Millions of American workers have breathed in dangerous levels of air pollution this year as smoke from Canada's record wildfire season blankets cities across the Northeast.
Jul 23, 2023
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Long work hours and job insecurity are driving suicidal thoughts and distress among some Australian construction workers who are experiencing significant pressure from the industry's demands.
Jul 20, 2023
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As COVID-19 took hold across borders in 2020 and 2021, more than 1.6 billion informal workers were estimated by the United Nations to have been impacted by mobility restrictions and other lockdown measures to tackle the coronavirus ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of workers dying or becoming disabled from laboring in extreme heat, an international conference has been told.
May 10, 2023
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Interventions designed to keep people safe can have hidden side effects. With an increased perception of safety, some people are more likely to take risks.
Jan 11, 2023
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Silica dust is a very fine dust produced when products such as bricks, concrete and pavers are cut or drilled. Artificial stone, which is used mainly for kitchen benchtops, is a particularly potent source of silica dust.
Jul 12, 2022
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As many as 10,000 Australians are predicted to develop lung cancer in their lifetime from being exposed to silica dust, new Curtin University modeling has found amid warnings more than half a million Australian workers are ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Construction workers, clean-up staff and other untrained non-traditional emergency employees who assisted in recovery efforts at the World Trade Center in New York following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are more ...
May 2, 2022
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Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai.
Apr 26, 2022
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As we get older, many of us find we can't walk or move the way we used to. While this can be partly explained as an inevitable symptom of aging, a range of diseases—including Parkinson's disease, sarcopenia and osteoporosis—can ...
Mar 3, 2022
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