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Cover Story & Features

Welcome to the Professional Safety articles section. Here you'll find this month's offering of articles that deliver cutting-edge information, lessons learned and practical guidance from practioners in the safety, health, and environmental profession.

Full-issue PDFs of Professional Safety (from January 2005 forward) are now available to members through ASSE's Members Only website. Each file contains interactive links to help members navigate through the file. We've also included links to ASSE, regulatory agencies and other sources, and the journal's advertisers. A reader simply needs to mouse over a link to be redirected.

Cover Story

Worker Safety

Worker Fatigue: Managing Concerns in Rapid Renewal Highway Construction Projects

By Matthew R. Hallowell

Rapid renewal strategies within the construction industry are becoming more common because they help minimize congestion and disruptions for the general public. However, for those working in the field, these strategies require longer hours, more nighttime shifts and work zones that are close to active roadways. All of these factors can contribute to worker fatigue.

Features

ASSE Foundation Research

Postural Control: Age-Related Changes in Working-Age Men

By Adam J. Strang and Angela T. DiDomenico

Most assume that with age comes a decline in one's strength, reaction time and flexibility. These characteristics also can relate to one's postural control. However, limited research has been conducted on postural control and how it changes over a life span. How does it change with age when considering a healthy aging workforce? Using statistical measures and a time-series analysis one can assess this relationship.

Chemical Safety

Phosphine: Analysis of an Exposure Incident in a Commodity Warehouse

By Gerald Beaumont and Joan Beaumont

EPA requires registered pesticides be used according to regulated labeling practices. Violating these regulations can result in employee exposure that may cause health problems. An exposure incident in a warehouse fumigated with phosphine illustrates a need for new preventive measures.