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Book Synopsis Firefighter Occupational Cancer Risk Adjustment by : Benjamin Caffee
Download or read book Firefighter Occupational Cancer Risk Adjustment written by Benjamin Caffee and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent research has shown that firefighters are at a higher risk for cancer diagnosis than the general population, potentially due to increased carcinogen exposure while performing their job duties. Experts have offered six hazard adjustments that may assist in reducing the level of exposure to these carcinogens. This study was conducted in order to better understand what motivates or deters firefighters from engaging in these hazard adjustments. The sample was firefighters that had attended or were otherwise associated with the Alabama Fire College. Sample size was 358 individuals. Results show that firefighters have a high perception of their occupational cancer risk. Also, that response efficacy, self-efficacy, and cost of engaging in the behavior were much more reliable predictors of hazard adjustment intentions as well as actually completing the hazard adjustment than risk perception, hazard salience, and hazard exposure. A new concept of peer perception was used in this study, which has previously not been mentioned in Protective Motivation Theory studies, which was also found to affect firefighter's intention and actual completion of hazard adjustment. The findings of this study will assist fire service leaders in adapting both education programs and policies and procedures to better protect firefighters from occupational cancer.
Book Synopsis Firefighter Occupational Cancer Risk by : Tracy Hardy
Download or read book Firefighter Occupational Cancer Risk written by Tracy Hardy and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim is to determine if a 20- minute educational session will increase the firefighter’s knowledge of their occupational cancer risk and increase motivation to have a conversation with their Primary Care Provider (PCP) in regards to their occupational cancer risk. Previous studies have shown firefighter’s have a higher risk of developing occupational related cancers. Some of the common cancers found to be prevalent in the firefighter population are gastrointestinal cancers, genitor-urinary cancers, respiratory cancers, oral cancers and blood cancers. Studies have also reported that firefighters under the age of 65 have been found to have an increased risk of prostate and bladder cancer. Data was collected pre and post the educational intervention to assess firefighter knowledge of occupational cancers they may be at risk for and the likelihood that they would have a conversation with their PCP in regards to their potential occupational cancer risk. Motivating firefighters to have a conversation with their PCP in regards to their occupational cancer risk could potentially result in earlier detection of cancers in firefighters leading to increased survival rates. The informational wallet card designed to prompt conversation between a firefighter and their PCP may also have a secondary effect of increasing health care provider awareness of occupational related cancer risk in the firefighter population. -- From abstract.
Book Synopsis Health Risks and Fair Compensation in the Fire Service by : Tee L. Guidotti
Download or read book Health Risks and Fair Compensation in the Fire Service written by Tee L. Guidotti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an overview of the hazards of firefighting, the health risks of exposure to combustion products that characterize firefighting, the science behind interpreting these risks for purposes of identifying diseases as work-related, and the legal and policy implications of adopting legislated “presumption” for purposes of compensation. The emphasis of the book will be on the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, traumatic hazards, and disabling psychosocial adjustment following major incidents. Several new studies have appeared recently, including the largest study of firefighters ever done, by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH). They evidence supports the conclusion that firefighters face significant occupational health risks in addition to the obviously severe safety hazards.
Book Synopsis Overcoming Implementation Barriers Within the Fire Service to Reduce Firefighter Cancer Rates by : John J. Haseney
Download or read book Overcoming Implementation Barriers Within the Fire Service to Reduce Firefighter Cancer Rates written by John J. Haseney and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occupational cancer has become the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths within the United States fire service. This epidemic claims the lives of hundreds of firefighters each year, even though the fire service has developed best practices to prevent occupational cancers. This thesis identifies seven barriers that are preventing fire departments from implementing best practices: fire department culture, firefighters' ignorance of the disease and prevention methods, complacency caused by cancer's long latency periods, funding, pathways to compliance with national and departmental policies, groupthink, and motivation. To explain how fire departments can overcome these barrier,, this thesis examines the health and safety efforts that two departments have taken and reviews literature from other fire departments, national fire service organizations, subject-matter experts, researchers, and academic studies. This research shows that when fire departments provide their members with the proper tools, training, education, and awareness, they can rise to the occasion and implement best practices to prevent occupation-related cancer.
Book Synopsis Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Combating Tobacco Use in Military and Veteran Populations written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The health and economic costs of tobacco use in military and veteran populations are high. In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) make recommendations on how to reduce tobacco initiation and encourage cessation in both military and veteran populations. In its 2009 report, Combating Tobacco in Military and Veteran Populations, the authoring committee concludes that to prevent tobacco initiation and encourage cessation, both DoD and VA should implement comprehensive tobacco-control programs.
Book Synopsis Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many veterans returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have health problems they believe are related to their exposure to the smoke from the burning of waste in open-air "burn pits" on military bases. Particular controversy surrounds the burn pit used to dispose of solid waste at Joint Base Balad in Iraq, which burned up to 200 tons of waste per day in 2007. The Department of Veterans Affairs asked the IOM to form a committee to determine the long-term health effects from exposure to these burn pits. Insufficient evidence prevented the IOM committee from developing firm conclusions. This report, therefore, recommends that, along with more efficient data-gathering methods, a study be conducted that would evaluate the health status of service members from their time of deployment over many years to determine their incidence of chronic diseases.
