Finding Good Science
How to Critically Appraise Scientific Literature
CONTENTS
FINDING GOOD SCIENCE
HOW TO CRITICALLY APPRAISE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE
Decision-making in occupational health needs to rely on the best available information. Unfortunately, basing our decisions on research has become more complicated, in part because the amount of relevant published information has increased steadily over the last 20 years. This article offers tips on critically appraising scientific literature.
BY CARINA DOYLE, MARK R. STENZEL, NANCY E. JOHNSON, AND JOANNA GREIG
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VENTILATION AND SUSTAINABLE LABORATORIES
HOW INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS CAN INFLUENCE LABORATORIES’
EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
As we've become increasingly aware of the impact our activities have on our planet, it is obvious that we need to manage the challenges of climate change as much as we do the health of people. Responsible global enterprises are asking a simple question: how can we make our businesses more sustainable?
BY BRIAN SCHMIDT AND ANDREA GUYTINGCO
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THE CHALLENGE FOR INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE 4.0
A NIOSH PERSPECTIVE ON DIRECT-READING METHODOLOGIES AND REAL-TIME MONITORING IN OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
Direct-reading methodologies and real-time monitors will play a crucial role in workers’ health and safety in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. These technologies will lead to a new stage of industrial hygiene: IH4.0.
BY EMANUELE CAUDA, JOHN SNAWDER, ANDREA SPINAZZÈ, ANDREA CATTANEO, JOHN HOWARD, AND DOMENICO CAVALLO
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CONTRIBUTORS
CARINA DOYLE, FEATURE AUTHOR
BRIAN SCHMIDT, FEATURE AUTHOR
Brian Schmidt, MSc OH, MSc Tox, is the global lead of industrial hygiene at Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG
in Switzerland.
EMANUELE CAUDA, FEATURE AUTHOR
Emanuele Cauda, PhD, is co-director of the NIOSH Center for Excellence on Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies and an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
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