Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses under Public Law 91-596
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Recognizing occupational illnesses and injuries.
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Introduction BLS developed a classification system that helps profile specific injury and illness conditions and their circumstances in a standardized manner, using information about the incident reported by survey respondents. This system helps answer the questions most often asked by safety and health professionals. This appendix summarizes the four case characteristics that make up the BLS s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Health Nursing
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0029-7933
DOI: 10.1177/216507997101900904