Each year, approximately 5,000 fatal work-related injuries and 4 million non-fatal injuries and illnesses occur in the United States. This number represents bot
It is the unique mission of the Health Hazard Evaluation Program within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to respond to requests
The occurrences of both injury and death that take place on the job are a significant public health problem in the United States, causing a substantial human an
The field of occupational health and safety constantly changes, especially as it pertains to biomedical research. New infectious hazards are of particular impor