{"title":"WITHDRAWAL - Administrative Duplicate Publication: Restructuring of the Québec Health Network and its Effects on the Profession of Home Health Aides and Their Occupational Health and Safety.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/10482911251384163","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251384163","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"474"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145459927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linda Forst, Ashwin Martin, Dana Madigan, David E Jacobs
{"title":"Agricultural Worker Housing: A Review and a New Framework for Action.","authors":"Linda Forst, Ashwin Martin, Dana Madigan, David E Jacobs","doi":"10.1177/10482911251399795","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251399795","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Housing is a social determinant of health, acting as both a driver and indicator of social inequity. For migrant and seasonal farmworkers, it is difficult to tease apart the interaction between the environmental and social factors related to their housing, in conjunction with extreme poverty, immigration, precarious employment, and linguistic, cultural, and educational factors. The relationship of housing with employment and the transient nature of farmworkers' occupancy add to the complexity. To assess the strengths, weaknesses, and research gaps and to identify areas requiring further investigation, we performed a critical review of the scientific and gray literature on farmworker housing and health. We propose a framework to focus research and suggest housing policy interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of this essential workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"450-467"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12950108/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145744316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deregulation is Terrorism.","authors":"Darius D Sivin","doi":"10.1177/10482911251400523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10482911251400523","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":"35 4","pages":"352-354"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145967470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protecting Workers from Extreme Heat; US Department of Labor has Proposed a Much-Needed Regulation; Can it Survive Trump? Commentary on the Essay \"An Elusive Promise: Protecting US Workers from Excessive Heat\".","authors":"Michael Felsen","doi":"10.1177/10482911251374212","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251374212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the essay \"An Elusive Promise: Protecting US Workers from Excessive Heat,\" the author (who is also the author of this commentary) addresses the ever-increasing hazard that exposure to excessive heat poses to workers, both internationally and in the United States, and details the history of federal efforts to address the problem, dating back to the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the \"OSH Act\") in 1970. Following years of dogged advocacy by the worker safety community, those efforts culminated in August 2024 in the publication in the Federal Register of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. A few months later, Donald Trump was elected president. This commentary examines whether the proposed rule can survive his presidency.</p>","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"355-360"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145030810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Continuity or Change: Occupational Health Policies of Key Organizations in Great Britain After the Major COVID Waves 2020-2022.","authors":"Andrew Watterson, Matthias Beck","doi":"10.1177/10482911251391853","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251391853","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The neglect of occupational health and safety within Great Britain spans many decades. There has been limited or no recognition of many occupational diseases partly compounded by a chronically under-funded and under-staffed central and local government inspectorate. Workplace inspections have declined. Little enforcement, prosecution and fines of those breaching laws occur. With its departure from the European Union, Great Britain has further neglected hazards at work and has become even more committed to soft regulation and de facto deregulation under the guise of \"better regulation\" to support economic growth. The Covid pandemic highlighted many workplace health and safety shortcomings. With few exceptions - notably non-governmental organizations, trade unions and some professional bodies - relatively little appears to have been learnt by government and regulators in terms of policies and practices that will improve worker health and safety post-Covid and avoid similar disasters in future pandemics.</p>","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"361-370"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12804401/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145490603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the Relationships Between Occupational Exposures and Health Outcomes Among Informal Wood Furniture Workers in Thailand.","authors":"Patcharin Chaisurin, Kunlayanee Tantranon, Thanee Kaewthummanukul, Wanpen Songkham","doi":"10.1177/10482911251398592","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251398592","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined occupational exposures and their associations with health outcomes among informal wood furniture workers in Thailand. A cross-sectional survey of 167 workers was conducted using the <i>Healthy i-Work</i> web application. The most common exposures were wood dust (69.46 percent), awkward postures and heavy lifting (64.07 percent), and noise (48.50 percent). Musculoskeletal disorders were the most prevalent health issue (58.68 percent), followed by fatigue, numbness, and hearing and visual problems. Logistic regression analyses revealed that twisting, bending, and/or heavy lifting were strongly associated with musculoskeletal pain (AOR = 9.607, <i>p</i> < .001), exposures to energy and motion with injuries (AOR = 6.967, <i>p</i> = .044), chemical exposures with eye or skin irritation (AOR = 8.484, <i>p</i> = .003), and heat exposure with fatigue (AOR = 3.394, <i>p</i> = .008). Noise and psychosocial exposures were also significant predictors of hearing and stress-related symptoms. These findings highlight the urgent need for occupational safety interventions, ergonomic improvements, and expanded healthcare access for informal workers in Thailand.