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6 days, 13 hours ago

Nation revises occupational disease list

Workers in the manufacturing industry who are experiencing pain or numbness in their wrists and emergency personnel suffering from PTSD will soon be eligible to apply for occupational disease certification and receive better compensation, according to an official document released on Monday. "With this adjustment, China's occupational disease categories are now broadly consistent with those of the International Labor Organization …

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6 days, 13 hours ago

CHINADAILY EPAPER

China Daily

Foreign tourists try out frozen and candied fruits on Dec 7 during an "ice collecting festival" in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. TOP NEWS Foreign policy priorities of nation outlined As senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi elaborated on China's diplomatic priorities and major events to be held in the coming year, analysts said China's stability and its policy consistency are …

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1 month ago

I was in a coma for four months. I'm determined to walk unassisted again

ABC

Jade McAlear was a recent graduate when she was in a major car accident in 2022, sustaining multiple fractures and landing in a coma for four months. Warning: This story contains graphic images In the wake of the accident, doctors told her parents Karen and Zac that it was unlikely Jade, a Wurundjeri woman, would ever walk again. I always …

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1 month, 1 week ago

KARAM Safety Launches its Latest Mobile Demo Van (MDV) 3.0 in Mumbai, Showcasing Cutting-Edge Safety Solutions for Western India

Live Mint

VMPL Mumbai, November 15: KARAM Safety, a leading global player in occupational safety, recently unveiled its advanced Mobile Demo Van 3.0 in Mumbai, attracting over 120 industry professionals and experts. The launch of MDV 3.0 strategically positions KARAM to meet the safety needs of Western India's industries, further solidifying the company's reputation as a top-tier provider of occupational safety solutions. …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trial of Perth couple who allegedly starved daughter hears from Perth Children's Hospital occupational therapist

ABC

A severely malnourished 16-year-old girl who was allegedly starved by her parents sat on her mother's lap as a story was read to her, watched TV shows aimed at preschoolers and needed help to shower and brush her hair, an occupational therapist has told a Perth court. On Monday the court heard she could not peel a banana, and on …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Newsom signs bill pushing for Narcan in workplace first aid kits

LA Times

Workplaces in California could eventually be required to stock their first aid kits with naloxone or another medication that can stop an opioid overdose under a bill signed this week by Gov. Assembly Bill 1976 requires California regulators to craft rules requiring first aid kits in workplaces to contain naloxone or any similar medication approved by the Food & Drug …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Swan Hill District Health increases security in face of rising patient aggression

ABC

Extra security guards have been hired as sicker patients and longer wait times lead to increased patient aggression at a regional Victorian hospital. Swan Hill District Health chief executive Peter Abraham said he had witnessed an increase in occupational violence over the past two months with patients acting "very agitated, very upset, angry and at times threatening" towards employees. High …

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4 months ago

Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here's why privacy advocates care

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. VULNERABLE TO HEAT At the …

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4 months ago

Mahesh Bhatt on son-in-law Ranbir Kapoor getting criticised for Animal: It’s an occupational hazard

Hindustan Times

Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal, released in December last year, turned out to be a massive blockbuster at the box office despite opening to a polarised response. Now, veteran filmmaker and Ranbir’s father-in-law Mahesh Bhatt has reacted to the criticism, saying an artist has no option but to exist in the unforgiving times. In a candid chat with Hindustan Times, Mahesh touched …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

World Lung Cancer Day 2024: High-Risk Jobs and Workplace Safety

News 18

World Lung Cancer Day is observed every year on August 1. Early discovery makes it possible to start treatment, reduces the likelihood that the disease will spread and starts to lower the number of lung cancer fatalities that occur globally. Lung cancer ranks first among cancer-related fatalities globally for both men and women, according to the World Health Organisation. Construction …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Occupational hazard’: Why pitching injuries have put the Dodgers in a trade deadline jam again

LA Times

It took just three days last month for the Dodgers pitching staff to be thrown in flux. The first question has haunted the Dodgers in recent seasons, the team at the forefront of the sport’s growing epidemic of pitching injuries. Over the last five years, they’ve had seven pitchers undergo Tommy John surgery, a total that ranks in the top …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

University set to focus on rehabilitation

China Daily

China recently unveiled its first university dedicated entirely to rehabilitation studies. The university plans to enroll its first batch of 300 undergraduate students across five majors: rehabilitation physical therapy; rehabilitation occupational therapy; clinical medicine; biomedical engineering; and bioinformatics. "We have established cooperation with top-tier colleges, research institutes and leading rehabilitation companies to jointly nurture talent," said Wang Zhongyan, head of …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

University set to focus on rehabilitation

China Daily

By Wang Xiaoyu | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-28 09:25 China recently unveiled its first university dedicated entirely to rehabilitation studies. The university plans to enroll its first batch of 300 undergraduate students across five majors: rehabilitation physical therapy; rehabilitation occupational therapy; clinical medicine; biomedical engineering; and bioinformatics. "We have established cooperation with top-tier colleges, research institutes and leading rehabilitation …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

University set to focus on rehabilitation

China Daily

China recently unveiled its first university dedicated entirely to rehabilitation studies. The university plans to enroll its first batch of 300 undergraduate students across five majors: rehabilitation physical therapy; rehabilitation occupational therapy; clinical medicine; biomedical engineering; and bioinformatics. "We have established cooperation with top-tier colleges, research institutes and leading rehabilitation companies to jointly nurture talent," said Wang Zhongyan, head of …

