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health and safety  

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  • The work environment and the organization of work activities have important impacts on the health and well-being of workers. Although work can yield positive health effects by providing a living wage and other material benefits, as well as a personal sense of meaning and identity, the embodied nature of work activity means that workers are also vulnerable to a variety of harms. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Health and Safety]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LMBSWBT4-G

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