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[–] riskable@programming.dev 16 points 1 day ago

Not just stigma, smells, and other mild/gross annoyances. Garbage collectors are in the top ten most hazardous jobs.

Main issues:

  • Repetitive stress injuries
  • Spinal and disc injuries
  • Slips and falls
  • Traffic strikes
  • Crushing injuries and pinches
  • Flying debris
  • Needlesticks and sharps (diseases and infections)
  • Bioaerosols and molds
  • Animal and insect bites
  • Toxic chemical exposure and diesel exhaust
  • Thermal stress
  • Hearing loss

Elevated cancer risks:

  • Lung
  • Bladder
  • Gastrointestinal and liver
  • Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Skin