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    Workplace Injury and Illness Problem During WWII 1941 USPHS

    The impact of industrial accidents on war production, with the resultant loss of manpower, produced demands for more current information. In 1942 ...

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    Abandoned sites make dangerous playgrounds
    Accidents in old structures don't get a separate category in the figures compiled by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the source for the standard annual statistics. The official cause of Macie's death was "positional asphyxiation," or

    Child-proof ignition safety lock for adult-sized ATVs developed
    Child-proof ignition safety lock for adult-sized ATVs developed In 2009, an estimated 32400 children under the age of 16 were treated at emergency rooms for injuries and 61 were killed in All-Terrain Vehicle accidents, according to statistics from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

    Labor Inspectorate : mortality rate at enterprises in Azerbaijan increased by 60%
    Labor Inspectorate : mortality rate at enterprises in Azerbaijan increased by 60% "Though great attention is paid to labor protection in latter days the dynamics and statistics of industrial accidents is alarming. At present employers at most enterprises do not sign labor contracts with employees. Even if they do, they specify the

    Ask safety questions at work, students urged
    Ellis's son David, 18, was killed in 1999 in an industrial accident. Staff photo/TAMARA SHEPHARD Workplace safety crusader Rob Ellis' is calling young workers to action: gain the courage to ask your employer about orientation, training and supervision.

    Injuries Among Older Workers on the Rise: CDC
    Details for the report were gathered from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and include all types of workers -- from industrial to office and retail and service workers, Castillo said. Many also work in health care and in agriculture.

    Does the waste industry need a health warning?



    Fatal injuries in the waste industry were over 10 times the national average and accident rates were more than 4 times the national average. Workers who manually handle or sort waste were at the most risk accounting for 75% of incidents. Handling large and awkward objects accounted for 33% of all incidents while being struck by a refuse collection vehicle or a car are the most common workplace transport accidents.

    Accidents involving machinery accounted for 3% of the total and were almost always due to the operative coming in to contact with moving parts during cleaning or maintenance.

    One company who has made their equipment a safe as possible is R.C.P SA who supplies the Macpresse range of baling equipment. Cleaning and maintenance is kept to a minimum on all Macpresse machines as a safety measure and also to improve production. Captive key interlocks, to prevent any door/hatch being opened while the machine is operational, protect inspection hatches and