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  • Thumbnail for Occupational injury
    the head, lungs, eyes, skeleton, and skin. Occupational injuries can result from exposure to occupational hazards (physical, chemical, biological, or...
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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 (18,074 words) - 00:54, 21 May 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...
    21 KB (1,970 words) - 07:41, 19 April 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 (12,369 words) - 05:58, 4 April 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 (4,829 words) - 05:22, 21 March 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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    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Thumbnail for Mankayi v AngloGold Ashanti
    of Appeal had found that section 35(1) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 established a statutory bar to such claims...
    9 KB (986 words) - 04:28, 18 March 2024
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM), previously called industrial medicine, is a board certified medical specialty under the American Board of...
    10 KB (796 words) - 15:10, 19 April 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
  • Occupational therapists (OTs) are health care professionals specializing in occupational therapy and occupational science. OTs and occupational therapy...
    33 KB (3,977 words) - 22:39, 10 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 (8,541 words) - 23:01, 24 April 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 (3,113 words) - 18:35, 12 May 2024
  • 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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    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
  • 1016/0001-8791(87)90042-X. hdl:2027.42/26479. Barling, J.; Frone, M. R. (2010). "Occupational injuries: Setting the stage". In Barling, J.; Frone, R. (eds.). The Psychology...
    109 KB (13,531 words) - 04:17, 17 April 2024
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    recommendations for the prevention of occupational diseases and injuries. These documents are submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
    28 KB (2,805 words) - 01:00, 5 May 2024
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