National Accident Prevention Center: Hearings...88-1...April 9, 10, 19631963 - 143 pages |
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... experience in treating accidents as a health problem , we know that many , and probably most , of these accidental deaths and injuries can be prevented . The national sig- nificance of the above figures is brought into sharper focus if ...
... experience in treating accidents as a health problem , we know that many , and probably most , of these accidental deaths and injuries can be prevented . The national sig- nificance of the above figures is brought into sharper focus if ...
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... experience more than 40 million days of restricted activity and 10 million days of bed - disability annually . About ... experienced almost three - fourths of all fatal falls , almost one - third of all pedes- trian deaths , and more ...
... experience more than 40 million days of restricted activity and 10 million days of bed - disability annually . About ... experienced almost three - fourths of all fatal falls , almost one - third of all pedes- trian deaths , and more ...
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... experience has shown very well in so many instances , many of them can be prevented by proper studies and application of existing information in the field . Mr. ROBERTS . Actually , from the standpoint of physical alone , the teenager ...
... experience has shown very well in so many instances , many of them can be prevented by proper studies and application of existing information in the field . Mr. ROBERTS . Actually , from the standpoint of physical alone , the teenager ...
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... experience over the past few years , particularly the last 2 years , with our seat belt campaign . As you realize , the National Safety Council , the American Medical Association , and the Public Health Service have taken the original ...
... experience over the past few years , particularly the last 2 years , with our seat belt campaign . As you realize , the National Safety Council , the American Medical Association , and the Public Health Service have taken the original ...
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... experienced 100,000 times less kinetic energy than he did in as- cending into orbit , and this exposure has occurred in one thirty- thousandths of the time that it takes for him to go into orbit . In rocket sled experiments with the ...
... experienced 100,000 times less kinetic energy than he did in as- cending into orbit , and this exposure has occurred in one thirty- thousandths of the time that it takes for him to go into orbit . In rocket sled experiments with the ...
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Page 6 - The Surgeon General shall conduct in the Service, and encourage, cooperate with, and render assistance to other appropriate public authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the conduct of, and promote the coordination of, research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental diseases and impairments of man, including water purification, sewage treatment, and pollution of lakes and...
Page 6 - Interior, to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning mining, and the preparation, treatment, and utilization of mineral substances with a view to improving health conditions, and increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving resources through the prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries...
Page 9 - Act ; and (f) advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Surgeon General with respect to carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Page 3 - Federal departments and agencies and with respect to criteria, standards, and procedures designed to eliminate work hazards and health risks and to prevent injuries and accidents in Federal employment.