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6 months ago

Scotland Yard excoriated for 'culture of poor management' after Met Police trainer, 45, who suffered PTSD after working on the Grenfell Tower fire probe took her own life

Daily Mail

The Metropolitan Police has been accused of having a 'culture of poor management' after an officer took her own life after working on a probe into the Grenfell Tower fire. In a prevention of future death report published by coroner Emma Whitting on Thursday, she wrote accused the Met of failing to make sufficient changes to its employment policy since …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mangaluru International Airport bags Apex India OHS Platinum Award

The Hindu

Mangaluru International Airport received the Platinum Award conferred by Apex India Foundation at the eighth Apex India Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2023 ceremony held at Delhi on Sunday. A release from the airport on Monday said that throughout its operational journey since commercial operation date, the airport has consistently implemented robust safety measures with an emphasis on zero worksite-related …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

New diagnosis policies rolled out in China, health official states

China Daily

China has rolled out several policies to facilitate the diagnosis of pneumoconiosis patients and bolster supportive policies for them, a health official reported on Thursday. Wang Jiandong, deputy director of the commission's occupational health department, said that diagnosis of pneumoconiosis as an occupational illness can be challenging because related symptoms tend to emerge a decade, or even three decades after …

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10 months ago

Absenteeism due to flu reaches peak levels in January

NL Times

The number of reports of illness reached its highest point of the flu season so far in January, that was reported by occupational health and safety service providers ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare, both part of HumanTotalCare and jointly serving around 1 million employees.The first month of the year had 85 per 1000 employees call in sick. The increase is related to …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

What our sex lives REALLY look like: Fascinatingly candid survey reveals average Briton has intercourse less than once a week (and one in three of us would dump our lover if they were bad in bed!)

Daily Mail

Prudish Brits are having sex less than once a week on average, according to a new survey that offers a fascinating insight into our sex lives. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists poll of 2,000 UK adults found couples talk about sex an average of 41 times a year and their relationships 37 times. Lauren Walker, professional advisor at the …

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11 months ago

Absenteeism due to illness down for the first time in nine years

NL Times

The annual average absenteeism due to illness fell last year for the first time since 2014. That was reported by the occupational health and safety service providers ArboNed and HumanCapitalCare, both part of HumanTotalCare and jointly serving around 1 million employees. After several years in which the coronavirus had a major impact on absenteeism, it is now time to shift …

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11 months ago

Just 15 minutes of exercise can undo damage of working at desk all day, study finds

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, aimed …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Arbo Unie says that psychological absenteeism is costing society 1 billion annually

NL Times

Absenteeism due to mental health complaints is costing society over a billion euros a year. According to the occupational health and safety service provider, absenteeism due to illness will decrease in the coming year, but staff will be sick for longer due to psychological problems. People have "more on their plate" at work and in their personal lives, according to …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Occupational Health Allowance extended to outsourced sanitation workers in Andhra Pradesh; park workers excluded

The Hindu

The State government has extended the monthly Occupational Health Allowance of ₹6,000 to outsourced underground drainage workers, sanitation vehicle drivers and malaria workers of the Public Health Department. The government has been providing the allowance to public health workers of the urban local bodies in the State since August 15, 2019. Special Chief Secretary of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

California countertop workers died of a preventable disease. The threat was known years earlier

LA Times

When Wendy Solano first heard the word “silicosis,” her husband Jose Raul Garcia Leon was already suffering from the incurable disease that would kill him. “This is an epidemic of silicosis — a completely preventable lung disease — in this industry all for the sake of having a fashionable kitchen countertop,” Hoy said. Cal/OSHA officials have generally described silicosis as …

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Nation revises occupational disease list

CHINADAILY EPAPER

I was in a coma for four months. I'm determined to walk unassisted again

KARAM Safety Launches its Latest Mobile Demo Van (MDV) 3.0 in Mumbai, Showcasing Cutting-Edge Safety Solutions for Western India

Trial of Perth couple who allegedly starved daughter hears from Perth Children's Hospital occupational therapist

Newsom signs bill pushing for Narcan in workplace first aid kits

Swan Hill District Health increases security in face of rising patient aggression

Sensors can read your sweat and predict overheating. Here's why privacy advocates care

Mahesh Bhatt on son-in-law Ranbir Kapoor getting criticised for Animal: It’s an occupational hazard

World Lung Cancer Day 2024: High-Risk Jobs and Workplace Safety

‘Occupational hazard’: Why pitching injuries have put the Dodgers in a trade deadline jam again

University set to focus on rehabilitation

University set to focus on rehabilitation

University set to focus on rehabilitation

Scotland Yard excoriated for 'culture of poor management' after Met Police trainer, 45, who suffered PTSD after working on the Grenfell Tower fire probe took her own life

Mangaluru International Airport bags Apex India OHS Platinum Award

New diagnosis policies rolled out in China, health official states

Absenteeism due to flu reaches peak levels in January

What our sex lives REALLY look like: Fascinatingly candid survey reveals average Briton has intercourse less than once a week (and one in three of us would dump our lover if they were bad in bed!)

Absenteeism due to illness down for the first time in nine years

Just 15 minutes of exercise can undo damage of working at desk all day, study finds

Arbo Unie says that psychological absenteeism is costing society 1 billion annually

Occupational Health Allowance extended to outsourced sanitation workers in Andhra Pradesh; park workers excluded

California countertop workers died of a preventable disease. The threat was known years earlier