in the proposed FY 2003 budget,

: and OSHA's training programs could take a significant hit as well.

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: ERGONOMICS

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: When the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a lower court's finding that

: an assembly-line worker with carpal tunnel syndrome was disabled,

: employers called the opinion a big win. Labor representatives aren't so

: sure. Here's why.

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: SAFETY MANAGEMENT

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: Is the heart of the environmental, health and safety profession still

: beating across the country, or is it in need of some resuscitation? A

: new survey aims to find out.

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