Effects of the height of ball-backrest on head and shoulder posture and trunk muscle activity in VDT workers.

abstract：:In Japan, the principal role of hospital pharmacists has changed from that of dispensing medicines for outpatients to provision of clinical pharmacy services for inpatients. A self-administered questionnaire about subjective symptoms, working patterns, work environments and job satisfaction was administered to 495 hos...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Inaba R,Hioki A,Kondo Y,Nakamura H,Nakamura M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Construction workers (CWs) are both more exposed to tetanus and at higher risk to be inadequately immunized. Our aim was to evaluate tetanus immunization status and knowledge/attitudes towards tetanus vaccination in CWs in Italy. In this field report, the immunization status of 554 unskilled CWs (i.e. labourers). Immu...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Riccò M,Cattani S,Veronesi L,Colucci ME

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective is to evaluate the impact of occupational exposure to lignite dust on respiratory system. 103 blue-collar workers exposed to lignite dust and 62 controls completed a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and underwent spirometry. Levels of lignite dust in workplace were measured. Univariate and multivariate ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Drivas S,Rachiotis G,Vlastos FD,Zacharias C,Alexopoulos CG,Symvoulakis M,Vasiliou M,Behrakis PK

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effectiveness of a computer-tailored support tool for lifestyle modification developed for employees, we conducted an intervention study of pre-post test design. The program was based on principles of behavior science referring to goal setting processes, self monitoring, and feedback. The program of the...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Fujii H,Nakade M,Haruyama Y,Fukuda H,Hashimoto M,Ikuyama T,Kaburagi H,Murai E,Okumura M,Sairenchi T,Muto T

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic field at the chest in 93 male workers exposed to asbestos dust in an asbestos products factory in China was studied by local magnetization and flux-gate gradiometry. The average field intensity at 12 measurement points over the anterior chest wall was compared among workers with and without asbestosis and amo...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Weng XT,Yao JC,Wang YJ,Hu TX,Yu ZG,Lu ZY,Guo JS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbosulfan an acaricide was orally administrated at 48 mg/kg body weight/day to female swiss albino mice for 5, 10, 20 and 30 d. Daily vaginal smear and body weight was recorded. The mice were sacrificed by cervical dislocation after 24 h of terminal exposure to carbosulfan. The results of the present study indicated...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ksheerasagar RL,Kaliwal BB

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined whether employment category was associated with insomnia-related symptoms (IRS). We analyzed the 2010 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions in Japan. The anonymous data of 43,865 people ranging from 20-59 yr of age were analyzed. We defined six employment categories: regularly employed, non-reg...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Maeda M,Filomeno R,Kawata Y,Sato T,Maruyama K,Wada H,Ikeda A,Iso H,Tanigawa T

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore characteristics of the development of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) at present and trend in the future, we investigated 16,154 coal miners exposed to dust for at least 1 yr in the Tiefa Colliery in China. Occupational categories were divided into tunneling, mining, combining and helping. Four cohorts (...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Liu H,Tang Z,Weng D,Yang Y,Tian L,Duan Z,Chen J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered three patients (Patient I: 39-year-old man, Patient II: 34-year-old woman, and Patient III: 5-year-old girl) with acute methyl bromide poisoning, which had occurred as a result of exposure to the gas that leaked from methyl bromide cans stored in a warehouse of a seedling farm. Since all three patients ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Yamano Y,Kagawa J,Ishizu S,Harayama O

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2011, load limits for manual lifting were adopted in Iran to protect workers from low back injury without prior testing of accuracy with Iranian workers. This investigation examined how accurate the adopted ACGIH TLVs at the allowable limits predict risk for LBP disorders for a group of Iranian workers using biomec...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Afshari D,Latifi SM,Kord S,Nourollahi-Darabad M

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of formaldehyde to produce chronic respiratory tract disease remains a controversial issue. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the respiratory effects, if any, of long term occupational exposure to formaldehyde. This cross-sectional study was carried out at a local melamine-formaldehyde re...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Neghab M,Soltanzadeh A,Choobineh A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Industrial talc has been widely circulated in the world for a long time. The pure talc has little effects on humans, but inhalation of talc contaminated with asbestos can causes severe asbestos-related diseases such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. Herein, we represent a case of lung cancer after occupationa...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kim J,Oak C,Jang T,Jung M,Chun B,Park EK,Takahashi K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering a fatal case of an aged individual, who died due to falling down stairs, the cause of the fatal fall was investigated through experiments. A witness, who was with the victim, when the fatal accident occurred, stated that the aged individual had miss-footed, lost balance at the top of the stairs, and fell a...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Nagata H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is aimed to investigate the musculoskeletal issues and association of risk-factors with these problems among manual brick kiln workers. A modified Nordic Questionnaire was administered among 376 traditional brick kiln workers to collect data. Logistic regression was used to determine the association ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Sain MK,Meena M

更新日期：2019-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire survey was done to examine the associations between the dimensions of safety climate and the nurses' motivation toward patient safety. Excluding nursing directors, a total of 371 full-time female Japanese nurses (registered nurses and licensed practical nurses) working in 6 hospitals of fewer than 250 ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kudo Y,Kido S,Taruzuka Shahzad M,Saegusa Y,Satoh T,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The desastrous traffic accidents to date have provided the relevance for promotion of harmonization of work with treatment and prevention of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in transport sectors. SDB is highly prevalent in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and is one cause of cognitive impairment and consequent t...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Wada H,Kimura M,Shirahama R,Tajima T,Maruayama K,Endo M,Ikeda A,Tanigawa T

