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Service Awards: An award given to encourage student participation in CHAS programming at ACS national meetings. CHAS Fellows Award: An award is given for a lifetime of dedication and service to the American Chemical Society, the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety, and the chemical health and safety field. [verification needed]
In 1874, a group of American chemists gathered at the Joseph Priestley House to mark the 100th anniversary of Priestley's discovery of oxygen.Although there was an American scientific society at that time (the American Association for the Advancement of Science, founded in 1848), the growth of chemistry in the U.S. prompted those assembled to consider founding a new society that would focus ...
Unlike its counterpart, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, NIOSH's authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act [29 CFR § 671] is to "develop recommendations for health and safety standards", to "develop information on safe levels of exposure to toxic materials and harmful physical agents and substances", and to "conduct research on new safety and health problems".
July 1, 2009 (No short title) Authorized a Congressional Gold Medal for the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II: 111-41: July 27, 2009 Korean War Veterans Recognition Act: Encouraged the display of the flag of the United States on National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (July 27) 111-42: July 28, 2009 (No short title)
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, founded in 1913. [5] It claims more than 90,000 members in 144 countries. [ 6 ]
A New Mexico teenager has been charged with killing four members of his family, state police said on Sunday. According to a press release from New Mexico State Police, the teen was identified as ...
On November 6, 2011, ACS CAN premiered its second-ever national television ad on Meet the Press to ask Congress to remember the lives lost to cancer and the 12 million cancer survivors living in America at the time. ACS CAN produced the ad to push to Congress to make cancer a national priority when addressing the country’s budget deficit.
The National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) was established in 1997, [7] [8] funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [9] It is the only center with an exclusive child focus.