Happy New Year. As we start afresh in 2017 I wanted to share my recent editorial in the British journal, Occupational Medicine, “Occupational health issues in the USA”. The article highlights some of the occupational safety and health issues identified as needing attention by the industry sector groups of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). Each area is highlighted below. We welcome input on how to best protect workers in these areas in the comment section below. Oil and Gas The development of the technique of hydraulic fracturing has both increased the energy production quotient in the USA and has
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