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Occupational Health

Food and water safety at workplace 

It is a moral responsibility of the food provider in case people get sick due to eating unsafe food provided. It is an Occupational Illness (OI) if the food provided by the employer leads to sickness in the employees. Food safety is important because unsafe...
Occupations

Domestic workers and Occupational Health 

Domestic work is an old occupation with ancient Mesopotamian (present day Iraq, parts of present-day Iran, Syria, Turkey and Kuwait) sources referring to it. Historically, domestic workers were employed by those who could afford a helping hand to do their daily chores. Domestic work was...
Occupational Health

The future of work in extreme heat 

In the US and the Western European nations, July 2023 was a month of extreme heat rarely experienced by their citizens. This led to around 150 deaths in just 5 counties of American states. While writing this article, Maricopa County in Phoenix, for example, has...