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Liz Borkowski is a Research Associate at the George Washington University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. She lives in Washington, DC and loves public transportation and pumpkin empanadas.
Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH is a Professorial Lecturer at the George Washington University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. She also spent a decade working for the US Department of Labor, and has served on the teams investigating the 2006 Sago mine disaster and 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster for the state of West Virginia.
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White House OMB stalls crystalline silica rule; NYT describes horrific conditions of some Apple workers in China; and MSHA faces a backlash for shutting down an unsafe mine.
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After a worker was trampled to death in a 2008 Black Friday stampede, OSHA has encouraged retailers to use crowd-management measures; a study of twins links TCE exposure to Parkinson's; and long-haul truckers start shaping up.
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A recent spate of mine explosions in China has killed 63 miners, while seven have died in Kentucky mines this year; a North Dakota hospital sees an influx of oil workers with injured or missing fingers and toes; and the sandblasting of blue jeans is outlawed in Turkey after several workers have been killed or disabled by lung disease.
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The 33 miners rescued from the Chilean mine last year struggle with mental-health and financial problems; Steve Jobs' achievements had a dark side; and shift work may not be as harmful as some fear.
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Category: Occupational Health & Safety
A reporter investigates working conditions at an Amazon.com warehouse; a new Seattle law will require employers to provide paid sick leave to workers; and OSHA cites manufacturers of hair products that contain formaldehyde.
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A new study finds higher-than-expected rates of cancers among firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center site; 19 miners were rescued from a flooded mine in China; and NIH and the Department of Defense partner on a new database of traumatic brain injuries.
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Connecticut requires paid sick leave for service workers; President Obama's budget eliminates funding for programs to address injuries in the most hazardous industries; and an antipsychotic drug doesn't outperform a placebo in a study of veterans with PTSD.
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Workers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant face radiation, heat, and stress; OSHA reminds employers what they need to do to prevent heat illness in workers; and former professional football players sue the NFL over concussions.
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In July alone, four mine disasters have trapped dozens of workers in Chinese mines; workplace fatalities don't eliminate companies from OSHA's "model workplace" program; and scientists question the findings of a study into health risks to troops from Middle Eastern dust.
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More troubling news about the Upper Big Branch mine disaster; an in-depth look at the treatment of pork-facility workers who developed mysterious neurological symptoms after exposure to pig brains; and a look back at the cleanup of a previous Fukushima nuclear crisis.
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