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About Occupational Health
Occupational health problems occur at work or because of the kind of work you do. These problems can include:
- Cuts, fractures (broken bones), and sprains and strains
- Loss of limbs
- Repetitive motion disorders
- Hearing problems caused by exposure to noise
- Vision problems
- Illness caused by breathing, touching, or swallowing unsafe substances
- Illness caused by exposure to radiation
- Exposure to germs in health care settings
Good job safety and prevention practices can reduce your risk of these problems. Try to stay fit, reduce stress, set up your work area properly, and use the right equipment and gear.
It sits within Wellness and Lifestyle and Safety Issues.
When to speak to someone. Reading about a topic cannot tell you whether it applies to you. Speak to a doctor or pharmacist if symptoms are severe, sudden, getting worse, or simply not going away — and seek emergency care immediately for chest pain, breathing difficulty, sudden weakness or confusion, or a serious allergic reaction.
Research on Occupational Health
485 studies areregistered for this condition on ClinicalTrials.gov, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's public registry. A selection is below — the links go straight to the registry entry, not to a summary of ours.
What a registered study does and does not mean. Registration means a study exists and has been declared publicly. It says nothing about whether the treatment being tested works, is safe, or is available to you. Many studies find no benefit — that is what research is for. Never seek out an experimental treatment on the strength of a registry entry alone.
Research currently under way
- Emotional Regulation and Stress Coping Program for Nursing Students During Clinical PlacementsUniversidad Villanueva
- Validation of Visual Analog Scales to Measure SatisfactiOn and WELL-being at Work (SoWell-VAS)University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
- Narrative Medicine Effects on Burnout and StressWake Forest University Health Sciences
- Collection and Distribution of Samples From Healthy Donors for In Vitro Research at the NCI-FrederickNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Factors Affecting Burnout in Physiotherapists in TurkeyAcibadem University
- Non-Invasive System to Deliver Therapeutic Hypothermia for Protection Against Noise-Induced Hearing LossRestorear Devices LLC
Research already completed
- Validating the Use of a Subjectively Reported Sleep Vital SignKaiser Permanente
- Postural Awareness and Musculoskeletal ComplaintsRecep Tayyip Erdogan University
- Testing the Effectiveness of Mainstream Management Tools to Increase Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction and Decrease Turnover Among Peer ProvidersBoston University Charles River Campus
- Vestibular Perception Gates Autonomic Responses to Sinusoidal Galvanic Vestibular StimulationAl-Farabi Kazakh National University
- Brief Title: Portable 3D Visual Material-Supported Simulation Training for Cervical Dilation AssessmentMarmara University
Study data from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2026-07-30. Registry entries are supplied by study sponsors and investigators; ClinicalTrials.gov does not verify their scientific validity. PocketsInfo is not affiliated with, and not endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH.
Where to read more
Rather than paraphrase, we point you to the primary sources. Every link below is to a government health agency, a national institute or a recognised medical body — grouped by what you are trying to find out.
Start Here
- Workplace Safety and Health Topics: Industries and OccupationsNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Workplace Safety and Health Topics: Safety and PreventionNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Prevention and Risk Factors
- NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) ProgramNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Respiratory ProtectionOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Related Issues
- Job Burnout: How to Spot It and Take ActionMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Workplace ViolenceOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Statistics and Research
- Occupational Injuries, Illnesses and FatalitiesBureau of Labor Statistics
- State Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and FatalitiesBureau of Labor Statistics
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Accidents, OccupationalNational Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Occupational DiseasesNational Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Occupational ExposureNational Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Occupational StressNational Institutes of Health
Medical subject headings
Clinicians and researchers index this subject under Accidents, Occupational, Occupational Stress, Occupational Injuries, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Exposure. These are the terms to use when searching medical literature.
This page is built from the MedlinePlus health topic record for Occupational Health, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health. Information is from MedlinePlus.gov. PocketsInfo is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH. Retrieved 30 July 2026.