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  • Janitors Workload Calculator User Guide

    The goal of the Janitors Workload Calculator is to quantify the physical workload of janitors in order to assess the risk of musculoskeletal disorders.
    Washington — Technical Report — 1/16/2025 — 15 Views

  • Washington State Janitorial Workload Study, Progress Report to the Legislature

    This is the fifth annual progress report to the Washington State Legislature regarding advances in the Washington State Janitorial Workload Study. Conducted by the Department of Labor & Industries’ (L&I) Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP), the research study addresses high injury rates among janitors and will help quantify janitors’ physical workload so it can be correctly assigned to reduce work-related injuries.
    Washington — Technical Report — 12/23/2024 — 0 Views

  • Pandemic Impacts on the Workplace: Voices from NH Small Businesses, October 2024

    Report on Lessons Learned during the COVID Pandemic to improve workplace safety in small businesses in NH
    New Hampshire — Technical Report — 10/1/2024 — 16 Views

  • Adult Blood Lead epdemiology and surveillance (ABLES) report

    This report describes the prevalence of adult blood-lead levels (BLLs), industries those with elevated results work, and industries where lead exposure samples were collected. An overview of the duties of health care providers, laboratories, and employers is included.
    Washington — Technical Report — 9/9/2024 — 17 Views

  • Janitors Workload Calculator User Guide

    Janitorial work has been characterized as physically labor intensive with a demanding pace, resulting in high musculoskeletal and cardiovascular loads (Hagner and Hagberg, 1989; Seixas et al, 2013; Søgaard et al, 1996). Survey research found that an increase in self-reported workload was correlated with occupational injury (Green et al, 2019). As such, janitors experience a high rate of work related musculoskeletal disorders. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 8/23/2024 — 14 Views

  • Work-Related Immediate Inpatient Hospitalizations-Washington State, 2022

    The Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) program uses the Washington State Work-Related Immediate Inpatient Hospitalization Surveillance System to monitor occupational injuries severe enough to require hospital admission within one day of the incident. Through tracking and characterizing these serious injuries, we aim to identify and better understand the industries and workers most at risk, and to inform and evaluate prevention efforts. More »
    Washington — Technical Report — 8/9/2024 — 15 Views

  • COVID Risk Experienced By NH Workers – 2021, June 2024

    Report using the 2021 NH BRFSS to explore perceptions of workplace safety and risk for COVID-19 by industry and occupation
    New Hampshire — Technical Report — 6/1/2024 — 21 Views

  • 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

  • Heat-Related Illness in Louisiana: Review of Emergency Department and Hospitalization Data from 2010-2020

    Summary report of heat-related illness emergency department visits for Louisiana for workers and all cases from 2010-2020
    Louisiana — Technical Report — 4/30/2024 — 21 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
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