Chlorine is a highly useful chemical that's also extremely dangerous − here's what to know about staying safe around it

Chlorine is a widely used industrial chemical that’s frequently a factor in toxic accidents and workplace injuries. A pharmaceutical expert explains why it’s so hazardous.

Aliasger K. Salem, Associate Vice President for Research and Bighley Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~8 min

Adjusting jobs to protect workers' mental health is both easier and harder than you might think

Changing workplace culture and the way jobs are designed can stave off depression, anxiety and burnout.

Matthew A. Cronin, Professor of Management, George Mason University • conversation
June 14, 2023 ~9 min


Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain known toxic chemicals, study finds

Manufacturers don’t usually have to disclose what’s in products like shampoo and household cleaners, but a new study finds that these products can contain hazardous ingredients.

Ruthann Rudel, Visiting Scholar, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, Northeastern University, Northeastern University • conversation
May 2, 2023 ~8 min

The safer you feel, the less safely you might behave – but research suggests ways to counteract this tendency

If you feel safer, you might take more risks – canceling out the benefits of various safety interventions. But educating people about this paradox and allowing for some personal choice might help.

Sogand Hasanzadeh, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University • conversation
Jan. 10, 2023 ~8 min

Meatpacking plants have been deadly COVID-19 hot spots – but policies that encourage workers to show up sick are legal

Thousands of workers at meat- and poultry-processing plants have contracted COVID-19, and hundreds have died. A legal scholar recommends ways to make their jobs safer.

Ruqaiijah Yearby, Professor of Law, Saint Louis University • conversation
Feb. 26, 2021 ~9 min

Coronavirus is spreading rapidly through workplaces – here's what is needed to make them safer

British mean processing plant are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, but there's a shortage statistics in the pubic domain.

Andrew Watterson, Chair in Health Effectiveness, University of Stirling • conversation
Nov. 3, 2020 ~6 min

How to recycle a huge ship – safely and sustainably

Shipbreaking is one of the world's most dangerous jobs – but it doesn't have to be.

Md Jahir Rizvi, Lecturer in Mechanical & Marine Engineering, Plymouth University • conversation
Aug. 24, 2020 ~7 min

To understand the danger of COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants, look at the industry's history

COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred at more than 100 US meatpacking plants. Geography, workforce demographics and economic concentration make it hard for workers to fight for better conditions.

Michael Haedicke, Associate Professor of Sociology, Drake University • conversation
May 6, 2020 ~10 min


Looking at COVID-19 through healthy-building eyes

Joseph Allen laid out how existing building safety guidelines might be adapted to make workplaces safer in the age of COVID.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 24, 2020 ~6 min

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