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated associations between lifestyle factors and selected aspects of mental health in a group of Japanese overseas workers and their accompanying spouses who were residing in and around Düsseldorf, Germany, in February 1994. Considering four aspects of mental health (depression, mental instability, n...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tuekpe MK,Todoriki H,Zheng KC,Kouadio K,Ariizumi M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a view to developing a method of evaluating mental work stress, a paced calculating task (addition and substraction of two two-digit figures) with eight grades of workload (20%-160% of work capacity) was assigned to 21 male and 20 female students. Using a VDT, subjects performed the task and psychological and phy...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kurimori S,Kakizaki T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a household appliance plant, several rinse-free lubricating fluids have been used instead of neat mineral oils since 1994: mixtures of isoparaffinic hydrocarbons with 9 to 14 carbons per molecule. As such they denature keratin, irritate and defat the skin, and remove water from it. Work gloves have been worn over p...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ueno S,Shiomi Y,Yokota K

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research laboratories in a university were investigated for air-borne levels of legally designated organic solvents and specified chemical substances. Repeated surveys in 2004-5 (four times in the two years) of about 720 laboratories (thus 2,874 laboratories in total) revealed that the solvent concentrations were in e...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Takada S,Okamoto S,Yamada C,Ukai H,Samoto H,Ohashi F,Ikeda M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High level of exposure to manganese (Mn) can cause a clinically and pathophysiologically distinct syndrome from idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). We describe the clinical features and results of [123I]-fluoropropyl (FP)-CIT SPECT of a liver cirrhotic with atypical parkinsonism. The patient developed atypical parkin...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kim J,Kim JM,Kim YK,Shin JW,Choi SH,Kim SE,Kim Y

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work is dedicated to the study of occupational cold environments in food distribution industrial units. Field measurements and a subjective assessment based on an individual questionnaire were considered. The survey was carried out in 5 Portuguese companies. The field measurements include 26 workplaces, wh...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Oliveira AV,Gaspar AR,Raimundo AM,Quintela DA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1992 and 2005, 72 cases of occupational hypersensitive pneumonitis were reported to the Czech National Registry of Occupational Diseases. This represented 0.24% of all occupational diseases reported in the Czech Republic during that period. The greatest number of cases occurred in 1997 (10 cases), of which men...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Fenclová Z,Pelclová D,Urban P,Navrátil T,Klusácková P,Lebedová J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near miss-based analysis has been recently suggested to be more important in the medical field than focusing on adverse events, as in the industrial field. To validate the utility of near miss-based analysis in the medical fields, we investigated whether or not predictors of near misses and adverse events were similar...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tanaka K,Otsubo T,Tanaka M,Kaku A,Nishinoue N,Takanao T,Kamata N,Miyaoka H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated whether cold-induced deterioration in neuromuscular function can be restored by intermittently increasing the workload. We examined the level of muscular strain, agonist-antagonist co-activation, the occurrence of EMG gaps and neuromuscular efficiency in wrist flexor and extensor muscles at 21°C (...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Oksa J,Paasovaara S,Ollila T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantities of two forms of crystalline silica, tridymite and cristobalite, in heated rice husk ash (RHA) samples were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and chemical methods. Two RHA samples, containing 93% SiO2 and 2-3% K2O, were prepared from charcoaled rice husk products and heated to above 900 degrees C. Th...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Shinohara Y,Kohyama N

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intratracheal instillation of GaAs suspension has been histopathologically shown to induce a diffuse pulmonary response. In the present study, magnetometry was used to evaluate the effects of intratracheally instilled GaAs on the behavior of externally magnetized iron particles instilled in rabbit lung. Magnetometric ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Aizawa Y,Takata T,Karube H,Tatsumi H,Inokuchi N,Kotani M,Chiyotani K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published a new Technical Specification (TS), ISO/TS 20646-1 "Ergonomic procedures for the improvement of local muscular workloads (LMWL)--Part 1: Guidelines for reducing local muscular workloads" in 2004. However, little is known about whether the ISO/TS is rea...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ebara T,Khuvasanont T,Krungkraiwong S,Amornratanapaichit R,Tachi N,Takeyama H,Murata K,Takanishi T,Inoue T,Suzumura H,Mori M,Itani T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common medical cause of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Specifically, among an estimated 14 million US commercial drivers, 17-28% or 2.4 to 3.9 million are expected to have OSA. Based on existing epidemiologic evidence, most of these drivers are undiagnosed and not adequat...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kales SN,Straubel MG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to evaluate if the occupational exposure to urban pollutants could cause alterations on 17-alfa-hydroxy-progesterone plasma levels and related diseases in male traffic policemen. 17-alpha-OH-P is synthesized in Leydig cells and in adrenals; it influences spermiogenesis, acrosoma reaction, testo...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tomei G,Ciarrocca M,Bernardini A,Capozzella A,Rosati MV,Anzelmo V,Caciari T,Cardella C,Monti C,Tomei F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00