Research/Studies

Washington — Construction workers are 30% more likely than workers in other industries to die from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, results of a recent study...

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Storrs, CT — Researchers from the University of Connecticut’s Korey Stringer Institute are looking for environmental, health and safety professionals and employers to participate in a study about the perceptions of athletic trainers working in occupational settings, as well as their role in mitigating heat stress.

Washington — Increased enforcement of – and subsequent revisions to – California’s outdoor heat standard resulted in at least 33% fewer worker deaths, according to a recent study.

Washington — Nearly 95% of respirator components purchased from two online marketplaces have proved to be fraudulent, according to the results of a recent case study conducted by NIOSH.

Washington — Employers can help prevent cases of welder’s anthrax – an often-fatal respiratory illness – by using safe work practices that limit exposure to “harmful metal fumes that might predispose welders” to the condition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Gainesville, FL — Looking at how fast-moving airborne particles interact is part of ongoing research aimed at preventing combustible dust explosions.

College Station, TX — Do you ever feel like the ideas you offer to a supervisor get shut down? Results of a recent study suggest it might be because they view the suggestions as “threatening” to their authority.

Lansing, MI — Workers who pick, grind and package cannabis are developing job-related asthma, researchers are warning.

Berkeley, CA — Insight from a recent study of professional golfers may explain why some workers get teed off about political discussion on the job.