Health of Massachusetts report and chapter on occupational health
Health of Massachusetts Chapter 9 PDF (Doc)
While work is fundamental to well being, working conditions can also negatively affect health. Each year, thousands of people in Massachusetts are injured or become ill as a result of health and safety hazards in the workplace. This chapter provides an overview of work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths, with a special focuses on specific work sectors.
In this chapter
- Fatal Injuries at Work
- Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
- Sharps Injuries Among Hospital Workers
- Work-Related Lung Diseases
- Work-Related Injuries to Teens
- Occupational Health Disparities
- Promoting and Protecting Employee Health
- Policy Perspective: Public Policy and Demographic Change in Massachusetts by David Wegman, MD, MSC, Professor Emeritus, UMASS Lowell, Department of Work Environment and Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, MS, Executive Director, Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health