ICES adjunct scientist Mike Conlon appointed ICES North site director. ICES North is in development in Sudbury at Health Sciences North Research Institute and will be launched in late 2017.
Although Illinois could not boast having the first steam-powered railroad in the United States or the Midwest (Maryland in 1828 and Ohio in 1836 claimed those honors), residents could brag of being the home state for some of the earliest American carriers.
In the mid-1970s, OSHA created its first training program in Chicago. The purpose of the training program was to teach its inspectors, and give employees and employers training on safety standards.In 1975 OSHA had state authorities give free onsite consolation programs.SHA was created and established by congress in 1974. In the 1960s work-related accidents and injuries increased 20%.