Occupational Health |
Employee Health; Occupational Injuries |
Occupational medicine is the branch of clinical medicine most active in the field of occupational health. Occupational health physicians work closely with the occupational health team which consists of Occupational Health Nursing Professional, Industrial Hygienists, Biostatisticians, Public Health Specialists, and Biomedical Engineers (namely those specializing in Ergonomics). In the United States it is one of the three medical specialties (also including aerospace medicine and public health ...
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Resources
- Access to Medical and Exposure Records (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Links to PDF File
- Advanced NIOSH Research on Neurotoxicity Opens New Avenues Toward Preventing Job Risks (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and the Workplace (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and the Workplace (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- American Industrial Hygiene Association
- Anxiety in the Workplace (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
- Are You a Working Teen? (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Asbestos Exposure: Questions and Answers
- Asbestos in Construction (Center to Protect Workers' Rights)
- Beryllium Disease (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
- Beyond 'The Matrix': High-Tech Imaging at NIOSH Advances Job Injury Prevention Studies (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Biological Hazards in Sewage and Wastewater Treatment Plants (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Breathing Hazards at Work (American Lung Association)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Carbon Monoxide Hazards from Small Gasoline Powered Engines (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Choose the Hearing Protection That's Right for You (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Occupational Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Construction Workers' Guide: Health Problems on the Job (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Dept. of Labor
- Do I Work in a Sick Building? (American Industrial Hygiene Association)
- El Servicio de Recursos para Empresas y Trabajadores (CDC HIV/AIDS Workplace Education - Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS programs (BRTA/LRTA))
- eLCOSH: Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (Center to Protect Workers' Rights, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Emergency Preparedness for Business: Emergency Contact Information (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- EMFs in the Workplace (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Employment Law Guide: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (Dept. of Labor)
- Ergonomics for Computer Workstations (Office of Research Services)
- Ergonomics in the Laboratory (Office of Research Services)
- Ergonomics in the Workplace: A Resource Guide (Job Accommodation Network)
- Ergonomics: Occupational Therapy in the Workplace (American Occupational Therapy Association)
- Eye Exercises & Stretches (Office of Research Services)
- Eye Safety at Work (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Eye Safety for Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- FASTATS: Occupational Health (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Formaldehyde and Cancer: Questions and Answers
- Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents (National Library of Medicine)
- Health Hazard Evaluations (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Hearing Loss Prevention FAQ's (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- How to Read a Material Safety Data Sheet (American Lung Association)
- Industrial Ergonomics (Office of Research Services)
- Latex Allergy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Lead (in the Workplace) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Lyme Disease in Construction (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Making Sure Your Teen's Job Is Safe (Nemours Foundation)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- National Toxicology Program
- New Edition of Lung Disease Data Report Updates Resource with Newest Available Statistics (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- NIOSH Publications on Video Display Terminals (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publications Office)
- NIOSH Recommendations for Limiting Potential Exposures of Workers to Asbestos Associated with Vermiculite from Libby, Montana (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Occupational Asthma: Wheezing at Work (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Occupational Cancer (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Occupational Exposures (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Occupational Health (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Occupational Health (Medline Plus)
- Occupational Health (National Institutes of Health)
- Occupational Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2003-04 Edition (Bureau of Labor Statistics, DOL)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Occupational Safety and Health Definitions (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- On-the-Job Foot Health (American Podiatric Medical Association)
- OSHA Regional and Area Offices (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Patient Care Ergonomics (Office of Research Services)
- Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in theWorkplace (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Preventing Deaths, Injuries and Illnesses of Young Workers (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Preventing Deaths, Injuries, and Illnesses of Young Workers (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - Links to PDF File
- Questions and Answers — EMF In The Workplace (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Questions and Answers: Recent Changes in Health Care Law (Employee Benefits Security Administration)
- Rehabilitation Services Administration
- Repetitive Motion Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Reproductive Hazards (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Returning to Work after an Injury (American Occupational Therapy Association)
- Save Your Skin (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Sick and Tired of Waking Up Sick and Tired? (Shift Workers) (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Skin Problems in Construction (Center to Protect Workers' Rights)
- Skin Problems: How to Protect Yourself from Job-Related Skin Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Sleep and Safety (National Center on Sleep Disorders Research)
- Smoking and the Workplace (American Lung Association)
- Solvents in Construction (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Stress at Work (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Teen Worker Safety in Restaurants (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- There's No Place Like Home for Workplace Safety: Recommendations for Office Safety at Home (American Industrial Hygiene Association)
- Tips for Shift Workers: How to Eat, Sleep and Stay Fit When You Work Unusual Hours (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Tox Town (National Library of Medicine) - Requires Flash Player (National Library Medicine)
- Video Display Terminals (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Violence in the Workplace (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Violence in the Workplace: Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Vision Concerns at Plant Lead NIOSH to Identify Link with 2 Chemicals, Suggest Safeguards (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Wake Up Call for the Whole Family (Shift Work Families) (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) - Links to PDF File
- West Nile Virus (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- What Are the Sources of Amputations in the Workplace? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Links to PDF File (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, DOL)
- What Is Carbon Monoxide? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Links to PDF File
- What Is Personal Protective Equipment? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Links to PDF File
- What Is Workplace Violence? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Links to PDF File
- What Is Your Risk of Getting AIDS or Hepatitis B on the Job? (American Liver Foundation)
- Why Should Everyone Be Concerned about Job Safety and Health? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - Links to PDF File
- Women's Safety and Health Issues at Work (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Work Injuries [Easy-to-Read] (National Center for Farmworker Health)
- Work-Related Hearing Loss (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Work-site Accommodation Ideas for Individuals Who Experience Limitations Due to Chemical Sensitivity or Environmental Illness (Job Accommodation Network)
- Work-Site Accommodation Ideas for Individuals with Fragrance Sensitivity (Job Accommodation Network)
- Work-site Accommodation Ideas for Individuals with Hepatitis (Job Accommodation Network)
- Worker Safety and Training (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Workers Have a Right to Know (American Lung Association)
- Workers' Page (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Working Safely with Chemicals (American Lung Association)
- Working Safely: Advice for Teens (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Workplace Education: HIV & the Law (CDC HIV/AIDS Workplace Education - Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS programs (BRTA/LRTA))
- Workplace Fire Safety (National Ag Safety Database)
- Workplace Violence Perceptions in Today's Workforce (American Association of Occupational Health Nurses)
- Your Safety 1st: Railroad Crossing Safety for Emergency Responders (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - Links to PDF File

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