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  • Young Workers

    Journal article concerning lessons learned and opportunities for new interventions related to the safety and health concerns of working youth
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 1/1/1999 — 53 Views

  • Organochlorine insecticides and PCB residues in fat tissues of autopsied trauma victims in Israel: 1984 to 1986.

    This article describes various organochlorine insecticides and PCB residues in fat tissues of autopsied trauma victims in Israel: 1984 to 1986.
    Illinois — Journal Article — 1/1/1999 — 2 Views

  • Protecting Youth at Work

    Journal article on the health and safety consequences of work by youth in the U.S.
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 1/1/1999 — 0 Views

  • Young Workers

    Journal article concerning lessons learned and opportunities for new interventions related to the safety and health concerns of working youth
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 1/1/1999 — 0 Views

  • Occupational dermatitis causing days away from work in U.S. private industry, 1993.

    Occupational skin disease is an important cause of disability in the workplace. The aim of this report is to estimate the incidence of occupational dermatitis cases that causes days away from work and to characterize the cases. The Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses from the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects employer reports on work-related dermatitis. Descriptive data are collected on a sample of the cases that result in days away from work. More »
    Washington — Journal Article — 12/12/1998 — 0 Views

  • Risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders in an aluminum smelter.

    A cross-sectional study of selected jobs in an aluminum smelter was conducted to assess the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMDs), and to estimate their association with physical and psychosocial characteristics of the jobs.
    Washington — Journal Article — 12/6/1998 — 0 Views

  • Surveillance of work-related musculoskeletal injuries among union carpenters.

    Combined data sources, including union administrative records and workers' compensation claims, were used to construct event histories for a dynamic cohort of union carpenters from Washington State during the period 1989–1992.
    Washington — Journal Article — 12/6/1998 — 0 Views

  • Falls in construction: Injury rates for OSHA-inspected employers before and after citation for violating the Washington state fall protection standard.

    This study examined the relationship between Washington's fall protection standard and injuries in construction workers. Workers' compensation claim rates for falls were examined for employers that were cited for violating the standard over the 1991–1992 period. Fall injury rates for the periods before and after inspections were compared.
    Washington — Journal Article — 12/6/1998 — 0 Views

  • Fatal and nonfatal injuries related to violence in Washington workplaces, 1992.

    This study describes injuries related to assaults and violence that occurred in Washington State workplaces in 1992. Nonfatal injuries are emphasized. High-risk industries and occupations are described. Fatalities caused by work-related violence were identified using the 1992 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Faftal Occupational Injuries.
    Washington — Journal Article — 12/6/1998 — 0 Views

  • Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: Comparison of data sources for surveillance.

    Work-related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders “associated with repeated trauma” account for more than 60% of all newly reported occupational illness, 332,000 in 1994 according to the U.S. Department of Labor. These numbers do not include, for example, those disorders categorized as “injuries due to overexertion in lifting,” approximately 370,000.
    Washington — Journal Article — 12/6/1998 — 0 Views
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