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• Dexamethasone
  ...herapy|IV]], [[Intramuscular injection|IM]], [[Subcutaneous injection|SC]] and [[Intraosseous|IO]] ...es more potent than the naturally occurring [[hormone]] [[hydrocortisone]] and 4 to 5 times more potent than [[prednisone]].
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• Nordic Institute of Dental Materials
  ...Ministers and the Nordic ministries for health services. Materials testing and consulting services also generate income. ...provides services to government health authorities, dental professionals, and the public in the Nordic countries in the field of dental biomaterials.
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• Depleted uranium
  ...}}</ref> In the past, DU has been called '''Q-metal''', '''depletalloy''', and '''D-38'''. ...s. Military uses include defensive armor plating and [[Armor-piercing shot and shell|armor-piercing]] [[projectiles]].
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• Indoor air quality
  ...d [[building]]s and [[structure]]s, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. ...ntilation (architecture)|ventilation]] to dilute contaminants, filtration, and source control are the primary methods for improving indoor air quality in
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• Laser safety
  ...small amounts of laser light can lead to permanent eye injuries, the sale and usage of lasers is typically subject to government regulations. ...required safety measures, such as labeling lasers with specific warnings, and wearing laser safety goggles when operating lasers.
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• Cancer
  ...ot. The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is [[oncology]]. ...| authorlink =World Health Organization | title =Cancer | publisher =World Health Organization |month=February | year=2006 | url =http://www.who.int/mediacen
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• Workplace stress
  ...-101/ Stress at Work.] U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 99-101.</ref> ...-01|publisher=United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref> or in extreme cases, [[karoshi|death]].
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• Employment Medical Advisory Service
  ...ain]] operated as part of the Field Operations Directorate of the [[Health and Safety Executive]]. ...://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=health+and+safety+at+work&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmen
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• Air safety
  ...lures]], and the prevention of such failures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform th ...nts to be properly investigated, and for the establishment of safety rules and navigation aids, under the Aeronautics Branch of the [[United States Depart
  53 KB (7,764 words) - 21:33, 20 September 2010
• Work–life balance
  ...) on the other. Related, though broader, terms include "lifestyle balance" and "life balance". ...individual's work and personal life.<ref>Publication in: New Ways to Work and the Working Mother's Association in the United Kingdom</ref> In the [[Unite
  28 KB (4,087 words) - 21:33, 20 September 2010
• Test and tagging
  ...fety. [[Colloquially]], it is also referred to as; tagging, test tag, test and tag, electrical tagging, appliance testing, portable appliance test or lead ...icity)|earth continuity]], [[Electrical insulation|insulation resistance]] and [[Electrical polarity|polarity]].
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ..., biology, chemistry, computing, materials science, military applications, and communications. ...ancement]], [[nanomedicine]], better food production methods and nutrition and large scale infrastructure auto-fabrication.{{Vague|date=June 2010}} Nanot
  38 KB (5,196 words) - 21:33, 20 September 2010
• Examinetics
  | industry = Healthcare screening and surveillance services ...on of a number of small businesses providing occupational health screening and compliance services with over thirty years experience.
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• Radiation dose reconstruction
  ...ions are often based on the standards published by international consensus organizations such as the [[International Commission on Radiological Protection]]<ref nam ...except dose reconstructions evaluate past exposures. The terms historical and retrospective often are used to describe a dose reconstruction<ref name=dtr
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...environment with the objective of protecting worker health and well-being and safeguarding the community at large.''<ref>[http://www.ioha.net Internation ...t services industries and refers to "[[Employment|Work]]", "[[Workplace]]" and "Place of Work" in general. ''Environmental Hygiene'' addresses similar is
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• Ergonomics
  ...s.jpg|thumb|240px|Ergonomics: the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker.]] ...ve strain injury|repetitive strain injuries]], which can develop over time and can lead to long-term disability.<ref>Berkeley Lab. [http://www.lbl.gov/ehs
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• SENSOR-Pesticides
  [[File:SENSOR logo.jpg|right|alt=Green and white logo of a person spraying crops with pesticides.|thumb|SENSOR-Pestici ...cupational Safety and Health]] (NIOSH), twelve [[State health agency|state health agencies]] participate. NIOSH provides technical support to all participat
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• Avian influenza
  ...highly [[pathogenic]] varieties of the Z genotype of avian flu virus H5N1 and ancestral strains.</ref><ref>[http://vir.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/full/8 ...of the [[Spanish flu]] virus shows it to have genes adapted to both birds and humans; with more of its genes from birds than less deadly later pandemic s
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• Emergency management
  ...vice]]s. However, emergency management actually starts at the lowest level and only increases to the next higher organizational level after the current le ...gement in a development management context. This focuses on the mitigation and preparedness aspects of the emergency cycle (see below).
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• Occupational safety and health
  {{Commons category|Occupational Health and Safety}} ...al) hygiene]], [[public health]], [[safety engineering]], [[chemistry]], [[health physics]].
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