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Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To explore the perceived effectiveness, impact and benefits of a work‐based cancer survivorship peer support programme for healthcare employees who have experienced or are experiencing cancer. Design A qualitative descriptive study. Methods Purposive sampling was used to recruit 33 participants (10 peers, 12 peer supporters, 4 line ...
Maria O'Malley +9 more
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NIOSH Research and Demonstration Grants: Annual Report Fiscal Year 1992 [PDF]
Projects being carried out under the grants program of NIOSH were described. Information for each grant included the name and address of the principle investigator, the program area, grant number, start and end dates, and funding level.
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A Biomechanical Analysis of Weighted Lifting With an Active Knee Exoskeleton
IEEE AccessManual material handlers experience some of the highest injury rates among professions monitored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most of these injuries are musculoskeletal strains, sprains, and tears linked to repeated lifting and lowering of heavy ...
Margaret A. Meagher +6 more
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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Pandemics are times of closure. States typically restrict the entry of persons to protect their national communities from external health hazards. In this regard, the COVID‐19 pandemic presented the European Union (EU) with a severe challenge. We ask to what extent the border policies of EU member states during the pandemic supported regional ...
Christian Freudlsperger +2 more
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Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Previous studies have identified considerable health outcome disparities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as well as poor or ineffective communication between adults with IDD and their medical providers.
Jamie Koenig, Lauren Bishop
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Remaking State Power Through a Paraquat Ban in Malaysia
Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of the state in its ability to enact environmental regulations. Specifically, this study investigates how Malaysian state actors changed, shifted and betrayed various, oftentimes competing interests to ban paraquat, an acutely toxic herbicide.
Caitlyn Sears
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An analysis of the adhesive rolls handling task in the warehouse area at 3M [PDF]
, 2001 Plan BThe purpose of this study is to identify, evaluate, and analyze the ergonomic exposures associated with the adhesive rolls handling area in the warehouse area at 3M Cumberland, WI and recommend solutions to reduce the risk for potential loss.
Phillips, Chad
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Occupational lifting predicts hospital admission due to low back pain in a cohort of airport baggage handlers. [PDF]
Int Arch Occup Environ Health, 2020 Brauer C +8 more
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Beyond the Sober State: The Work of Drunkenness in British Bureaucracy
Sociology Lens, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reports the drinking stories of British civil service clerical workers based at a large civil service office complex located in Newcastle upon Tyne between 1968 and 1993. It uses these stories to develop an account of state formation that takes seriously the place of joy, solidarity, contention, and exhaustion within public sector
Michael Vine
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Protect yourself and your workers from musculoskeletal injury. Download and use the NIOSH lifting equation calculator (NLE Calc) app [PDF]
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lifting Equation mobile application, NLE Calc, is a tool to calculate the overall risk index for single and multiple manual lifting tasks.
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