Occupational licensing is increasingly widespread throughout American industry. Incumbent firms believe that licensing prevents competition by new entrants that would drive down prices. Public ...

American policymakers are approaching cross-ideological consensus about the use and abuse of occupational licensing. Occupational licensing is a kind of labor regulation that has spread across America ...

In Herold v. University of Pittsburgh, 1 the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed a Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County decision, holding that: (1) common law claims for occupational ...

Below is a listing of the courses required in the OTD program. The three-year curriculum is rigorous but there are numerous student supports built into the program to make sure you have the best ...

Workplace exposure to gases, dusts, fumes, and aromatic solvents used in paints, varnishes, and glues, is linked to waning lung capacity above and beyond that associated with normal aging, finds a ...

Objectives Inconsistent epidemiological findings, debate over interpretation, and extrapolation of findings from animal studies to humans have produced uncertainty surrounding the carcinogenicity of ...

Cancer Causes & Control, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 37-47 (11 pages) Objective: To study the risk of kidney cancer following asbestos exposure. Methods: We carried out a meta-analysis of the ...

ONJune 11, 1999, an electrician was troubleshooting the emergency power system. After testing the transfer panel, he moved to the emergency breaker compartment (480 volts, 200 amps), removed the cover ...

THOUSANDS of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection. Eye injuries alone cost more than ...