New study shows lung diseases still threaten SA mine workers
A groundbreaking 2021 autopsy study by the National Institute for Occupational Health reveals concerning patterns of lung diseases among South African miners, despite decades of regulations. The ...
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Occupational and Environmental Health of Women
In 1973, WHO defined the Scope and Extent of Occupational Health ... for the total health of the workers and if necessary their families. The primary health care approach must be the chosen ...
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One in Five Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Deaths May Be Due to Occupational Exposures
Roughly one in five (21 percent) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) deaths might be related to occupational exposu ...
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Beyond Hard Hats: Integrating Industrial Hygiene into Lone Worker Safety
Integrating industrial hygiene principles helps protect lone workers by identifying, evaluating, and controlling unique ...
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OSHA Terminates COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Workers
Is COVID-19 still a thing, and does OSHA care about it? Yes and yes. We all know that COVID-19 is still around. On the OSHA front, the agency seems ...
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The CDC has a new plan to address the health care worker burnout crisis
Burnout has been a persistent problem for health care workers since ... of avoiding burnout is left to workers, but a new campaign from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...
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Hepatitis B: Prevention, Protection and Occupational Risk
In Europe, the introduction of HBV vaccination has markedly reduced the incidence of acute HBV, and before the introduction of HBV vaccine, healthcare workers (HCW) were at considerable risk of ...