Book Synopsis Challenges and Emerging Issues on Firefighter’s Toxic Chemical Exposure: Smoke Chemicals, Contaminated PPE, and Off-gassing by : Guowen Song
Download or read book Challenges and Emerging Issues on Firefighter’s Toxic Chemical Exposure: Smoke Chemicals, Contaminated PPE, and Off-gassing written by Guowen Song and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-08-02 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxic chemicals, either from fire ground combustion, contaminated PPE, or off-gassing from PPE material and chemical finishing have become the leading concern for the long-term health of firefighters. Exposure to fine smoke particles and toxic chemicals released from fire scenes can result in cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other pathological diseases, and minimizing this exposure has become a health priority for the firefighter. Firefighters face exposure to smoke at fire grounds and to contaminants in fire stations, vehicles, and even their homes because of resuspended fine particles or released volatile chemicals from contaminated PPE.
Book Synopsis Gulf War and Health by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Gulf War and Health written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-10-28 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third in a series of congressionally mandated reports on Gulf War veterans' health, this volume evaluates the long-term, human health effects associated with exposure to selected environmental agents, pollutants, and synthetic chemical compounds believed to have been present during the Gulf War. The committee specifically evaluated the literature on hydrogen sulfide, combustion products, hydrazine and red fuming nitric acid. Both the epidemiologic and toxicologic literature were reviewed.
Book Synopsis Occupational Safety and Health for Public Safety Employees by : Tom LaTourrette
Download or read book Occupational Safety and Health for Public Safety Employees written by Tom LaTourrette and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers face exceptionally high rates of injury and fatality relative to the general workforce. This document provides an analysis of the risk factors associated with different aspects of public safety occupations, to help policymakers in their efforts to improve the health and safety of these employees.
Author :World Health Organization Publisher :Environmental Health Criteria ISBN 13 :9789241572422 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (724 download)
Book Synopsis Dermal Exposure by : World Health Organization
Download or read book Dermal Exposure written by World Health Organization and published by Environmental Health Criteria. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "IPCS, International Programme on Chemical Safety."
Author :Richard P. Gallagher Publisher :Cancer Control Agency of B.C. : Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia ISBN 13 : Total Pages :444 pages Book Rating :4.E/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Occupational Mortality in British Columbia, 1950-1984 by : Richard P. Gallagher
Download or read book Occupational Mortality in British Columbia, 1950-1984 written by Richard P. Gallagher and published by Cancer Control Agency of B.C. : Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia. This book was released on 1989 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309499909 Total Pages :161 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends to continue and quite likely to worsen in coming years. Wildfires and other disasters can be particularly devastating for vulnerable communities. Members of these communities tend to experience worse health outcomes from disasters, have fewer resources for responding and rebuilding, and receive less assistance from state, local, and federal agencies. Because burning wood releases particulate matter and other toxicants, the health effects of wildfires extend well beyond burns. In addition, deposition of toxicants in soil and water can result in chronic as well as acute exposures. On June 4-5, 2019, four different entities within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis. The workshop explored the population health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity consequences of increasingly strong and numerous wildfires, particularly in California. This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309462991 Total Pages :319 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, and it has a profound influence on health and well-being. Although some occupations and work-related activities are more hazardous than others and face higher rates of injuries, illness, disease, and fatalities, workers in all occupations face some form of work-related safety and health concerns. Understanding those risks to prevent injury, illness, or even fatal incidents is an important function of society. Occupational safety and health (OSH) surveillance provides the data and analyses needed to understand the relationships between work and injuries and illnesses in order to improve worker safety and health and prevent work-related injuries and illnesses. Information about the circumstances in which workers are injured or made ill on the job and how these patterns change over time is essential to develop effective prevention programs and target future research. The nation needs a robust OSH surveillance system to provide this critical information for informing policy development, guiding educational and regulatory activities, developing safer technologies, and enabling research and prevention strategies that serves and protects all workers. A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of OSH surveillance. This report is intended to be useful to federal and state agencies that have an interest in occupational safety and health, but may also be of interest broadly to employers, labor unions and other worker advocacy organizations, the workers' compensation insurance industry, as well as state epidemiologists, academic researchers, and the broader public health community. The recommendations address the strengths and weaknesses of the envisioned system relative to the status quo and both short- and long-term actions and strategies needed to bring about a progressive evolution of the current system.
Book Synopsis Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities Due to Heart Attacks and Other Sudden Cardiovascular Events by :
Download or read book Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities Due to Heart Attacks and Other Sudden Cardiovascular Events written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. National Vital Statistics Division. Mortality Statistics Branch Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :266 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (321 download)
Book Synopsis Mortality by Occupation and Cause of Death Among Men 20 to 64 Years of Age by : United States. National Vital Statistics Division. Mortality Statistics Branch
Download or read book Mortality by Occupation and Cause of Death Among Men 20 to 64 Years of Age written by United States. National Vital Statistics Division. Mortality Statistics Branch and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U.S.) Publisher :National Institute on Drug Abuse ISBN 13 :9780160946561 Total Pages :202 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (465 download)
Book Synopsis Niosh Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments by : National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U.S.)
Download or read book Niosh Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments written by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U.S.) and published by National Institute on Drug Abuse. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occupational exposure to heat can result in injuries, disease, reduced productivity, and death. To address this hazard, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has evaluated the scientific data on heat stress and hot environments and has updated the Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Hot Environments [NIOSH 1986a]. This updated guidance includes information about physiological changes that result from heat stress, and relevant studies such as those on caffeine use, evidence to redefine heat stroke, and more. Related products: Weather & Climate collection is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/weather-climate Emergency Management & First Responders can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/emergency-management-first-responders Fire Management collection is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/fire-management
Book Synopsis Smoke Exposure at Western Wildfires by : Timothy E. Reinhardt
Download or read book Smoke Exposure at Western Wildfires written by Timothy E. Reinhardt and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
