Working Women Face High Risk of Injury and Illness, NIOSH Says

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

Women in the workplace face "high risk from job-related stress, musculoskeletal injuries, violence and other hazards," according to research by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).The institute recently published two reports on the issue, one addressing stress and the other examining safety and health concerns for women working in the construction industry."Many factors heighten certain risks of work-related injury, illness and death for female workers,

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