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Workplace safety inspiration from the 80th anniversary of D-Day

June 6, 2024

D-Day serves as a powerful reminder that success, whether in war or workplace safety, relies heavily on preparation, clear communication, adaptation, and prioritizing the well-being of those involved.

Gulf War Veterans still have high rate of multisymptom illness

Risk of unexplained symptoms higher than in Iraq/Afghanistan vets

July 26, 2016

Veterans of the Gulf War are more than twice as likely to have medically unexplained symptoms known as "multisymptom illness" (MSI), compared to Iraq/Afghanistan War veterans, according to an updated research review in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

Respiratory ills of Iraq and Afghan vets often go undiagnosed and untreated

January 5, 2016

Evidence is mounting that veterans are suffering from pulmonary disorders related to deployment to the Middle East, but little is being done to diagnose and treat these illnesses, say researchers who are proposing new guidance for treating affected troops.

NTSB looking into veteran’s parade accident in Midland, Texas

November 19, 2012

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an accident in Midland, Texas, in which a Union Pacific freight train struck a flatbed semi-trailer being used as a parade float at a grade crossing last week.

Wiley X,® Inc. remembers America's veterans

November 9, 2011

Veteran’s Day — which this year falls on Friday, November 11 — is a holiday established for our nation to recognize the service and sacrifice of the millions of American veterans who have served their country both here and abroad.

Iraq/Afghanistan war vets suffering from new respiratory condition?

Researchers propose name for diagnosis

September 16, 2011

Many soldiers returning from Iraq or Afghanistan have a newly recognized condition that leads to the need for lung function testing, reports a paper in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.