Colorado. Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance Program.
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Lead is a highly toxic metal that serves no known useful function once absorbed by your body. Lead can be inhaled and ingested. Most occupational exposure is from breathing inorganic lead dust and fumes. Eating, drinking and smoking on the work site or handling lead contaminated objects without proper personal protective equipment (PPE) or basic personal hygiene practices can result in unintentional exposure to lead.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Occupational health is an important public health issue in Colorado. On average, 117 work-related deaths occur each year in Colorado, accounting for approximately one work-related fatality every three days. Every year thousands more people are injured on the job or become ill from work-related exposures. The individuals and families affected by occupational injury bear substantial burdens that come with loss of life, income and sometimes independence....
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Occupational health is an important public health issue in Colorado. Our employment landscape encompasses some of the nation's highest risk occupations, including mining, construction and agriculture. Colorado is also leading the way in developing new technologies and manufacturing methods in the emerging fields of nanotechnology, oil and gas extraction and "green" technology. Impacts to worker health from these new industries are not well understood....
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