June 19, 2008
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Health & Safety Newsletter June 19, 2008 |
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OSHA offers safety tips for working in summer heat
The hot days of summer are here. Throughout the country, thousands of employees who work outdoors face the potential dangers associated with overexposure to heat. Factors such as working in direct sunlight, high temperature and humidity, physical exertion and lack of sufficient water intake can lead to heat stress. `During the warm season, it is important to understand that exposure to heat can cause serious illness or death,` said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. `We encourage employers and employees to take advantage of OSHA`s many free resources that offer advice on ... |
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Road pollution blamed for higher allergy risk in children
New evidence blames traffic-related pollution for increasing the risk of allergy and atopic diseases among children by more than fifty percent. What`s more, the closer children live to roads, the higher their risk. `[Children] living very close to a major road are likely to be exposed not only to a higher amount of traffic-derived particles and gases but also to a more freshly emitted aerosols which may be more toxic,` wrote lead author of the research, Joachim Heinrich, Ph.D., of the German Research Center for Environment and Health at the Institute of Epidemiology, in Munich. `Our findings ... |
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