newsletter edition 06 | January 2025
Aircrew Members’ Perceived Risk to Cancer and Other Adverse Health Conditions from Cosmic Radiation Exposure
Aircrew members are exposed to cosmic radiation from the sun and outer space throughout their careers. The goal of this study is to evaluate contributing factors to individual perceived risk from this cumulative exposure. A 22-question, self-administered online survey was utilized to assess flight experience, demographic information, and attitudes regarding individual risk from cosmic radiation exposure among flight crew members.

Both gender and base location were found to be statistically significant indicators of how aircrew members perceived their individual risk of exposure. Results suggest that female aircrew members are more concerned with their individual risk from cosmic radiation exposure than male crew members, especially in areas regarding reproductive health and pregnancy. Results also suggest that aircrew members perceive their individual risk from exposure to be higher when they have a greater background knowledge of cosmic radiation. A greater level of background knowledge of cosmic radiation exposure was reported in aircrew members based outside of the United States.

Additional research is needed to determine if current U.S. regulations offer adequate training and protection for aircrew members and if access to radiation information may affect other aspects of aircrew health and personal lives.

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The Hub
Happy Anniversary to The Hub!

From frontline workers to safety leaders to educators, users have flocked to The Hub in its first year to find helpful resources for the important work they do each day.

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Are you currently conducting or have you recently completed innovative EHS research? By submitting to SHIFT, your research will be available to a broad audience of international subscribers, freely accessible to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, and published rapidly in the next issue.
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Grainger
Keep Pace with Evolving Fall Protection Safety Standards

The ANSI/ASSP Z359 fall protection standards, first introduced in 1992, are continually evolving to help protect workers at height. The standards provide guidance on everything from full-body harnesses and self-retracting devices to fall arrest systems, self-rescue systems, and more. Use this overview of the standards and frequently asked questions to help stay up to date on related safety measures and guide your fall protection program.

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The CDC
Transforming Construction: Automation and Robotics for a Safer Future

At its core, automation is the use of technology to perform tasks that were once done by humans. Technology includes software, tools to automate workflows, and machinery. Some of the early examples of automation in construction are power tools. As technology progresses, construction automation has seen rapid progress over the last decade with the introduction of robots. These robots can do all sorts of tasks such as utility excavation and roadwork, bricklaying, drywall finishing as well as observation.

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Exploring Approaches to Keep an AI-Enabled Workplace Safe for Workers

Artificial intelligence (AI)—the field of computer science that designs machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence—has seen rapid advances leading to cutting‐edge innovations in language, vision, reasoning, and human‐machine collaboration across industries, economies, and labor markets.

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