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{Worker} The Department of Public Health's Occupational Health Unit conducts occupational disease surveillance, intervention, prevention, and education activities in Connecticut, based on physician reports and other data sources. Analysis of surveillance data has lead to identification of clusters of occupational diseases in specific work sites and industries, such as silicosis in three Connecticut foundries, industrial mercury poisoning, hypersensitivity pneumonitis in aerospace industries using metal working fluids, clusters of ergonomic disorders in various industries, and a cluster of building related illness in a large office building. Intervention activities are then conducted in conjunction with other agencies. The Occupational Health Unit is partially funded by grants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in two ways: Conduct adult lead poisoning surveillance through the Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) program, and Support fundamental capacity for conducting occupational disease surveillance. The program also has a Memorandum of Understanding with CT's two federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offices for site investigations of companies where workers have highly elevated blood lead levels. "Child Labor Through the Years" Exhibit May 3-11 in the LOB/Capitol Concourse A historical and chronological reminder of why there are child labor laws protecting America's youngest workers. 100 years ago, 146 workers perished in the memorable Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Many of them were teenagers who were working 10-12 hour days, 6 days a week in unsafe workplaces. Since then numerous laws have been passed which limit hours and address the conditions in which high school age teens can work. The exhibit will also feature the Governor's Proclamation of May being Young Worker Safety Month, a listing of other important activities and events relating to young workers, and the top entries of the Young Worker Health and Safety Logo contest. Entries for the contest must be submitted to the AFL-CIO in Wethersfield, CT by April 25th or April 26th between 10 and 4 pm. The winner will receive $500. For more information about the contest, contact Deborah.Pease@ct.gov Workplace Hazard Assessment Program
The Connecticut Department of Public Health offers health and safety evaluations for all Connecticut employers free of charge. These non-regulatory on-site evaluations are designed both to assist Connecticut employers with identifying potential workplace hazards and to provide recommendations for implementing or improving appropriate controls to enhance their existing health and safety efforts. If you are an employer, collective bargaining representative/union officer, or physician treating a current employee, and are interested in learning more about the Workplace Hazard Assessment Program, please read the information below.
Information for Physicians, Laboratories and Other Health Professionals Occupational Health Activities
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