Fighting Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace: ILO reports success
This article reports on the ILO programme of addressing drug and alcohol related problems in the workplace and discusses the establishment of the Association of Resource Managers Against Drug Abuse (A...
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Alcoholism, Workplace, Occupational Health Program, 16359, 16360, Toxicology, Substance related disorders, hhealthhealthhealth, Occupational toxicology
Fighting Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace
This is ILO press release announcing a meeting of experts from the ILO, World Health Organization and the United Nations International Drug Control Programme and public and private sector managers fro...
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05/03/2002
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Occupational Health, Alcoholism, Workplace, Occupational Health Program, Occupational Diseases, Toxicology, Substance related disorders, Occupational toxicology
Report on the Toxicology of Metal Working Fluids
This document provides an indepth look at the health effects of occupational exposure to metalworking fluids. Topics include: development of metal-working fluids, adverse health effects; toxicology an...
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Skin Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms, Urologic Neoplasms, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Pesticide Exposure, Formaldehyde, Sulfur Compounds, Sodium Nitrite, Nitrosamines, Mineral Oil, Occupational Health, Occupational Exposure, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Reference Standards, Toxicology, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Lead
Provides a list of general and technical information on lead exposure in the workplace such as fact sheets, programs, regulations and standards, reports and warnings. Some links are in PDF format requ...
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Lead, Lead Poisoning, Occupational Health, Occupational Exposure, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Reference Standards, Toxicology, ramrogramrogramrogramrogram, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Lead on the Job - A guide for Workers
Provides general information on exposure to lead in the workplace, health effects and measurements of exposure, and provides suggestions to reduce exposure. Contact information for United States organ...
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Lead, Lead Poisoning, Occupational Health, Occupational Exposure, Workplace, 16359, 16360, 32400, Air Pollutants, Toxicology, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Lead Exposure in the Workplace - A Physicians' Guide
The document presents a guideline for physicians and is relevent for any other professionals involved in the controlling and monitoring lead exposure in a workplace. Information covers sources of expo...
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Lead, Lead Poisoning, Occupational Health, Occupational Health Program, Occupational Exposure, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Toxicology, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Sign and Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning
Provides information on pesticide poisoning. It explains routes of exposure, toxicity, and signs and symptoms of various types of pesticides (fumigatants, rodenticides, wood preservatives, herbicides,...
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Occupational Exposure, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Chemical Industry, Chemical Compound Exposure, Chemical Industry, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Residues, Solvents, Poisoning, Rural Workers, Agriculture, Toxicology, Occupational risk, reposureposureposureposure, Occupational toxicology
The United States Department of Energy's Web Page for Information on Occupational Radiation Exposure
Homepage for the U.S. Department of Energy's Occupational radiation exposure site. Includes links to DOC publications and operation proceures: Annual Report of Occupational Radiation Exposure; Reporti...
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Radiation Dosage, Radiation Effects, Radiation Protection, Radiation Injuries, Radiation Monitoring, Radiation Exposure, Radiation Risks, Radiation Exposure Control, Radioactive Hazard Release, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Reference Standards, Toxicology, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Occupational Radiation Exposure at Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors and Other Facilities 2000
The report summarizes the 2000 occupational radiation exposure data maintained in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Radiation Exposure Information Reporting system. Also summarized is the data ...
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Radiation Dosage, Radiation Effects, Radiation Protection, Radiation Injuries, Radiodermatitis, Radiation Monitoring, Radiation Risks, Radiation Exposure Control, Radioactive Hazard Release, Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Toxicology, posureposureposure, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Tomato production in Brazil: Poor working conditions concerns and high residues threaten safety
A study of pesticide use on tomatoes in the Northern State of Pernambuco, Brazil, indicates high exposure to pesticide workers and poor application methods which threaten the ecology of the area. This...
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15/02/2002
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Agriculture, Rural Workers, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Residues, Occupational Health, Workplace, 16359, 16360, Toxicology, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology