Tag: Occupational Health
Midlife Occupational Physical Activity, Disability Linked
Occupational physical activity has strong direct effect on disability later in life; indirect effect via disease
Article Discusses Workplace Violence in Health Care
Workplace violence often underreported; health care sector among industries most subject to violence
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Up for Women Working Night Shifts
But researchers found that the effect waned after nurses stopped working odd hours
CDC, OSHA Issue Guidance on Occupational Exposure to Zika
One advisory: Don't make travel to endemic areas mandatory for employees
Allergen Components ID Latex-Induced Occupational Asthma
High levels of specific IgE against rHev b 5 plus 6.01/6.02 most efficient for predicting response
Attachment to God Linked to Improved Worker Contentment
Secure attachment to God correlates with affective organizational commitment, job satisfaction
Fatal Train Derailment Likely Due to Undiagnosed Sleep Apnea
Findings from NTSB suggest train engineer fell asleep while operating train
Occupational Risk of Bladder Cancer on the Rise
Odds for the disease climbing faster among women than men in the workforce
Mid-Morning May Be Best Time for Workday Break
Longer breaks, frequent short breaks linked to more resource recovery than infrequent short breaks
Longer Shift Length Tied to EMS Worker Injury
Those who work shifts of eight hours or less have lowest risk of occupational injury, illness
