Yet members of the panel stand by their work, dismissing the complaints as a predictable occupational risk .

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The study found several occupational sectors in which there appeared to be an elevated breast cancer risk, including manufacture of plastics for use in the automobile industry, farming and metalworking.

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Consider an investigation into a serious Occupational Safety and Health Act violation, where the lives of employees are at risk.

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Smoke from cooking "may have been an occupational hazard before the modern kitchen, " he said, putting those women at risk.

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