Accidents, Occupational - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Crash rates of scheduled commuter and air carrier flights before and after a regulatory change.

30 Mar 2009 INTRODUCTION: In 1997, in an effort to reduce the crash rate of scheduled commuter flights, the FAA required aircraft with 10-30 passenger seats to operate under stricter rules. Training and other requirements of 14 CFR Part 121 rules were applied ... Read more...

Blood on the coal: the effect of organizational size and differentiation on coal mine accidents.

23 Mar 2009 INTRODUCTION: Each year, there are at least 100,000,000 occupational accidents and 100,000 occupational deaths in the world. In the United States, one of the safest countries in the world in which to work, there were more than 5,400 workplace ... Read more...

Review of policies for injuries to research participants in India.

30 Jan 2009 BACKGROUND: As there is little Indian data about severity, frequency and types of research related injuries, costs involved and policies regarding compensation, this study was conducted to review the present Indian scenario. METHODS: The study was ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Accidents, Occupational - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [To the Occupational Minister] 29 Aug 2009
• Restricted duties due to a medical condition. 29 Jun 2009
• Stay safe at work. 30 Mar 2009
• Crash rates of scheduled commuter and air carrier flights before and after a regulatory change. 30 Mar 2009
• A counterview on data quality and the systematic review process for occupational injury interventions: are we missing the forest for the trees? 30 Mar 2009
• Blood on the coal: the effect of organizational size and differentiation on coal mine accidents. 23 Mar 2009
• New York State adopts new fee schedule and regulations for no fault and workers' compensation. 27 Feb 2009
• [From the general expert assessment practice: blunt vestibular labyrinth injury (damage to otolith organs utricle and sacculus after considerable fall on the right side of the body] 24 Feb 2009
• Review of policies for injuries to research participants in India. 30 Jan 2009
• MO: Employee injured 'before' clocking in: workers compensation benefits denied. 30 Dec 2008
• Double trouble: depression and the injured worker. 30 Dec 2008
• CM, you, and the comp milieu. 30 Dec 2008
• Delivering safety. 30 Aug 2008
• Updating motor carrier compliance, part II. 30 Aug 2008
• How to use the 'minor service exception'. 30 Aug 2008
• Lockout basics. 30 Aug 2008
• Reporting workplace injuries. 30 Jul 2008
• [No pension if hearing loss occurs one year after accident] 30 Jul 2008
• Law and science. 29 Jun 2008
• Decompression illness secondary to occupational diving: recommended management based current legistation and practice in Malaysia. 30 May 2008

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Technical information about 'Accidents, Occupational'

Definition: Unforeseen occurrences, especially of an injurious character due to factors involving one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p10)

Descriptor UI: D000062

Alternative terms: Accidents, Occupational; Occupational Accidents; Accident, Occupational; Occupational Accident; Accidents, Industrial; Industrial Accidents; Accident, Industrial; Industrial Accident;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; legislation & jurisprudence; mortality; prevention & control; psychology; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: N06.850.135.240;

Online Note: use ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL to search ACCIDENTS, INDUSTRIAL 1966-78

History Note: 79; was in Cat G & J 1979-82, was ACCIDENTS, INDUSTRIAL in Cat G & J 1967-78 & Cat G & I 1963-66

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific occupation (IM); DF: ACCIDENTS OCCUP