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Policework and Law Enforcement
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New Meth Formula Avoids Anti-Drug Laws
http://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/1877210-New-meth-formula-avoids-anti-drug-laws/
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This is the new formula for methamphetamine: a two-liter soda bottle, a few handfuls of cold pills and some noxious chemicals.
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NIOSH Science Blog: Solutions for Preventing Lead Poisoning and Hearing Loss at Indoor Firing Ranges
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/blog/nsb051809_firingrange.html
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This Month's Science Blog addresses alerts and solutions addressing lead exposure and hearing loss indoor firing ranges.
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Preventing Occupational Exposures to Lead and Noise at Indoor Firing Ranges (April 2009)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-136/default.html
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This Alert presents five case reports that document lead and noise exposures of law enforcement officers and students. The Alert examines firing range operations, exposure assessment and control methods, existing regulations, and exposure standards and guidelines.
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NIOSH Science Blog - Police and Stress
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/blog/nsb063008_policestress.html
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By the nature of their jobs, many police officers face tremendous stress on a daily basis. Research has shown that police officers are at increased risk for cardiovascular events and may face an increased risk for suicide. Yet, police officers are in general an understudied occupational group. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), together with colleagues at the University at Buffalo (UB), is studying the effects of policing and stress on adverse metabolic and early stage (subclinical) cardiovascular outcomes with the ultimate goal of preventing these and other stress-related disorders.
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NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Bicycle Saddles and Reproductive Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bike/
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Over the last several years, NIOSH researchers have investigated the potential health effects of prolonged bicycling in police bicycle patrol units, including the possibility that some bicycle saddles exert excessive pressure on the urogenital area of cyclists, restricting blood flow to the genitals.
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Protecting the Occupational Health and Safety of Police Officers (PDF)
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/ti197.pdf
(Australian Institute of Criminology)
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Protection of the health and safety of police officers is fundamental to
good operational policing. This paper is based on international research and outlines a range of preventive strategies.
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Occupational Health and Safety Risks Faced by Police Officers (PDF)
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/ti196.pdf
(Australian Institute of Criminology)
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Police officers face a range of risks at work: homicide, assaults,
communicable diseases, injuries during car crashes and regular abuse. This paper is based on a comprehensive international literature review of police occupational health and safety, and identifies key risk factors.
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Job-Related Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
http://www.westga.edu/~gadmh/ResourcesPublications/Professionals/Job-related%20Trauma%20and%20PTSD.pdf
(Rescue-workers.com)
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was first recognized as a diagnostic category in the 1980 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (DSM III) and initially was created to describe the dramatically altered functioning of traumatized American soldiers who had served in combat zones.
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NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Indoor Firing Ranges
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ranges/
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This page provides links to information about the evaluation, measurement, and control of noise and airborne lead exposures at indoor firing ranges.
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Police/Law Enforcement Officer: International Hazard Datasheets on Occupation
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/hdo/htm/offcr_police.htm
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Police Stress
http://www.policestress.org/
(Central Florida Police Stress Unit, Inc.)
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The Central Florida Police Stress Unit, Inc. was established for Law Enforcement Officers and their families. It provides a Confidential Response and addresses the many issues associated and caused directly and indirectly by the stress related to the Law Enforcement profession.
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Police Shiftwork Guide
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/bjlogie/
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Effects of Shiftwork, Circadian Rhythms, Larks and Owls, Sleep Healthy, Eating, Exercise, Age, Tolerance, Shift Schedules, Example Schedules, Legislation, Health & Safety, FAQs, References, Murphy's Law
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