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The "COSHH essentials" approach? Developed to facilitate compliance with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations, the "COSHH essentials" describes the best practices for chemical handling. Refresh your memory and read more about risk management control measures.

Disaster preparedness. An expert panel will discuss the human exposure issues from recent large and small intentional, accidental, and natural US disasters. The panel will bring together a range of viewpoints from exposure scientists to health professionals during the International Society for Exposure Analysis (ISEA) conference in Durham, NC on Monday, 9-11am, 15 October 2007. Visit the ISEA website to learn more about this exciting and informative discussion.

Submitting a review? If you are interested in submitting a review to the journal, please contact our Associate Editor of Reviews, Paul Lioy, PhD.

NIOSH Director's Award for Scientific Achievement In Occupational Safety and Health. Congratulations to Richard Fenske for the development and application of a powerful education and training tool for agricultural workers and their employers. The NIOSH Director's Award is awarded annually to a NIOSH grantee to recognize outstanding scientific research achievement in the field of occupational safety and health that has made a major impact or has the potential of making a major impact on worker safety and health.

Defining human exposure science. The journal's name change now requires a definition to further describe its scope. Human exposure science is defined as: the study of human contact with chemical, physical or biological agents occurring in their environments, and advances knowledge of the mechanisms and dynamics of events either causing or preventing adverse health outcomes.

Join the society. The International Society of Exposure Analysis promotes communication among all disciplines involved in exposure analysis, recommends exposure analysis approaches to address substantive or methodological concerns, and works to strengthen the impact of exposure assessment on environmental policy. Become a member now.