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Workers' Compensation: Military burn pits claims in limbo

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Sunday, October 20, 2013. Military burn pits claims in limbo. Today's is shared from US Today. Timothy Lowery went to Iraq. In 2007. He came home in 2010, and started showing symptoms. Of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Three years later, he was dead. This is the extent of what his family knows for certain. Lowery, a plumber with one of the U.S. military. S largest contractors, KBR. Alked by the pits daily as he installed piping, painted runways, and otherwise worked to help keep Al Asad Airbase.

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Workers' Compensation: Violence Occupational Hazards in Hospitals

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Thursday, November 7, 2013. Violence Occupational Hazards in Hospitals. Today's post was shared by Safe Healthy Workers and comes from www.cdc.gov. As part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Conducts research and makes recommendations to prevent work-related illness and injury. NIOSH works with industries, labor organizations. And universities to understand and improve worker safety and health. BLS), 2,637 nonfatal a...

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Workers' Compensation: Is There a Link Between Firefighting and Cancer? – Epidemiology in Action

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Is There a Link Between Firefighting and Cancer? 8211; Epidemiology in Action. Today's post is shared from cdc.gov/. Epidemiology is the art and science of using data to answer questions about the health of groups. In occupational epidemiology, we use that data to understand how work affects health. This blog entry is part of a series that shares the stories behind the data. In 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Public Comment Period Traumatic I...

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Burn Pit Claims: "Indefensible" - More than $20 million for military incinerators up in smoke

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Thursday, February 12, 2015. Indefensible" - More than $20 million for military incinerators up in smoke. That U.S. military personnel, who are already at risk of serious injury and death when fighting the enemy, were put at further risk from the potentially harmful emissions from the use of open-air burn pits. " Quote from SIGAR Report. Today's blog post is shared from http:/ america.aljazeera.com/. The Special Inspector General of Afghanistan Reconstruction [SIGAR] reported. The incinerators, along wit...

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Burn Pit Claims: The Human Cost of the Military’s Toxic Burn Pits

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Saturday, February 14, 2015. The Human Cost of the Military’s Toxic Burn Pits. Today's post is shared from medium.com and is authored by Matthew Gault. Jason Dawson joined the Marines in 2003 and went to Iraq in 2006. He deployed to Al Asad air base in Anbar province where he was part of a crash, fire and rescue team. When his tour finished, he stayed and became a civilian contractor—a firefighter. 8220;Some mornings I remember waking up … and I could smell the burn pits,” he says. Click here to see the ...

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Burn Pit Claims: November 2014

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Veterans claim contractor in charge of burn pits is responsible for lung illnesses. Today's post is shared from pbs.org/. Sgt Robert B. Brown watches over the civilian Fire Fighters at the burn pit. At camp Fallujah, Iraq. As smoke and flames rise into the night sky behind him on May 25th, 2007. Official USMC photograph by Cpl. Samuel D. Corum. Brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Are two well-known signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. At large bas...

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Workers' Compensation: NIOSH Fact Sheet: NIOSH Approval Labels—Key Information to Protect Yourself

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Thursday, July 24, 2014. NIOSH Fact Sheet: NIOSH Approval Labels—Key Information to Protect Yourself. Today's post was shared by Safe Healthy Workers and comes from www.cdc.gov. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2011-179. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. NIOSH) specifies minimum approval requirements for respiratory protective devices in Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations. CFR) Part 84. NIOSH reviews respirator approval applications, which contain technical specifications. Mental he...

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Workers' Compensation: Rising caseload, fewer Labor Department judges triggers painful mix for suffering laborers

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Saturday, December 21, 2013. Rising caseload, fewer Labor Department judges triggers painful mix for suffering laborers. Deadly toll of lung disease. Disease takes a heavy toll in America. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 8212; NIOSH, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 8212; estimates that nearly 39,000 people die each year of COPD. Lung cancer, pneumoconiosis ( dust-induced lung disease. In 2010, according to the CDC. 8220;Pretty much anybody who gets hard-...

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Workers' Compensation: The Age-Old Question: Which Workers Have the Greatest Risk for Hand Injuries?

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Saturday, June 28, 2014. The Age-Old Question: Which Workers Have the Greatest Risk for Hand Injuries? When it comes to workplace safety and accident prevention, all workers are not created equally. In fact, some groups of employees—such as younger workers or older workers—are higher risks for certain types of injuries. Evaluating risks that exist for both of these groups and developing strategies to mitigate them are key steps for preventing injuries in the workplace. There are a few reasons younger wor...