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This organization provides guidelines on workplace health and safety, including cardiovascular risk management
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
This industrial toxic agent accounts for the greatest number of intoxications and deaths
What is carbon monoxide?
On average, more than 200 people in the United States die every year from CO produced by non-automotive consumer products.
Employers can help workers recovering from cardiovascular conditions by offering this type of flexible option.
What is telework or remote work?
Long-term exposure to carbon monoxide in industrial settings can impair this organ's function.
What is the heart?
World Health Organization. (2004). Carbon monoxide: Environmental health criteria 213.
This chemical metabolized from methylene chloride is responsible for binding to hemoglobin and reducing oxygen transport in the blood.
What is carbon monoxide?
Citation: ATSDR, "Toxicological Profile for Methylene Chloride," 2000.
This leading heart health organization publishes guidelines on preventing workplace-related cardiovascular disease.
What is the American Heart Association?
This toxic compound binds to hemoglobin more than 200 times stronger than oxygen, reducing oxygen delivery to the heart and other tissues.
What is carbon monoxide?
Citation: EPA, "Carbon Monoxide's Impact on Indoor Air Quality," 2022.
Workers in physically demanding jobs recovering from cardiovascular conditions may need to avoid this type of activity temporarily.
What is heavy lifting?
Exposure to loud noise in the workplace can lead to this condition, affecting blood pressure.
What is noise-induced hypertension?
World Health Organization. (2018). Environmental noise guidelines for the European region. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789289053563
Workers exposed to methylene chloride may experience this type of abnormal heart rhythm due to impaired oxygen delivery.
What is arrhythmia?
Citation: OSHA, "Methylene Chloride Hazards," 2018.
This cardiovascular risk factor, often linked to sedentary behavior, is increasingly common in desk-bound workers.
What is obesity?
Chronic exposure to carbon monoxide may worsen this condition characterized by chest pain due to reduced oxygen flow to the heart.
What is angina?
Citation: American Heart Association, "Carbon Monoxide and Heart Disease," 2020.
This type of gradual return-to-work program helps workers transition back after a heart attack.
What is phased return to work?
This metal, commonly found in industrial settings, can increase blood pressure and raise the risk of cardiovascular disease.
What is lead?
Citation: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). (2020). Lead. https://www.osha.gov/lead
Name two possible reasons for death from methylene chloride
What is respiratory depression and cardiac arrhythmia?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. (2012). Fatal exposure to methylene chloride among bathtub refinishers-United States, 2000-2011. MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 61(7).
This workplace intervention, which allows employees to take frequent short breaks, is shown to lower heart disease risk.
What is microbreaks?
Carbon monoxide can exacerbate this condition, which is the hardening and narrowing of arteries, by increasing the heart's workload.
What is atherosclerosis?
Citation: NIOSH, "Carbon Monoxide: Workplace Safety and Health Topics," 2019.
Workers with cardiovascular conditions may require this type of evaluation before returning to their job.
What is a fitness-for-duty evaluation?
Chronic stress in the workplace can increase the risk of developing this condition, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease
What is hypertension (high blood pressure)?
Citation: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). (2016). Guidance on stress-related cardiovascular risks. https://www.acoem.org
Exposure to methylene chloride in occupational settings can impair the delivery of oxygen to tissues, increasing the risk of THIS cardiovascular emergency.
What is hypoxia?
Citation: NIOSH, "Methylene Chloride: Occupational Safety and Health Guidelines," 2018.
This work-related cardiovascular risk, involving the combination of high demands and low control, is called this.
What is job strain?
Name five symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning
What are headache, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, and dimmed vision?
Current diagnosis & treatment : occupational & environmental medicine
Workers recovering from a heart attack may benefit from this structured exercise and education program.
What is cardiac rehabilitation?
Disruption of this due to irregular shift work can contribute to higher rates of heart disease and stroke.
What is the circadian rhythm?
Citation: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). (2015). Stress at work. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/stress
The number of people who died from Fatal Exposure to Methylene Chloride due to Bathtub Refinishing between 2000 and 2011
What is 13?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC. (2012). Fatal exposure to methylene chloride among bathtub refinishers-United States, 2000-2011. MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 61(7).