NIOSH continues to develop a list of what it says are hazardous drugs in health care settings, with the agency saying in a new article that the effort could help workers minimize exposure and reduce health risks. The effort comes as OSHA, NIOSH and the Joint Commission have begun warning employers about the risk to health care workers who deal with such drugs (see related blog) . Washington state lawmakers have directed the state OSHA plan to take action (see related story). NIOSH states in an online article that “modern society is fortunate to have powerful treatments available for a wide ran
December 30, 2025