</p>","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"424-435"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145606441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nanomaterial Safety Management in Practice: Expert Perspectives on Implementation Challenges and Organizational Approaches in Singapore.","authors":"Sriram Prasath Ramasoori Krishnan, Kavitha Palaniappan, Sally Chan","doi":"10.1177/10482911251357978","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251357978","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated nanomaterial safety management through semistructured interviews with 14 subject matter experts across industry, research, and regulatory domains. Expert perceptions, practical implementation of exposure controls, and barriers to effective safety management in Singapore's nanotechnology sector were examined. Thematic analysis using MAXQDA software identified 6 key themes: information management and organizational practices (28%), training and knowledge management (26%), documentation and risk management (21%), advanced manufacturing and implementation insights (14%), geographic and regulatory framework variations (11%), and measurement and characterization challenges (6%). The study identified significant variations in how organizations approach safety management, particularly in information sharing, training delivery, and control measure implementation. Technical challenges in exposure measurement and characterization emerged as critical barriers, while documentation and risk management practices varied considerably across different organizational contexts. This research contributes to nanomaterial safety management by providing insights into practical implementation challenges across diverse organizational contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"377-391"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12804408/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144650820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate Change and Workplace Heat Stress: Technical Report and Guidance.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/10482911251390889","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251390889","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Climate change implies that the health challenge associated with environmental heat stress will increase in intensity, and its direct as well as indirect negative effects will spread geographically. Adverse consequences of high environmental temperatures are currently experienced by approximately half the global population. They particularly affect health and quality of life for the most vulnerable citizens in developing countries, with children, older adults, and people living in poverty at highest risk of death and disease during extreme heat events. However, it is important to address the major negative health and productivity effects experienced by millions of manual workers exposed to workplace heat stress on a daily basis. These effects may affect not only individual livelihoods, but also family income and jeopardize the reduction of poverty-particularly in regions highly dependent on manual work, such as the agriculture, construction, and fishing sectors.</p>","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"468-470"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12804399/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145828539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily Wright, Paulina López González, Luis Nuñez, Kelly Gannon
{"title":"Enacting Domestic Worker Bills of Rights: A Quasi-experimental Analysis of Impacts on Domestic Workers' Working Hours and Earnings.","authors":"Emily Wright, Paulina López González, Luis Nuñez, Kelly Gannon","doi":"10.1177/10482911251394344","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251394344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since 2010, 12 states and three cities in the United States have enacted Domestic Worker Bills of Rights (DW BoR), codifying minimum wage, overtime, anti-harassment protections, and more for many domestic workers (eg, private household childcare, home health, personal care, and housekeeping workers). We used repeated cross-sectional nationally representative 2006-2019 American Community Survey data and difference-in-differences methods to compare changes in domestic workers' hours and earned income in eight states that enacted DW BoR versus 12 politically similar states that did not. Enacting DW BoR was associated with reductions in overtime and extremely long hours in Years 6-9 post-enactment, without negatively impacting earnings. Agency-employed domestic workers and home health, personal care, and childcare workers experienced larger reductions in hours than informally employed or housekeeping workers, respectively. Results suggest potential benefits and challenges of using legislation to improve domestic working conditions and are highly relevant to policy advocacy and enforcement efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"392-409"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12804398/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145551328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What We Built, What We're Burning: The Dismantling of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.","authors":"Chase DeLong, Samuel Cole","doi":"10.1177/10482911251393646","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10482911251393646","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was an essential turning point in reducing workplace morbidity and mortality. It has remained a keystone of worker protection. While the OSH Act has saved an estimated 690,000 lives through its regulations, inspections, research, and training, recent years have seen a new effort aimed at eliminating these successes: the Nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act (NOSHA). This bill, originally introduced in 2023, was revived in January 2025. Unlike the bill's first introduction, its second comes during a Presidential Administration that has deregulation as a primary goal, as evidenced by executive orders that support the revocation of regulations at a rapid pace. The barriers protecting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration continue to be removed, threatening the safety of workers across the United States.</p>","PeriodicalId":45586,"journal":{"name":"New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy","volume":" ","pages":"371-376"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145490588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}