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Quantifying the financial impact of occupational injuries and illnesses, and the costs and benefits associated with an ergonomic risk control intervention within the Uniprise business segment of UnitedHealth Group [PDF]

, 2002
Plan BThe Uniprise business segment within UnitedHealth Group has experienced considerable direct costs associated with occupational injuries that have impacted overall profitability since 1999, with 44% of the total cost driven by cumulative trauma ...
Warch, Sarah L.
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Michael A. Miles   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activating community co‐ownership of work‐related mental health: Enhancing capacity to reach at‐risk groups

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract Reaching and engaging workers who are reluctant, unwilling, or unable to access relevant information and timely support through their workplace or mainstream avenues is a critical policy issue in Australia and worldwide. Cross‐sector alliances between community organisations, statutory bodies, and healthcare providers can expand the reach of ...
Corina Crisan, Pieter Van Dijk, Jennifer Oxley, Andrea De Silva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Outcomes Related to Multiple Exposures in Occupational Settings: A Review

Safety and Health at Work
Individuals are constantly exposed to hazardous factors that can affect their health, the hazards encountered in the workplace can lead to the development of occupational diseases.
Cassandra Barbey, Nathalie Bonvallot, Frédéric Clerc   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gendered Attitudes or Structural Barriers? Men Front Line Workers' Perspectives on What Keeps Men out of Paid Care Work in Australia

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender segregation in paid care work offers a critical lens for understanding how gender inequality is reproduced in contemporary societies. While much research has explained men's absence from paid care through cultural and identity‐based accounts, less has been done to examine the structural mechanisms that sustain the feminisation of care ...
Steven Roberts, Elsie Foeken, Karla Elliott, Riikka Prattes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Species-Specific Particulate Matter Retention by Shade-Tolerant Plants in Modular Living Walls: SEM-Based Quantification and Trait-Guided Selection

Applied Sciences
Airborne particulate matter (PM) poses a major health risk, yet species selection for vertical greening systems (VGS) is poorly quantified. We evaluated PM retention by seven commercially available shade-tolerant species grown in a modular living wall ...
Caterina Dalsasso, Mattia Martin Azzella, Maria Rosaria Bruno, Antonella Campopiano, Annapaola Cannizzaro, Federica Angelosanto, Fabrizio Tucci   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Class Ruptures and Openings: The Role of Social and Family History in Narratives on Class Mobility and Reproduction

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, sociological interest in the study of social class—particularly its subjective dimensions—has intensified. This article contributes to this growing body of literature by focusing on Poland as a case within the Central and Eastern European region.
Justyna Kajta, Stefan Bieńkowski
wiley   +1 more source

NOIRS 2015 : National Occupational Injury Research Symposium

and program for the 2015 National Occupational Injury Research Symposium held May 19-21, 2015 at the Camp Dawson Training Center in Kingwood, West Virginia. The symposium theme is Advancing Occupational Injury Research through Integration and Partnership.

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The uncertain legitimacy of occupational health policies. GSPE Working Paper 5/01/2009 [PDF]

, 2009
Because they deal with issues of bodily integrity and health, the occupational health policies reveal the contradictions of public action in the field of occupational relationships, and the fragile compromises to which they lead. This paper questions the
Henry, Emmanuel.
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Occupational mortality in older workers: A forensic autopsy‐based evaluation

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract The aging of the global workforce has led to an increasing number of individuals remaining occupationally active at older ages. However, forensic autopsy‐based data on workplace deaths in this population remain limited. This study aimed to evaluate the causes and manners of workplace‐related deaths among individuals aged 65 years and older ...
Muhammet Ali Oruç, Hüseyin Çağrı Şahin, Muhammed Oduncu, Muhammed Fatih Yaman, Abdulkadir Can   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source