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Occupational Asbestos Exposure and Related Health Concerns 1 Citation Exposure to asbestos while at work is a very real concern for millions of professionals who work in a variety of industries. Many people believe that exposure to asbestos is no longer a concern, but they are incorrect. The health and safety consequences of asbestos exposure are very serious, as previous asbestos exposure is the only known cause of pleural mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer that attacks the lungs and presently has no known cure.Asbestos may be found in a plethora of constructi, technorati.com
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Government u-turn hits disease sufferers 1 Citation TUC Risks, - Hazards , 12 July 2008, reported that workers developing occupational diseases could lose out as a result of a government u-turn on retention of insurance records by employers.The government is pressing ahead with a move to drop the requirement on firms to keep their employers' liability insurance records for 40 years - despite opposition from workplace health groups, lawyers, unions and insurers.It has instead laid before parliament an order to revoke the record keeping requiremen, technorati.com
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Man hit and killed in New Jersey auto accident 1 Citation January 8, 2009 The identity of a 55-year-old man killed in a New Jersey auto accident on Tuesday night was just released from Kimball Medical Center, as reported by Ashbury Park Press . The man was crossing Route 9 which was just in front of the hospital when he was struck and killed in the New Jersey car accident . Police stated it was dark and raining at the time of the New Jersey auto accident . Read More The New Jersey car accident lawyers at LundyLaw can help if you have, technorati.com
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Exposure to chemicals at work can result in occupational diseases 1 Citation The Star and Tribune reported recently that four 3M buildings were evacuated due to a detection of an odor thought to be natural gas. No illnesses were reported however. Incidently, although no illnesses were reported, if there were any medical complications due to the exposure it is fair to say that workers? compensation would need to cover the workers? illnesses. Occupational diseases due to chemical, solvent, irritant or fume exposure are all types of compensable work related injuries. Inju, technorati.com
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1 Citation In a troubling development, Leesburg and Herndon injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau notes the Utah Supreme Court has ruled that paying for medical costs for injuries or illnesses associated with a job now will only be paid in proportion to the amount directly connected to the job. As is the case in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, the costs have traditionally been fully covered by the Workers Compensation Fund. Workplace injury and disease lawyer Landau relates the ruling, technorati.com
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1 Citation I've been speaking to Japanese groups (a company, a government agency, and a group of ordinary people) this week and have found some comments from the audience really interesting. After my presentation, one man asked a really great question: when will most ordinary Chinese feel as concerned about these issues - of occupational disease, for instance - as you do? He argued that Japan was only able to deal with its own occupational diseases that resulted from its rapid industrial growth when a majo, technorati.com
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1 Citation WHO raised its pandemic alert level over the deadly swine flu virus to PHASE 5. What is Swine Flu? Swine influenza or "Swine Flu" is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of pigs , caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses. For detail, click the following resource websites: 1. Ministry of Health Malaysia website on Swine Flu 2. Dr Vadivale's website on Swine Flu 3. WHO website: Swine Influenza Frequently Asked Questions 4. MOH & SOEM's Recommenda, technorati.com
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