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Hazardous
Inheritance:
Workplace Dangers to Reproductive Health
"An
excellent video! The medical and legal issues are presented clearly
and in a way that makes the information immediately useful to workers
and union representatives. I recommend it highly."
--Mike J. Wright,
Director of Safety and Health for the United Steelworkers of America
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This video is about the widespread
hazards in the workplace that can cause infertility, miscarriage,
stillbirth, birth defects and even childhood cancer. These dangers
are examined from medical, legal and workplace health and safety
perspectives in a concise and clear presentation. |
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It is recommended for a wide variety of audiences:
- Health professionals: including doctors, nurses and
public health officials who need to know more about the complex subject
of physical, infectious and chemical agents that can adversely affect
a patient's reproductive health.
- Health and Safety personnel: in companies and unions
who are responsible for protecting the health of employees.
- Legal specialists: in corporations and unions as
well as workers' representatives who need the latest information on
liability and legal redress.
- Workers: in a wide variety of jobs and professions
who need to learn about risks to their reproductive health.
Participating in "Hazardous Inheritance" are:
- Dr. Maureen Paul -- and obstetrician/gynecologist
and occupational health specialist. She is a professor at the University
of Massachusetts Medical School and the director of the only clinic
in the nation devoted to occupational and environmental reproductive
health hazards.
- Nancy Gertner -- a prominent attorney, nationally
known for her work on reproductive rights. In this presentation, she
outlines the current state of law regarding reproductive health hazards
and addresses corporate responsibility.
- Nellie Knight -- a supervisor of a hospital sterile
processing department, received wide recognition when she transformed
a workplace with serious potential hazards into a model of reproductive
safety
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