U.S. Nuclear Missile Bases Under Investigation for Cancer Risks
The U.S. Air Force is investigating nuclear missile bases for asbestos and other potentially cancer-causing materials. The Associated Press recently revealed that the issues date as far back as the late 1980s. Reports prove that the Air Force has been aware of toxic chemicals at nuclear launch silos for decades.
Air Force documents reveal details about several leaks and spills at missile bases across the country over the course of several years. Records describe repeated spills or leaks affecting service members working at the sites. The documents reveal internal reports of asbestos leaks at missile silos in 1989, as ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - February 9, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Amy Edel Tags: Air Force Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Cancer (Non-Meso) Source Type: news
Prevent Blindness Encourages Eye Safety for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse in April
Upcoming total solar eclipse - visible across North America on April 8th – will be one of the longest total solar eclipses of the 21st century CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, is preparing the... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news
Work safety in food services - Cavalcante JM.
The objective o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
How bad is Tesla ’s hazardous waste problem in California?
The California counties accuse Tesla of violating state health and safety codes by disposing or “caus[ing] the disposal of” hazardous waste at places that aren’t actually authorized to accept the materials. The suit alleges that the company tossed some of it in dumpsters or compactors; the waste…#tesla #nt #fremont #epa #rcra #verge (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Migrant family ban makes no sense without proper reform of social care, says UNISON
Commenting on the announcement from care minister Helen Whately that migrant care staff coming to the UK will be banned from bringing family with them after mid-March, UNISON head of social Gavin Edwards said:
“Care companies couldn’t function without migrant care workers. Firms have to recruit from overseas because the government’s done nothing to solve the care staffing crisis.
“Ministers’ reckless changes to immigration policy spell disaster for social care. Until pay rates rise substantially, there’ll never be enough UK-based recruits to plug the huge hole in the care workforce.
“N...
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - January 30, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: News Press release care national care service social care Source Type: news
February Declared as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month by Prevent Blindness
Prevent Blindness Provides Free Resources on AMD and Low Vision, Including Fact Sheets, Social Media Graphics, Expert and Patient Videos, An Interactive Patient Guide, and More CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading eye health and safety... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Patterns of common illness and injury of readymade garment workers and a review of safety practices in Bangladesh - Haque SE, Datta BK, Eunus HEMM, Akter R, Islam T, Ahmed S, Shahriar MH, Parvez F, Ahsan H, Yunus M.
BACKGROUND: Readymade garment workers globally experience distinctive vulnerabilities at the workplace. The situation is worse in many developing countries. However, there is a lack of scientific evidence about the health and safety of garment workers in t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Wildland firefighters call on Ontario to acknowledge risks linked to toxin exposure
A joint health and safety committee with the Ministry of Natural Resources has recommended that the Ontario government do more to inform, educate and protect forest firefighters against exposure to cancerous toxins. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Sudbury Source Type: news
Connecting to community: violence prevention barriers, geography, and preventionist perceptions of community leadership and opportunities - Rieger A, Campbell J, Garthe R.
Violence is a public health concern, negatively impacting individual and community health and safety. Although violence can be prevented, prevention efforts are complex in part because they require addressing community factors. Despite an increase in fundi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Rwanda: Safeguarding Workers and Communities Through Occupational Health
[New Times] Occupational health and safety is one of the most important aspects of human concern. It aims at an adaptation of a working environment to workers for the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental, and social well-being of workers in all occupations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Labour Rwanda Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Beyond the virus: examining the impact of COVID-19 on violent fatalities - Andri ć I, Slović, Todorović M, Čanović V, Mihajlović F, Todorović D, Vitošević K.
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on various aspects of society, including crime rates. In Serbia, it is important to examine the changes in violent deaths before and during the pandemic to inform public health and safety pol... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Where in the world do your groceries come from?
The radiating public health and safety effect of COVID-19 laid bare vulnerabilities within global supply chains, the resilience of which remains under threat as some countries struggle to return to a state of normalcy, and inflation continues to affect manufacturing, shipping, and product costs…#foodready #logistics #omicron #ukraine #worldbank #mexico #northamerican #westernhemisphere #coffee #brazil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS staff need better pay, not divisive distractions, says UNISON
Commenting on the government’s launch of a consultation on the introduction of a separate pay spine for nurses in England, UNISON acting head of health Helga Pile said:
“The NHS needs greater funding to be able to offer decent pay for all staff. That’s the way to recruit and retain the workforce that’s needed.
“Pitting different groups of staff against each other for a larger slice of what’s available is the wrong approach. It would divert time and resources from the real problems, damage team morale and tie employers up in years of equal pay claims.
“Nurses – along with all other NHS staff – are righ...
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - January 11, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: News Press release nhs pay nurses pay spine Source Type: news
Disparities in death at work: reflections on occupational injury fatality data - Collie A.
Despite many advances in workplace health and safety globally, worker death at work or from work remains an unfortunately common occurrence, and an enormous public health challenge on a global scale. The most recent global estimates, produced jointly by th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 10, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Progress and challenges in developing medical countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threat agents (special issue on medical countermeasures -commentary) - Reddy DS.
This Commentary delves into the current progress and challenges on ongoing research on medical countermeasures (MC) for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats. CBRN agents pose a serious risk to human health and safety, with the pot... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 10, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
