Four million female hospital workers face reproductive health hazards.
OSHA exposure limit standards are still based on research conducted on male workers, and not on female workers. The author explores the common reproductive hazards and their potential health effects on female hospital workers, and offers some alternative solutions to work site exposure.
D004782:Environmental Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration; D014930:Women; D014931:Women, Working