All occupational health

A picture of a farmworker harvesting gladiolas, one of Illinois' cash crops.

September 12, 2022

First federal center focused on farmworker health and safety to open in Chicago 

New federal center will have a special focus on farmworker data, safety and health

A picture of a farmworker harvesting gladiolas, one of Illinois' cash crops.

September 12, 2022

Primer centro federal enfocado en la salud y seguridad de los trabajadores agrícolas abrirá en Chicago

El nuevo centro federal tendrá un enfoque especial en los datos, la seguridad y la salud de los trabajadores agrícolas

Portrait of Brett Shannon, occupational health researcher

September 1, 2022

Limited research has been done on the occupational hazards faced by Indigenous peoples 

Despite their higher death rate from injury, there is little understanding about the occupational hazards faced by Indigenous people

April 15, 2019

Irregular schedules, being new on the job raises risk of injury for miners working long hours

Long hours also linked to greater chance of being killed on job

David Michaels

March 6, 2018

Former OSHA administrator to speak at UIC

Corporate sustainability and workplace safety and health to be discussed

September 13, 2016

$4.2 million federal grant establishes center for worker health at UIC

Focus on improving health of workers in precarious jobs

Infographic showing statistics about police deaths in states with highest gun ownership

August 13, 2015

Police more likely to be killed on duty in states with high gun ownership

Study: states with high public gun ownership have more police deaths

rolls of metal sheeting

June 20, 2014

Conference focuses on worker injury, illness

Focus on public policy, workplace intervention to improve worker health