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• Young worker safety and health
  ...almost any economic sector. However, at a global level, most of them work in agriculture (70%).<ref name=WHO_Childlab/> ...t available for younger adolescents who are also known to work, especially in agricultural settings.
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• Indoor air quality
  ...nd source control are the primary methods for improving indoor air quality in most buildings. ...of [[arthritis]] without any serious known health effects,{{Fact|date=June 2009}} though lung cancer can take many years to develop. [[Radon mitigation]]
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...omplete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO₂) and is often produced in domestic or industrial settings by motor vehicles and other gasoline-powere ...mans by combining with [[hemoglobin]] to form [[carboxyhemoglobin]] (HbCO) in the blood. This prevents oxygen binding to hemoglobin, reducing the oxygen-
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• Factories Act 1961
  ...lth and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974]] and [[Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom|regulations made under it]]. ...tis Grimsby Ltd v. Cookson]'' [2007] EWCA Civ 1261</ref> often extend back in time beyond the current legislation.
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• Cancer
  {{Refimprove|date=March 2009}} ...cent tissues), and sometimes ''[[metastasis]]'' (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant properties of cancers d
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• Nosocomial infection
  ...ype of infection is also known as a '''hospital-acquired infection''' (or, in generic terms, '''healthcare-associated infection'''). ...egative]] infections are estimated to account for two-thirds of the 25,000 deaths each year. Nosocomial infections can cause severe [[pneumonia]] and infecti
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• Global road safety for workers
  ...ww.fleetsafetysolutions.com/ Fleet Safety Solutions]. Accessed February 3, 2009.</ref> ...rashes occur in low and middle-income countries.<ref name=peden /> Workers in the developing world are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the risk of ro
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• Asbestos
  ...re to asbestos is more likely to cause health problems, as asbestos exists in the ambient air at low levels, which itself does not cause health problems. ...late wiring for its [[electrical insulation]] at elevated temperature, and in buildings for its [[flame retardant|flame-retardant]] and insulating proper
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• Bernardino Ramazzini
  ...ponent of the use of [[cinchona]] bark (from which [[quinine]] is derived) in the treatment of [[Malaria]]. His most important contribution to medicine ...d seminal works of [[occupational medicine]] and played a substantial role in its development.<ref name="chron">{{Cite journal
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• Occupational fatality
  ...cupational deaths” or “work-related deaths/fatalities” and can occur in any [[industry]] or [[employment|occupation]]. ...uries Retrieved on 13 January 2009</ref>. That amounts to an average of 15 deaths every day.
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• Air safety
  ...ailures through regulation, education and training. It can also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air t ...tion]]. Of particular significance was the [[United States government role in civil aviation|Air Commerce Act 1926]], which required pilots and aircraft
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• Benzene
  ...thor= David R. Lide, ed.|title= "Physical Constants of Organic Compounds", in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Internet Version 2005, <http://www.h ...o|first2=T|title=Surface tension measurements show that chaotropic salting-in denaturants are not just water-structure breakers.|journal=Proceedings of t
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• Emergency management
  ...anizational level after the current level's resources have been exhausted. In the private sector, emergency management is sometimes referred to as [[busi ...Reduction|disaster risk reduction]], particularly for emergency management in a development management context. This focuses on the mitigation and prepar
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• Arsenic
  <!-- THIS ARTICLE WAS STARTED AND IS KEPT IN BRITISH SPELLING --> ...3.pub2}}</ref> The occurrence of arsenic in drinking water is problematic in some parts of the world.
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• Formaldehyde
  ...emistry, 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{DOI|10.1002/14356007.a11_619}}</ref> In view of its widespread use, toxicity and volatility, exposure to formaldehy ...methanol in addition to various metallic impurities. The diol also exists in equilibrium with a series of short polymers (called [[oligomer]]s), dependi
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• Chlorine
  ...-containing molecules such as [[chlorofluorocarbons]] have been implicated in the [[ozone depletion|destruction]] of the [[ozone layer]]. ...ersity of Sheffield and WebElements Ltd, UK]}}</ref> Solutions of chlorine in water contain chlorine (Cl₂), hydrochloric acid, and hypochlorou
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• Lead poisoning
  ...Symptoms include abdominal pain, headache, [[anemia]], irritability, and in severe cases [[seizure]]s, [[coma]], and [[death]]. ...e policies (e.g. laws that ban lead in products or reduce allowable levels in water or soil).
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• Animal lead poisoning
  ...y increased levels of the [[Heavy metal (chemistry)|heavy metal]] [[lead]] in animal's body. As in humans, ''animal lead poisoning'' may be acute (from intense exposure of s
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• GEOLibrary
  ...entres in occupational health|Network of Collaborating Centres]] Work Plan in support of the [[World Health Organization]] (“WHO”) strategy “Occupa ...all within the public domain and free of charge. Resources are available in six languages (English, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese and Arabic) and c
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• Electric shock
  ...[[stratum corneum]], is the main contributor to the impedance of the body in the case of a [[macroshock]]&mdash; the passing of current between two cont ...u]]A can be sufficient to cause fibrillation in this case. This is concern in modern hospital settings when the patient is connected to multiple devices.
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