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occupational

[ok-yuh-pey-shuh-nl] / ˌɒk jəˈpeɪ ʃə nl /


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Martin Slade, a lecturer in occupational medicine at Yale School of Medicine and in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at YSPH, co-authored the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Constraints on competition that hurt workers and consumers—such as certain occupational licenses or restrictions on who can sell contact lenses or hearing aids—should be avoided.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Regional labour department director Geraldine Panlilio said she had briefly shut the project down in September 2024 over violations of occupational safety standards.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Vaccination is also urged for people who have an occupational risk for exposure, such as certain lab workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Some researchers now believe that the stress involved in so-called high- demand, low-control jobs further down the occupational scale is more harmful than the stress of professional jobs that come with greater autonomy and control.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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