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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) website now offers up-to-date information about the 2009 H1N1 flu and resources that detail the steps that managers, employers and workers can take to avoid obtaining and transmitting the disease. The information will be updated as new details about the virus become available. To view the information, visit the H1N1 section of the OSHA website here.

Occupational Health & Safety magazine recently introduced a new blog featuring news, opinions and analysis on the latest occupational healthy and safety issues affecting workplaces around the nation.

To view the blog, please visit http://ohsonline.com/blogs/the-ohs-wire/list/blog-list.aspx.

From Construction Today:

"For many years, the catch seems to have been the perceived expense of green features. Does going green cost more? If so, how much more and what are the long-term cost savings and payback periods?

To shed some light on this cost premium question, the Cascadia Green Building Council released the 'Living Building Financial Study' at their annual event, the Living Future Conference, held May 6-8 in Portland, Ore. This study analyzed the economics of 36 different buildings across four distinct climate zones, based on the anticipated cost premiums of the Living Building Challenge."

The answer may surprise you - to view the entire article, please visit http://www.construction-today.com/content/view/1539/31/.