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Mental Health in the Workplace

WEBAbout 63 percent of respondents to a Mental Health America survey conducted between 2015 and 2017 reported that workplace stress significantly affected their mental and …

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Correctional Institutions and Human Health Risk

WEBThis article explores the importance of performing a facility health risk assessment at CIs to identify the cause of human health risk drivers within the built environment as well as …

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Finding a Balance

WEBAPPLYING BUSINESS CONCEPTS IN OEHS Paul Esposito, CIH, CSP, a member of the AIHA/CSHS task force that produced the 2020 guidance document, has been interested …

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Treating the Whole Worker

WEBWork environments, work processes, and work-life balance are changing, and these changes can all negatively affect worker well-being, including mental health. NIOSH …

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Reusable Respirators for Healthcare Use

WEBReusable healthcare elastomeric respirator (RHER) computational fluid dynamic analysis.The graphics show the airflow path of the exhaled breath on a horizontal plane …

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Preventing Violence Against Home Healthcare Workers

WEBWORK ENVIRONMENT Home healthcare workers, including personal care aides, home health aides, nursing assistants, and other care assistants, help clients with bathing, …

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Comparing Codes of Ethics

WEBLast November, the American Public Health Association updated its code of ethics. This code is of interest to occupational health and safety professionals because …

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Implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the …

WEBAssociated with DEI is the concept of “psychological safety culture.” As defined in a 1990 study published in the Academy of Management Journal, a psychological safety culture …

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Changing the World, One Course at a Time

WEBIn 2014, an article in Annals of Global Health stated that global occupational health and safety must be an international priority. The reasons are compelling: economic …

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The Journey to "Be Well"

WEBA critical component of a holistic journey to well-being is the recognition that safety is the foundation of the TWH approach. The effects of workplace psychosocial stress on …

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Industrial Hygiene Data Standardization

WEBThe collection of industrial hygiene air, surface, and noise data is a critical task at the center of the IH profession. Industrial hygienists usually collect occupational exposure …

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The Challenge for Industrial Hygiene 4.0

WEBIH4.0: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Even as IH4.0, industrial hygiene will continue to be organized as a science and art devoted to anticipation, recognition, …

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Heath and Safety in Museums and Art Galleries

WEBHealth and Safety in Museums and Art Galleries. BY KATHRYN A. MAKOS AND MARGARET SKIMINA. Conservators are in need of IH expertise to manage …

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Revisiting Respirators for O2 Deficiency

WEBThe O2 concentration in atmospheric air is 20.95 percent, from sea level to the highest mountain peak. However, since atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing …

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Mortal Exposures

WEBThe body is consumed first at the skin, followed by the muscle and viscera. Finally the bones calcify as they are exposed to the heat and begin to flake or crumble. An average …

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More Lessons from Early Warnings

WEBI n 2002, the European Environment Agency published an extensive series of case studies in support of the precautionary principle under the rubric “Late Lessons from …

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Worker Well-Being in the Great Resignation

WEBTheir reasons vary, but they’re all thinking about joining the Great Resignation. Over 4.5 million American workers left their jobs in November 2021, the highest number since the …

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Hazard or Artifact

WEBLike the personal protective equipment being collected today that will one day document the COVID-19 pandemic—the Smithsonian just collected the scrubs of the …

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Peracetic Acid Uses and Hazards

WEBBY KAY BECHTOLD. Peracetic acid (CAS No. 79-21-0), also known as peroxyacetic acid or PAA, is an organic chemical compound used in numerous applications, including …

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The Synergist May 2019

WEBThe Synergist 's mission is to provide AIHA members with news and information about the occupational and environmental health and safety fields and the industrial hygiene …

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Protecting Wastewater Treatment Workers

WEBAs a precaution, wastewater treatment plant workers use personal protective equipment (PPE), wash their hands frequently, and get vaccinations for Hepatitis A and …

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New York Steam Pipe Explosion Raises Asbestos Concerns

WEBAn underground steam pipe insulated with asbestos exploded in the Flatiron section of Manhattan on July 19, sending a cloud of vapor ten stories high, according to …

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