Advocacy

It is ACOEM’s opinion that training, certification, and limited access of methylene chloride-containing products for commercial use will not provide enough safeguards to workers, and would present an unreasonable risk of serious illness and death.

ACOEM supports directing OSHA to establish a standard requiring health care and social service employers to  implement a workplace violence prevention plan to prevent and protect employees from violent incidents in the workplace.

ACOEM Responds to HHS Call for Comments on the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations.

ACOEM responds to OSHA's call for comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for modifications to the Beryllium Standard for General Industry.

ACOEM responds to DHHS' proposed objectives for Healthy People 2030.

ACOEM supports wide use of mechanical hoists in health care to reduce injuries to younger health care personnel.

ACOEM comments on OSHA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses.

ACOEM provides recommendations to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on proposed changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019.

ACOEM responds to EPA proposed rule on strengthening transparency in regulatory science.