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Acute Pesticide Poisoning in the US Retail Industry, 1998-2004 (U.S. Public Health Service, 2007)
Applicability of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard to the Municipal Solid Waste Industry (Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard iinterpretation letter, 2003)
Artificial Fingernail Products: A Guide to Chemical Exposures in the Nail Salon (Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service, California Occupational Health Branch, 1999)
A Clean Sweep Written for the school custodian, but the information can be easily applied to any situation where custodians and janitors work. It is a colourful, waterproof, three-fold brochure highlighting practical ergonomic tips and solutions to a variety of risky tasks faced by custodians’ everyday. It covers topics such as cleaning walls, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, and empting garbage. It provides information on ergonomic issues such as practical engineering controls, safe work practices, organizational and workplace awareness, and equipment maintenance. (WorkSafe British Columbia, 2006)
Cleaning for Health: Products and Practices for a Safer Indoor Environment (INFORM, 2002)
Control of Health and Safety Hazards in Commercial Dry Cleaners: Chemical Exposures, Fire Hazards and Ergonomic Risk Factors (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1997)
Controlling Chemical Hazards During the Application of Artificial Fingernails (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1999)
Do's and Don'ts of Kitchen Safety (Montana Department of Labor and Industry)
Don't Get Hurt Working Around Sanitation Trucks (New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, 2001)
Dry Cleaning (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Dry cleaning, Some Chlorinated Solvents and Other Industrial Chemicals Trichloroethylene, Tetrachloroethylene, 1,2,3-Trichloropropane, Chloral and chloral hydrate, Dichloroacetic acid, Trichloroacetic acid, 1-Chloro-2-methylpropene, 3-Chloro-2-methylpropene, Acrolein, Crotonaldehyde, Furan, Furfural, Benzofuran, Vinyl ac
Giving Manicurists a Hand (A Healthy Me, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachussets, 2000)
A Guide to NYC Department of Environmental Protection Regulations and Permitting Requirements for NYC Dry Cleaners (NYC Department of Environmental Protection, 1999)
Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1998)
Guidelines For Safe Working in Cellars Of Pubs And Other Licensed Premises (Irish Safety and Health Authority)
Health and Safety in the Retail Industry (Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union)
Health and Safety Manual for Hospitality Workers(Canadian Auto Workers)
Health Hazards in Sculptured Nails & Their Prevention
In Search of Better Checkstands (United Food and Commercial Workers)
BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3">Informacion Sobre Victimas Fatales Durante La Recoleccion de Basura (New York State Department of Health Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation, 2006)
NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation 2000-19: Sixteen-Year-Old Produce-Market Worker Dies From Crushing Injuries After Being Caught in a Vertical Downstroke Baler (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Occupational Exposures of Hairdressers and Barbers and Personal Use of Hair Colourants; Some Hair Dyes, Cosmetic Colourants, Industrial Dyestuffs and Aromatic Amines (International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1993)
Occupational Hazards in Eating and Drinking Places (Paper presented at NIOSH Best Practices in Workplace Surveillance conference, 2001)
Occupational Health and Safety issues for Young Casual Workers in the Fast-food Industry (National Occupational Health and Safety Commission of Australia)
Occupational Safety and Health in Marketing and Procurement (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, 2000)
Recommendations for Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Late-Night Retail Establishments (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1998)
Refuse Collection (GMB, Britain's general union, 2003)
Restaurant Hazards Practice-based approahes to disabling occupational injuries (American Society of Safety Engineers, 2003)
Retail Grocery Stores Guidelines: Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: (OSHA 2004)
Sanitation Fatal Injury Facts (New York State Department of Health Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation, 2006)
Tenga Cuidado Cuando Trabaja en los Camiones Sanitarios (New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, 2001)
Violence & Stress at Work in Services Sectors (International Labour Organization)
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Grocery Stores (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2003)
Workplace Violence in the Retail Industry Onlkine Training Program (Western Iowa Tech Community College, 2005)
Young Workers' Safety to Go: OHS in Fast Food (National Occupational Health and Safety Commission of Australia)

 

 
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