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Every month during 2019, Safety+Health will be sharing bits of the magazine’s history from its first 100 years. This month: We’ve been there for most of the milestones in safety and health.

Tokyo — Long-term exposure to powdered toner or toner-using machines has no significant impact on lung health, concludes a recent study of copier industry workers by researchers at Japan’s Showa University.

Toronto — Sitting or standing for prolonged periods may adversely affect workers’ health, according to separate studies from the Institute for Work and Health. So, what should workers do?

“What if the human vision system itself is a hazard within the workforce?” asks DEKRA Organizational Safety and Reliability’s Rajni Walia, who says that “despite the fact that so much of our brains are devoted to seeing, there’s no guarantee that we see correctly.”

Every month during 2019, Safety+Health will be sharing bits of the magazine’s history from its first 100 years. This month: The launch in 1919, and name changes through the years.

Leah Rumore shares how she got into the EHS field.

Tim Page-Bottorff shares how he got into the EHS field.

Editor Melissa J. Ruminski takes a moment to reflect on her time at the magazine, which is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2019.

“As with most seemingly simple questions, the answer is more complex,” say DEKRA Insight’s Don Groover and Rick Smith, who contend that “one important point to understand … is where the organization is on its safety journey.”

Leicester, England — Sit-stand workstations help reduce the negative impact of prolonged sitting among office workers while improving job performance and psychological health, according a recent study conducted by British researchers.