(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.
You may âknowâ that itâs important to keep safety in mind as we go about your daily activities, but how would you explain the reasons why this is the case. Here are some things to think about. A work accident, workplace accident, occupational accident, or accident at work is a âdiscrete occurrence in the course of work, which leads to physical or mental harmâ.