(December 2012) Fort Lesley J. McNair is a United States Army post located on the tip of Greenleaf Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. To the peninsula's west is the Washington Channel, while the Anacostia River is on its south side.
In many industrialized countries, where the number of deaths from work-related accidents has been falling, deaths from occupational disease, notably asbestosis, is on the rise. Globally, asbestos alone is responsible for 100,000 occupational deaths per year.
Work related MSDs are among the most frequently reported causes of lost or restricted work time. 1  In 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that industries with the highest MSD * rates include health care, transportation and warehousing, retail and wholesale trade and construction.