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    the head, lungs, eyes, skeleton, and skin. Occupational injuries can result from exposure to occupational hazards (physical, chemical, biological, or...
    27 KB (3,125 words) - 00:00, 18 July 2024
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    374 million non-fatal work-related injuries annually. It is estimated that the economic burden of occupational-related injury and death is nearly four per cent...
    189 KB (18,087 words) - 01:30, 6 July 2024
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    Workers in certain fields are at risk of repetitive strains. Most occupational injuries are musculoskeletal disorders, and many of these are caused by cumulative...
    20 KB (1,969 words) - 22:13, 13 June 2024
  • second place was occupational exposure to particulate matter, gases and fumes at over 450,000 deaths, followed by occupational injuries at over 363,000...
    14 KB (1,617 words) - 09:31, 20 May 2024
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    physical health, disabilities, injuries, or impairments. The American Occupational Therapy Association defines an occupational therapist as someone who "helps...
    102 KB (12,370 words) - 21:43, 17 June 2024
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    use provided equipment, increases the risk of occupational needlestick injuries. Needlestick injuries may also occur when needles are exchanged between...
    51 KB (5,888 words) - 11:51, 17 May 2024
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA; /ˈoʊʃə/) is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal...
    43 KB (4,808 words) - 17:53, 5 July 2024
  • of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries are available from two BLS programs: the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII)...
    11 KB (1,324 words) - 12:11, 25 June 2023
  • Fatal Occupational Injuries, or the CFOI Program is a Federal/State cooperative program that publishes data on fatal cases of work-related injuries for...
    10 KB (1,262 words) - 18:56, 8 January 2024
  • Occupational therapists (OTs) are health care professionals specializing in occupational therapy and occupational science. OTs and occupational therapy...
    34 KB (3,990 words) - 07:27, 5 July 2024
  • of being injured or killed on the job. In 2015, 829 fatal injuries (17% of all occupational fatalities) occurred among contract workers, which only represent...
    16 KB (1,659 words) - 12:57, 24 November 2023
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM), previously called industrial medicine, is a board certified medical specialty under the American Board of...
    10 KB (796 words) - 03:35, 6 June 2024
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    Roofer (category Occupational safety and health)
    also found hand and finger injuries from handling heavy material and back injuries to be some of the more common task/injury combinations. Ladder falls...
    31 KB (3,562 words) - 11:49, 6 July 2024
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    accident, occupational accident, or accident at work is a "discrete occurrence in the course of work" leading to physical or mental occupational injury. According...
    11 KB (1,218 words) - 18:29, 19 October 2023
  • health, prevention of illness and injury, and protection from work‐related and environmental hazards. Occupational health nurses (OHNs) aim to combine...
    12 KB (1,365 words) - 15:26, 16 March 2024
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    individual workers who contract occupational diseases to sue their employers under New Jersey's occupational injuries law, which at the time had a two-year...
    29 KB (3,116 words) - 12:45, 14 July 2024
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    guidelines. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) establishes enforceable standards to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses. In...
    20 KB (1,982 words) - 12:34, 8 April 2024
  • Occupational stress is psychological stress related to one's job. Occupational stress refers to a chronic condition. Occupational stress can be managed...
    73 KB (8,545 words) - 04:13, 27 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    recommendations for the prevention of occupational diseases and injuries. These documents are submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
    26 KB (2,550 words) - 05:18, 16 July 2024
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    830 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work as well, in 2015. Kansas had the highest heat related injury while on the...
    20 KB (2,111 words) - 14:17, 9 July 2024
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