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Indolent B-Cell Lymphoid Malignancy in the Spleen of a Man Who Handled Benzene: Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma

open access: yesSafety and Health at Work, 2017
We present the case of a 45-year-old man with a history of benzene exposure who developed splenic marginal zone lymphoma. For 6 years, he had worked in an enclosed space cleaning instruments with benzene.
Jihye Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Injuries among youth on farms, 2001 [PDF]

open access: yes
"Agriculture continues to rank as one of the most hazardous industries. Youth are exposed to hazards while living, working on, or visiting farms. In 2001, there were approximately 1.9 million farms in the U.S., with an estimated 1,075,759 youth living in
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Note: OSHA Inspections and The Fourth Amendment: Balancing Private Rights and Public Need [PDF]

open access: yes, 1977
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) is the result of the Federal government\u27s concern about safe working conditions. The purpose of OSHA is to assure safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources.
Fuerth, Glenn J.
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Assessment of Initial Stay Time and Work‐Rest Scheduling Over Consecutive Moderate‐Intensity Workdays in Hot Environments in Young and Older Males and Females

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Initial stay time (IST), the duration of continuous work before core temperature reaches 38.0°C, has been characterized in young and older adults but not across consecutive work periods or in conjunction with standard work‐rest cycles.
Glen P. Kenny   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency preparedness [PDF]

open access: yes
"Challenge: Police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians face many hazards on the job, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Joint Committees: No Substitute for Union Action [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
[Excerpt] Nearly half of all industrial union contracts mandate joint labor-management health and safety committees (JHSCs). In the past five years, mandated JHSCs have also become common in the public sector in states that have enacted occupational ...
Egarian, Marjorie
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Factors that influence the maintenance and improvement of OHSAS 18001 in adopting companies : A qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Many organizations are adapting to the requirements of occupational health and safety management systems worldwide. Despite the considerable acceptance of the systems for managing occupational health and safety in organizations, there is still no clear ...
Ghahramani, Abolfazl
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An Evaluation of Mortality Rates and Their Determinants in a Cohort of Former Asbestos Miners in South Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A causal association between occupational asbestos exposure and lung disease, including pneumoconiosis and mesothelioma, is well established. Elevated mortality among former asbestos miners is expected. However, large‐scale South African studies examining all‐cause mortality in this population are lacking.
Yumna Williams‐Mohamed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Join us in moving science to solutions for--mining [PDF]

open access: yes
"Partnership makes a difference...here is one example. Imagine trying to escape when working in an enclosed space hundreds of feet underground.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Developing a Framework for Civil Aviation Occupational Health and Safety System in Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
A series of aircraft accidents in the past three years exposedserious safety problems in Indonesian civil aviation. Latestaviation accident investigations reported that flight crews weremainly responsible for two major accidents happened in 2007.This ...
Wirawan, I. M. (I)
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