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It is important for employers to know the wind chill temperature so that they can gauge workers’ exposure risk better and plan how to safely do the work. It is also important to monitor workers’ physical condition during tasks, especially new workers who may not be used to working in the cold, or workers returning after spending some time away from work. The National Oceanic and ...
Mental health is a critical concern for all companies. One in five individuals will experience a mental health problem during their lives, according to the World Health Organization. For many people, the workplace is where mental health problems first begin and/or become exacerbated. ...
The Act empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures. See 29 U. S. C. §655(b) (directing the Secretary to set 'occupational safety and health standards' (emphasis added)); §655(c)(1) (authorizing the Secretary to impose emergency temporary standards necessary to protect 'employees' from ...
Recently, Microsoft unveiled Viva: the new employee experience platform to help employees ‘thrive’ in Microsoft Teams. But, as a symptom of company culture moving online, what does the creation of Viva really mean for Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)? In many organizations, Teams is now the first app staff open in the morning. With remote work here to stay, Microsoft is ...
With a mental health crisis looming, Canadians look to digital solutions Here we are, in 2021, more than a year after the start of a pandemic that nobody could have predicted. With concerns over vaccines, travel bubbles and COVID-19 variants, it almost makes sense that our collective mental health seems to be deteriorating. Reports seem to be rolling in almost daily about workers’ mental ...
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Telecommuting also allows asymptomatic employees to continue working without putting other workers’ health at risk. Likewise, telecommuting benefits employees who may be at a higher risk of contracting the virus due to underlying health conditions. ...
In poorly ventilated, confined spaces, such as storage rooms, railway cars, trucks, and cargo holds in airplanes, carbon dioxide can build up, creating a potentially serious health risk to transportation workers, including ground and flight crews. Certain vaccine manufacturers may elect to ship their vaccines in multi-layered, storage canisters chilled with liquid nitrogen, ...
Thus, a report from Harvard Health Publishing called light from screens the dark side of blue light. ...
Promoting energy efficiency by reducing or eliminating outside air in office buildings resulted in what we now refer to as, “Sick Building Syndrome”—a condition where occupants of a building experience acute health and comfort effects but nothing specific can be identified. ...
Among the countless number of occupational diseases workers are exposed to globally, mental health issues have proved to be one of the most dangerous. ...
An HSE report on the usefulness of OAE testing in occupational health surveillance (in 2011) concluded, that, even then, it was useful for the early detection of at risk groups and commented on the value that it can bring to preventative risk management of noise health risks. ...
Name: Roberta Smith Office: Denver Practice Area: Health and Safety Area of Expertise: Occupational Health and Safety About Me in 140 Characters: I am passionate about worker health and I love having a rich and diverse career background to draw experience from. ...
According to the data obtained in this study the effective dose estimated for all cardiologists was lower than the monthly limits recommended by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).Keywords: staff dose, interventional radiography, occupational exposure, effective dose, occupational exposure, radiation exposure, cardiologists, low radiation, ...
The reported doses, in the period studied, suggest that the external exposure was the main source of occupational exposure in radioisotope production and distribution areas. ...
This article reviews significant environmental health projects conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, particularly the Division of Environmental Health, during the 1990s and the following decade. The authors describe lessons learned from a new occupational health initiative, continuing work on the ...
The pattern of risk associated with the duration of employment and the age and calendar year of initial employment suggest that the excess RR of blood-forming system diseases and coronary heart disease and stroke could be partly related to radiation exposure.Keywords: epidemiology, medical workers, occupational health, low dose, X-rays, radiation exposure, ...
Given their similarity to the ultrafine component of air pollution, there is concern for untoward effects on human health, especially in occupational and environmental settings. This review analyses the available findings on their possible toxicity on the cardiovascular system, a potential important target after human exposure. In particular, we have critically ...
We used a questionnaire form to determine the demographic and socio-economic characteristics and health problems using face to face negotiations with the workers. We used: 'Job Satisfaction Scale', 'State and Trait Anxiety Inventory', and 'Back Depression Inventory'. ...
Early intervention is critical in preventing common ill-health conditions, such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and stress, from becoming chronically disabling. ...