Occupational Health

Apple workers blame mental health issues on 'toxic work environment' at tech company

Apple has been accused of having a 'toxic' work environment, which current and ex-workers say their their mental health problems stem from, a report published Wednesday said.

Publication Date:

23/09/2016

Source: Daily Mail (United Kingdom)

Tags:

Industry, Occupational Health, Computers, Mental Health, Health Effects

Health

Safe workers save lives

A study of the World Bank Group indicated that “as of May 2015, 0.11% of Liberia’s entire general population had died due to Ebola, as compared with 8.07% of its health workers, defined in the study as doctors, nurses and midwives.

Publication Date:

21/09/2016

Source: Public Services International

Tags:

Occupational Health, Health Personnel, Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever), Epidemics, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Trade Unions, Information, Media, Health Care

Industry

The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016

The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 10, 2016 by the Minister for Labour and Employment. The Bill amends the Factories Act, 1948. The Act regulates the safety, health and welfare of factory workers. The Bill amends provisions related to overtime hours of work.

Publication Date:

10/08/2016

Source: Lok Sabha

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Industry, Workers, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, India, Legislation, Parliament

Health

Genes interacting with occupational exposures to low molecular weight agents and irritants on adult-onset asthma in three European studies

The biological mechanisms by which cleaning products and disinfectants - an emerging risk factor - affect respiratory health remain incompletely evaluated. Studying genes by environment interactions (GxE) may help identify new genes related to adult-onset asthma.

Original Source

Publication Date:

09/08/2016

Author(s): Marta Rava, Ismail Ahmed, Manolis Kogevinas & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

pp:

1-39

Tags:

Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Europe, Occupational Health, Epidemiological Studies

Health

Medical monitoring of asbestos-exposed workers: experience from Poland

In Poland, the use of asbestos was banned in 1997 and asbestos plants have been closed since then. Despite their closure, cases of asbestos-related occupational diseases among former asbestos workers are still being recorded in the Central Register of Occupational Diseases. Between 2001 and 2014, there were 2726 asbestos-related illnesses, classified and reported as diseases associated with occupational exposure to asbestos. In 2000, Poland introduced a programme called Amiantus, targeted at former asbestos-processing plant workers.

Publication Date:

01/08/2016

Author(s): Beata Świątkowska, Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska, Urszula Wilczyńska

Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Vol:

94

Issue:

8

pp:

599–604

Tags:

Asbestos, Occupational Health, Poland, Health Effects, Asbestosis

Health

Tata Steel takes steps to prevent Dengue at Kalinganagar, Joda

A Dengue Action Team has been formed and a Control Room has been set up for monitoring Vector Control Activities

Tata Steel's investment on Kalinganagar plant may touch Rs 1 lakh cr

Publication Date:

08/07/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Dengue, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, Tata Steel Limited, Occupational Health, Health

Mining

Five dead, two missing in China mine flooding

GUIYANG -- Five people died and two were missing after a coal mine in Southwest China's Guizhou province was flooded early Wednesday, local authorities said.

Publication Date:

30/06/2016

Source: China Daily

Tags:

Mining, Coal, China, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Floods

Industry

Death toll in C China plant accident rises to 11

ZHENGZHOU - The death toll in an industrial safety accident at an aluminum plant in Central China's Henan province has risen to 11, as rescue work ended on Thursday.

Publication Date:

24/06/2016

Source: China Daily

Tags:

Industrial Disasters, China, Occupational Accidents, Aluminium Industry, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety

Environment

‘Noise biggest enemy of traffic cops, affects entire body’

Galvanic skin response, increased activity related to ulcer formation, changes in intestinal motility, changes in skeletal muscle tension, subjective response irritability perception of loudness, i

Publication Date:

17/06/2016

Source: Times of India (Lucknow)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Noise Pollution, Environmental Health, Health Effects, Occupational Health, Vehicular Pollution, Environment

Environment