Noise induced hearing loss, or occupational deafness, is still a very real and present danger. Noise is something that remains pervasive throughout a variety of industries and will continue to be.
A panel of global experts on health and economics are warning that the tobacco industry is having a devastating impact on productivity, trade, and the global economy. According to the new edition of The Tobacco Atlas, during 2000–2004, the value of cigarettes sold in the United States alone averaged $71 billion per year, while cigarette smoking was responsible for an estimated $193 billion in annual health-related economic losses.
Nightclub employees could be exposed to dangerously high noise levels, putting them at greater risk for hearing loss, according to a new study. The study also found that many nightclub managers in Ireland are unaware of noise regulations and do not attempt to protect the health and safety of their employees with hearing tests and noise-awareness training.
Walt Whitman called it “choosing day.” Tomorrow is the day we get to choose. And the “we get” is important. As you well know, millions and millions of people around this globe do not get the chance to choose their leaders.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is making good on MSHA head Joseph A. Main’s vow to “vigorously investigate” all discrimination complaints.
The nightclub scene thrives on people looking for a place to blow off steam and dance till their feet hurt. But all this while, there's something that nobody is thinking of, something that can't go away with an aspirin or a foot massage the next morning - the ringing in the ears, according to a report in the Times of India.
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