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  • Firefighters and Cancer Risk

    This report and the subsequent recommendation only address the risk of buccal, pharyngeal, esophageal, and pancreatic cancer in firefighters as a collective group under the presumption law. The content of this report and the recommendation presented here are not intended to and should not be used for a causal determination of buccal, pharyngeal, esophageal, or pancreatic cancer in an individual firefighter with varying susceptibility and occupational exposures. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 5/9/2024 — 15 Views

  • Association between PFAS and Pancreatic Cancer in Firefighters

    On February 1, 2023, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) received a letter from two WA state legislators asking for an evaluation and recommendation for inclusion of the numerous conditions under the WA’s firefighter presumption law (Appendix A – Legislative Request). The request included pancreatic cancer, and specifically a link between PFAS exposure and the occurrence of pancreatic cancer in firefighters. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 4/24/2024 — 15 Views

  • Firefighters and Ischemic Heart Disease Risk

    In Washington State (WA), certain medical conditions diagnosed in career firefighters are presumed to be occupational diseases according to the firefighter presumption law (RCW 51.32.185). More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 1/4/2024 — 16 Views

  • Firefighters and Parkinson’s Disease Risk: Report to the Legislature regarding inclusion of Parkinson’s disease into RCW 51.32.185

    In Washington State (WA), certain medical conditions diagnosed in career firefighters are presumed to be occupational diseases according to the firefighter presumption law (RCW 51.32.185). More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 12/12/2023 — 2 Views

  • MICHIGAN - Hazard Alert- COVID-19 Prevention in Public Administration

    COVID-19 Prevention in Public Administration
    Michigan — Other — 9/23/2022 — 19 Views

  • Workers’ compensation claims for conditions presumed to be occupational diseases among firefighters in Washington State, 2000–2017

    Washington State, like many other US states, enacted a legal presumption that certain medical conditions in firefighters are occupational diseases for purposes of workers’ compensation. Washington’s occupational disease presumption law includes specific cancers, respiratory disease, heart problems following specific exposures or strenuous physical exertion, and specific infectious diseases. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 8/9/2021 — 15 Views

  • NC DHHS COVID-19 Outbreak Toolkit for Local Confinement Facilities

    This toolkit is designed to help local confinement facilities prepare for and respond to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks in their facility.
    North Carolina — Fact Sheet — 8/8/2020 — 17 Views

  • Municipal Crossing Guard Fatally Injured When Struck by a Car

    Results of an investigation by MA FACE into a work-related fatality, including recommendations for prevention.
    Massachusetts — Technical Report — 5/14/2020 — 16 Views

  • 2017 Annual Report Tracking Work-Related Asthma in Michigan

    Annual report on work-related asthma in Michigan, from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks), an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. The occupational and environmental health team at Michigan State University works closely with and is a bona fide agent of both the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Annual Report — 11/14/2019 — 16 Views

  • 2017 Annual Report Summary of Occupational Disease Reports to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

    Annual report from Michigan's Project SENSOR (Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks), an occupational disease reporting and surveillance program. The occupational and environmental health team at Michigan State University works closely with and is a bona fide agent of both the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to administer this project.
    Michigan — Annual Report — 9/30/2019 — 17 Views
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