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Policy Analysis of Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Legislation and Regulations: Workplace Protections for Reproductive Health and Fetal Development. 加拿大职业健康和安全法律法规的政策分析：保护生殖健康和胎儿发育的工作场所。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-26 DOI: 10.1177/10482911261423973

Fatima Jahel, Karen P Phillips

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Wanted for Murder of the Constitution of the United States. 因谋杀美国宪法而被通缉。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-21 DOI: 10.1177/10482911261427529

Darius D Sivin

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Protecting Health Through Science and Standards: A Statement Supporting CSA Z94.4. 通过科学和标准保护健康：支持CSA Z94.4的声明。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-09 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251405488

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Impact of California's Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard on Worker Protection from COVID-19. 加州气溶胶传染病标准对工人防护COVID-19的影响

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-24 DOI: 10.1177/10482911261422423

Deborah Gold, Barbara Materna, Garrett Brown, Cora Gherga

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Corrigendum to "Workplace Injuries Work Challenges Among Immigrants in Canada: Implications for Occupational Health Policy and Practice". “加拿大移民的工伤和工作挑战：对职业健康政策和实践的影响”的勘误。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-07 DOI: 10.1177/10482911261442614

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Agricultural Exceptionalism: Development of a Labor Law Equity Index to Capture Variation in State Labor Protections for U.S. Agricultural Workers. 农业例外主义：劳动法公平指数的发展，以捕捉各州对美国农业工人劳动保护的变化。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-27 DOI: 10.1177/10482911261425715

Erica Chavez Santos, India J Ornelas, Heather D Hill, June Spector, Ricardo Moreno Garcia, Maria Navarro, Amy Hernandez, Barbara Baquero

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Occupational Health and Safety Training: Perceptions of Barriers and Needs Among Municipal Urban Cleaners and Their Supervisors/Managers; A Qualitative Study Across 5 European Countries. 职业健康和安全培训：城市清洁工及其主管/经理对障碍和需求的认识5个欧洲国家的定性研究。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1177/10482911261419468

Dimitrios V Diamantis, Archontoula Dalma, Marianna Balta, Pania Karnaki, Konstantinos Katsas, Aikaterini Kandyliari, Anastasia Pantazopoulou, Georgios Stefas, Philippos Kelemenis, Evangelia Ikmpal, Piotr Sakowski, Todorka Dimitrova Atanasova, Afroditi Veloudaki, Athena Linos

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Corrigendum to "How Advocates Can Use the Revised Circular A-4 Means to Push for Stronger Worker and Environmental Protections". “倡导者如何使用修订后的通告A-4手段推动更强有力的工人和环境保护”的更正。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-02-03 DOI: 10.1177/10482911261421827

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Uncovering the Factors Behind Rising Pneumoconiosis Rates: Central Appalachian Underground Coal Miners as a Case Study. 揭露尘肺发病率上升背后的因素：以阿巴拉契亚中部地下煤矿工人为个案研究。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-02 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251400417

Yi-Hsuan Chen, John-Paul Angulo, Jürgen F Brune, Candace Su-Jung Tsai

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"We Were on Our Own": Animal Slaughtering and Processing Industry Workers' Perspectives on Workplace Health and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic in North Carolina. “我们靠自己”：动物屠宰和加工业工人对北卡罗来纳州COVID-19大流行期间工作场所健康和安全的看法。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-12 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251384254

Carolyn Gigot, Zachary Smith, Kirsten Koehler, Georgia J Michlig, Devon J Hall, Christopher D Heaney

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