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Overview of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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The following English-language resources may be useful. Please note that THE MANUAL is not responsible for the content of these resources. An Employee's Guide on Reporting a Work-Related Injury or Disease: Provides detailed information about reporting a work-related injury or illness, including links to the forms needed. Occupational Health and Safety Administration:Sets and enforces standards to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers; also provides information about workers' rights, hazard recognition, COVID-19, fall prevention, suicide prevention, personal protective equipment, and documentation requirements. Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units: Provides information about how environmental factors (such as hurricanes, floods, lead, and wildfires) affect the health of children and adults of reproductive age; also provides contact information to experts in various areas of the United States. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Seeks new information about occupational safety and health, based on its own scientific research, and provides guidance and authoritative recommendations for improving safety and health in the workplace; also provides information about such topics as nail gun safety and about the health implications and applications of nanotechnology (eg, nanotechnology laboratory safety). 