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A new review looked at 1,734 people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). But it couldn’t separate pesticide from other risk factors, such as head trauma.
The Trump administration has made several efforts to support the coal industry, but even if coal were free, the economics aren’t in its favor.
Firefighters work long hours to protect communities, often in dangerous conditions and for low starting pay. Surveys show the impact that can have on their physical and mental health.
Better training and supervision make younger workers less vulnerable to injuries.
This week medical leaders met in Canberra to explore why women doctors in Australia are vulnerable to sexual harassment – and to draft a set of safety standards to prevent this in future.
National Day of Mourning should be used to challenge misconceptions about occupational health and safety, and advance safer workplaces for Canadians.
Which is worse, dry heat or wet heat? Both, says an exercise physiologist.
The pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives, and new study shows it’s also changed workplace dynamics — mostly to the detriment of workers.
Thousands of workers at meat- and poultry-processing plants have contracted COVID-19, and hundreds have died. A legal scholar recommends ways to make their jobs safer.
Compliance with occupational health and safety requirements is already poor and few inspections of workplaces are being done.
COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred at more than 100 US meatpacking plants. Geography, workforce demographics and economic concentration make it hard for workers to fight for better conditions.
One way that farms can handle shortages of protective gear for workers is by switching to less-toxic pest control methods.
A reduction in OSHA inspectors may lead to a reduction in workplace safety.
For a full picture of any given situation, we must be able to read it, understand it and anticipate what could happen next.
A scientist who served on a national commission to review the 2010 BP oil spill explains why Trump administration efforts to loosen offshore drilling regulation pose major risks for minor payoffs.
Slaughterhouses are an essential step in meat production. Hygiene standards need to be maintained to prevent the spread of diseases.
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Human Factors PhD Student, University of Aberdeen
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Veterinary epidemiologist, International Livestock Research Institute
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Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Law, Saint Louis University
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Professor of Law, Penn State
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State
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Lecturer in Integrated Crop Management, University of Neuchâtel
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Associate Professor, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University
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Senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of General Practice, Adelaide University
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Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University; Harvard Kennedy School
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Distinguished Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership, Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor Emeritus School of Labour Studies and Department of Economics, McMaster University