occupational hazard


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occupational hazard

n. a danger or risk inherent in certain employments or workplaces, such as deep-sea diving, cutting timber, high-rise steel construction, high-voltage electrical wiring, use of pesticides, painting bridges, and many factories. The risk factor may limit insurance coverage of death or injury while at work.

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That is the occupational hazard that those who are serving or have served or who will serve, have to deal with," said Mr Tobiko.
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In a meeting convened in the NHRC on the 1st May, 2008, it was reiterated that silicosis is an occupational hazard and could only be prevented if the working conditions of workers are properly regulated in both the organized and un-organized sectors and needful precautions are adhered to by the employers.
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The all new excalibur audiometer
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Senior Days
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The regular scrubbing of hands is part of the job - an occupational hazard.
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