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7 Jun 2010, 5:04 am by Jon L. Gelman
The government has recently identified numerous hazardous chemicals and adverse health effects that may confront oil spill workers. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 11:05 am by Adrian Miedema
 The MOL says that inspectors will also check that workplaces have a strong internal responsibility system in place; that employers are “working to prevent awkward postures and repetitive motions that could lead to musculoskeletal disorders involving injuries and disorders of the muscles, tendons, nerves, joints and spinal discs”; and that workers are protected from exposure to chemicals (such as metalworking fluids and degreasing solvents) that could… [read post]
28 Jun 2022, 6:15 am by Don Asher
Liox Cleaners/Wash Supply Laundromat, New York City: No COVID safety protocols, no ventilation, no protections from toxic chemicals; Company shuts facility and fires workers. [read post]
7 Oct 2019, 5:47 am
Many companies conducted internal health studies where the deadly effects of their products were proven, but chose to hide the results from the public and continued favoring profits over the health of their workers. [read post]
7 Sep 2021, 8:02 am by James Hoffmann
  Thermal or Heat Burns Exposure to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, fire, or chemicals has been shown to have harmful effects on a worker’s body. [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 3:44 pm by Cristina Wendel
The GHS is being adopted by countries around the world and provides a consistent international system for chemical classification and labelling. [read post]
4 Dec 2019, 7:57 am
Multiple studies of occupational workers exposed to very high levels of PFOA have shown a connection between PFOA and kidney cancer. [read post]
15 Oct 2017, 5:32 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
NIOSH has updated the chapter used by the occupational safety and health professionals to measure worker exposures covering the application and validation of biological monitoring methods for chemical exposures to entitled ‘‘Application of Biological Monitoring Methods for Chemical Exposures in Occupational Health. [read post]
9 Jul 2014, 9:49 pm by Jon Gelman
Croatia and Ukraine each offered to host a meeting to support the European environment and health process in 2015 and 2016.EHMB’s sixth meeting will take place in February 2015 in Madrid, Spain.Related articlesAll Forms of Asbestos Cause Cancer (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)International Conference on Monitoring and Surveillance of Asbestos-Related Diseases (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Ban Asbestos: Rotterdam Conference Highjacked by "The Dirty… [read post]
29 Oct 2013, 10:00 pm by Jon Gelman
(workers-compensation.blogspot.com) Labor Group Says Haiti's Factories Are Unsafe (workers-compensation.blogspot.com) [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 5:00 am
According to Post-Gazette.com, a fire broke out in some storage tanks that were holding fracking fluid, a chemical compound that is pumped underground as part of extraction process of Marcellus Shale gas drilling. [read post]
20 Dec 2017, 12:00 am by mary
They result in internal trauma, brain injuries, and could be fatal depending on how far a person falls. 6. [read post]
12 May 2019, 10:50 am by Jon L. Gelman
Gelman of Wayne NJ is the author of NJ Workers’ Compensation Law (West-Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise, Modern Workers’ Compensation Law (West-Thomson-Reuters). [read post]
10 Apr 2018, 7:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
A hospital and an air raid shelter that was housing civilians at the time of the attack were hit particularly hard, and the lingering chemical agent prevented rescue workers from reaching the wounded. [read post]