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Survey shows health care workers face unsafe working conditions

(9 days ago) WEBReviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. May 26 2021. A new report summarizes the findings from a national survey of frontline health care workers during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210526/Survey-shows-health-care-workers-report-unsafe-working-conditions-experience-fear.aspx

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File a Complaint Occupational Safety and Health …

(3 days ago) WEBWith a Safety and Health Complaint, you can: File your complaint online, by phone or letter. Submit your oral or written complaint in any language. File your complaint anonymously. Allow someone to file for you. Report …

https://www.osha.gov/workers/file-complaint

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Policy Strategies for Addressing Current Threats to the U.S.

(Just Now) WEBU.S. nurses reported pervasive unsafe working conditions before the pandemic and have cited a range of stressors and traumatic experiences during it. …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2202662

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Workers’ Rights - Occupational Safety and Health …

(6 days ago) WEBThe OSH Act gives workers the right to safe and healthful working conditions. It is the duty of employers to provide workplaces that are free of known dangers that could harm …

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/osha3021.pdf

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Occupational health: health workers - World Health Organization …

(4 days ago) WEBThe protection of health, safety and well-being of health workers’ needs to become a priority and prerequisite for quality and safety care and retention of the health …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/occupational-health--health-workers

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Wage Theft and Worker Exploitation in Health Care

(9 days ago) WEBWage theft is rampant in many industries, including in health care. 6 A 2009 study found that 12% of home health aides make less than the minimum wage. 7 Many others are …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/wage-theft-and-worker-exploitation-health-care/2022-09

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National Survey of Frontline Health Care Workers Finds Many …

(9 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON (May 25, 2021)--A new report summarizes the findings from a national survey of frontline health care workers during the early days of the COVID-19 …

https://mediarelations.gwu.edu/national-survey-frontline-health-care-workers-finds-many-concerned-about-unsafe-working-conditions

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Total Worker Health in Action: June 2021 NIOSH CDC

(8 days ago) WEBReplace unsafe, unhealthy working conditions or practices with safer, health-enhancing policies, programs, and management practices that improve the culture of safety and health in the workplace. …

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/twh/newsletter/twhnewsv10n2.html

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Employment and working conditions of nurses: where and how …

(4 days ago) WEBUnder usual employment and working conditions, health care workers are known to be at risk for depression, stress, anxiety, burnout or insomnia . COVID-19 …

https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-021-00651-7

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OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard Protects …

(4 days ago) WEBVaccinations: Employers must provide workers with paid time off to get vaccinated and recover from any side effects. Anti-retaliation: OSHA can cite employers for retaliating against workers who voice …

https://blog.dol.gov/2021/06/11/oshas-emergency-temporary-standard-protects-healthcare-workers

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National survey of frontline health care workers finds fear, unsafe

(4 days ago) WEBA new report summarizes the findings from a national survey of frontline health care workers during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-05-national-survey-frontline-health-workers.html

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The human right to safe and healthy working conditions OHCHR

(8 days ago) WEBTuncak tells States that although safe and healthy working conditions is a globally recognized human right, International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2019/10/human-right-safe-and-healthy-working-conditions

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Protecting workers' health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(5 days ago) WEBThe basic health services to prevent occupational and work-related diseases cost on average between US$ 18 and US$ 60 (purchasing power parity) per …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/protecting-workers'-health

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Bad Jobs, Bad Health? How Work and Working Conditions …

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. In this review, we touch on a broad array of ways that work is linked to health and health disparities for individuals and societies. First focusing on the health of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813007/

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COVID working conditions led these NJ hospital nurses to unionize

(Just Now) WEBLeaders of the new Clara Maass union said working conditions during the pandemic had galvanized the nurses to take action. “All the things that were wrong …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2022/08/12/covid-working-conditions-belleville-nj-hospital-nurses-union/65400768007/

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Unsafe or Unhealthful Conditions Reporting - National Institutes …

(5 days ago) WEBThe policy of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS), is to promote safe and healthful …

https://ors.od.nih.gov/sr/dohs/safety/incidents_accidents/Pages/Report-of-Unsafe-Condition.aspx

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U.S. Department of Labor Cites Hackensack Meridian Health in …

(7 days ago) WEBUnder the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role …

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20200911-0

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Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate

(1 days ago) WEBClimate change is already having serious impacts on the safety and health of workers in all regions of the world. Workers are among those most exposed to …

https://www.ilo.org/publications/ensuring-safety-and-health-work-changing-climate

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Employment and working conditions of nurses: where and how …

(3 days ago) WEBUnder usual employment and working conditions, health care workers are known to be at risk for depression, stress, anxiety, burnout or insomnia . COVID-19 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8444178/

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Guide for Healthcare Workers Serving Individuals

(3 days ago) WEBrole at the health care facility and tell them when you are leaving. 3. SPEAK TO THE PATIENT DIRECTLY Communicate directly to the patient using their preferred method. …

https://nj.gov/humanservices/library/slides/Guide%20for%20Healthcare%20Workers%20Serving%20Individuals%20-%20Text%20PDF.pdf

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Supporting the Mental Health of Employees of Color

(4 days ago) WEBMental health isn’t the same for everyone; disparities exist between people of color and their white counterparts in the prevalence, incidence, symptoms, and …

https://hbr.org/2024/05/supporting-the-mental-health-of-employees-of-color

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Workers' Right to Refuse Dangerous Work Occupational Safety …

(4 days ago) WEBRemain at the worksite until ordered to leave by your employer. If your employer retaliates against you for refusing to perform the dangerous work, contact OSHA immediately. …

https://www.osha.gov/workers/right-to-refuse

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‘Workers go home hurt:’ New bill aims to protect - Atlanta

(2 days ago) WEBA new proposal dubbed the Warehouse Worker Safety Act would ban quotas that violate health and safety laws. It was introduced by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and …

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/national/workers-go-home-hurt-new-bill-aims-protect-warehouse-workers-unsafe-conditions/A3N7CSZDZ5GC3FBIQQAIZBUKIQ/

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Researchers review findings and clinical messages from the …

(5 days ago) WEBA new review in JAMA highlights key findings and clinical messages from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), the largest women’s health study in the United States. …

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2024/researchers-review-findings-and-clinical-messages-womens-health-initiative-30-years-after

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Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation …

(8 days ago) WEBTemporary farmworkers workers are getting more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment and other abuses. …

https://apnews.com/article/guest-agricultural-workers-protections-b68e5567020068579750ddd5be802698

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NJ Workers’ Tenacity Averts a Three-Home Strike :: 1199SEIU

(9 days ago) WEBAll three homes were cited by the National Labor Relations Board for their failure to bargain in good faith and make the necessary contributions to workers’ …

https://www.1199seiu.org/newjersey/nj-workers-tenacity-averts-three-home-strike

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Employees can leave unsafe workplace without repercussions …

(2 days ago) WEBCYBERJAYA: The enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (Osha) (Amendment) 2022 on June 1 will provide workers with the right to remove …

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/28/osha-enforcement-from-june-1-will-improve-employee-safety-welfare-says-hr-minister

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A New Rule to Improve Protections for Farmworkers

(1 days ago) WEBFarmworkers are vital to our nation’s food supply and communities but are often among America’s most vulnerable to workplace abuses. The H-2A temporary …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/04/26/a-new-rule-to-improve-protections-for-farmworkers

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Many mental-health conditions have bodily triggers - The Economist

(Just Now) WEBT HE TICS started when Jessica Huitson was only 12 years old. Over time her condition worsened until she was having whole-body fits and being rushed to …

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/04/24/many-mental-health-conditions-have-bodily-triggers

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