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  • Occupational Health Watch (12 page newsletters) [ 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2007  ]
  • Worker Health During Emergency Response: Opinions of Health and Safety Experts and California Workers  (33 page survey report, February 2005)
  • Transforming Medical Waste Disposal Practices to Protect Public Health: Worker Health and Safety and the Implementation of Large Scale, Off-Site Steam Autoclaves. A 104 page report describing the potential occupational hazards associated with a large-scale, off-site steam autoclave and recommendations to prevent illness and injury. (1.6 MB PDF file, February 2006)
  • Strategies to Prevent Trenching-Related Injuries and Deaths: 19-page report that recommends possible interventions to prevent deaths from trench cave-ins. This project was a collaboration between OHB and University of California researchers who reviewed available data, visited jobsites, and interviewed 34 experts in trench safety. Published by the Center to Protect Workers' Rights, which provided partial funding for the project. (March 2006)
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