Tag: Airborne Contaminants
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Toxic Exposure vs. Lifestyle Choice: The Realities of Workplace Disease Claims
Evaluating causation in occupational disease claims is highly complex when a worker has distinct, non-work-related health risks. For decades, employers and statutory insurers have tried to defeat workers’ compensation claims for respiratory cancers by arguing that a history of personal tobacco use outweighs any historical industrial exposure. However, a significant judgment from the Victorian County…
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Importance of indoor air quality
Indoor air quality is often overlooked by businesses as a potential health issue, uncontrolled it can become a significant health and safety matter. There are 5 simple steps your organisation can take to ensure indoor air quality and the health of workers.