State-based Occupational Health Surveillance Clearinghouse
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  • Consider the length of your career… (trailer)

    Safety poster regarding the risks of jumping
    Washington — Other — 3/8/2013 — 0 Views

  • Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State.

    Individuals who work in the construction industry are at high risk of occupational injury. Robust surveillance systems are needed to monitor the experiences of these workers over time. We updated important surveillance data for a unique occupational cohort of union construction workers to provide information on long-term trends in their reported work-related injuries and conditions.
    Washington — Journal Article — 11/9/2012 — 0 Views

  • Ratchet vs. lever load binders simulation training

    Trucking industry safety training simulation
    Washington — Multi-Media — 10/4/2012 — 3 Views

  • Water and coffee: A systems approach to improving coffee harvesting work in Nicaragua.

    The aim of this study was to reduce the physical load on coffee-harvesting workers while maintaining productivity. Coffee is second to oil in commodity trading. Water is becoming scarce worldwide. The global virtual water footprint for one cup of coffee is 140 liters. Shade-grown coffee is one approach to reducing the water footprint.
    Washington — Journal Article — 10/2/2012 — 4 Views

  • Electronic Waste Recycling: Working Safely

    Factsheet describes how exposures occur and the potential health effects of exposure. The factsheet also provides advice on minimizing exposure at the workplace, including use of safer alternatives (when available).
    California — Brochure — 8/1/2012 — 17 Views

  • OSHA Enforcement Activity Reduces Claims Incidence Rate

    Studies of regulatory effectiveness have shown mixed evidence for the impact that OSHA inspections have on injury rates.
    Washington — Other — 6/19/2012 — 0 Views

  • Take one for the team?

    TIRES publication from the Safety And Health Assessment And Research for Prevention -- SHARP -- program of the State Department of Labor & Industries.
    Washington — Case Report — 6/1/2012 — 3 Views

  • Have you tried ratchet binders?

    Sarety poster compares forces involved in using lever binders vs. ratchet binders.
    Washington — Multi-Media — 4/24/2012 — 3 Views

  • Does Safe Patient Handling Legislation Make a Difference.

    Washington State passed Safe Patient Handling legislation (ESHB 1672) for hospitals in 2006 with full implementation by 2010. We assessed the impact of the legislation by comparing workers compensation claims rates for Washington State hospitals (with) nursing homes (without) over this period, focusing on work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).
    Washington — Journal Article — 4/2/2012 — 4 Views

  • Categorizing job physical exposures using simple methods.

    Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are debilitating for workers and costly for employers. Existing exposure assessment tools were modified for rapid job physical exposure and company organizational exposure assessment.Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are 27% of compensable workers compensation claims in Washington State, caused primarily by manual handling, repetitive motion and static loading. More »
    Washington — Journal Article — 2/6/2012 — 0 Views
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