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Occupational Exposures in Australian Nurses

In July 2006, the Australian Safety and Compensation Council’s Occupational Health and Safety Working Group requested that the Office of the ASCC conduct a series of concept studies that would provide examples of the kinds of data that could result from an occupational disease hazard exposure surveillance project. This study examines several concept issues pertaining to the surveillance project, using nurses as a focus.

Occupational Exposures in Australian Nurses (PDF 1.42MB)