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Hot weather is here. Every year in the US, there are dozens of preventable worker deaths and thousands more workers become ill from extreme heat or humid conditions.

Since 2012, Mary Crabtree has been offering more than just encouragement to student volunteers from the non-profit Carolina for the Kids (CFTK), who set up the gym for the annual UNC Dance Marathon. She also offers safety training and oversight.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 704 cases of measles were reported from 22 states from January 1 to April 26, 2019. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.

OWASA is proud to join communities across the country in celebration of Drinking Water Week, May 6 to 11. On this occasion, we are pleased to launch our Water Quality Report Card for 2018 and share that OWASA met or surpassed all Federal and State standards for drinking water quality.

From cleaning up autoclave spills in Lineberger Cancer Center to serving on the emergency response team for Hurricane Florence, Erika England, EHS Biological Safety Specialist and an MPH student, can hardly describe her job as boring.