Amines as occupational hazards for visual disturbance.

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：:Although the risks associated with vibration exposure have been known for a long time, the importance of risk prevention has increased in Europe since the implementation of the Machine Directives in 1989 (1989/392/EC) and the Vibration Directive in 2002 (2002/44/CE). These Directives challenged manufacturers to design...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Donati PM

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:We aimed to determine the economic impact of absenteeism and presenteeism from five conditions potentially comorbid with depressive symptoms-back or neck disorders, depression, anxiety, or emotional disorders, chronic headaches, stomach or bowel disorders, and insomnia-among Japanese workers aged 18-59 yr. Participant...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Wada K,Arakida M,Watanabe R,Negishi M,Sato J,Tsutsumi A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on the subjective experiences and mental health of young, unemployed adults in Japan. We explored how individuals describe their experiences of becoming unemployed and how these experiences influence their mental health within the current Japanese sociocultural context, using a social constructionis...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kito A,Ueno T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational injuries are decreasing due to the improvement in occupational management in the workplace in recent years. However, pneumoconiosis and its complications remain important occupational diseases. Based on the report 'survey on classification for supervision of pneumoconiosis in Japan' performed in 1994, thi...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tonori Y,Niitsuya M,Sato T,Sugiura Y,Miyake H,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed an in vivo tribometer for characterizing the friction of a human heel against a planar test surface. The pedestrian steps down on an angled test surface and an observer determines if the person's heel slips. In the simplest variation, the subject simply steps down onto the test surface. The second va...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Besser M,Marpet M,Medoff H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify acute toxicity and histopathological changes in the lung after exposure to V2O5 powder, rats (SD, male, n=66) were observed for 4 weeks after an intratracheal administration of V2O5 powder (geometric mean diameter 0.31 microm, geomertic standard deviation sigmag=2.19) at three doses (0.88, 3.0, 13.0 mg/kg b...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Toya T,Fukuda K,Takaya M,Arito H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a single-item job satisfaction measure has been shown to be reliable and inclusive as multiple-item scales in relation to health, studies including immunological data are few. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of single-item job and family life satisfaction based on its association with i...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Nakata A,Irie M,Takahashi M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Taiwan, relevant mid-term plans and projects of mitigating occupational hazards have been launched in recent years in the hopes of lowering the incidence of occupational hazards. In light of the lack of objective methodologies for researches on issues pertaining occupational safety and health, this research aims to...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Chang YK,Chuang KY,Tseng JM,Lin FC,Su TS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between temperament, job stress, and overcommitment using the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego-Autoquestionnaire version (TEMPS-A) and a scale of the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model. In July 2004, self-administered questionnaires were...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tei-Tominaga M,Akiyama T,Miyake Y,Sakai Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the shift work-related problems associated with a 16-h night shift in a two-shift system, we took the following important factors into consideration; the interaction between circadian rhythms and the longer night shift, the type of morningness and eveningness experienced, the subjective sleep feeling, the su...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Fukuda H,Takahashi M,Miki K,Haratani T,Kurabayashi L,Hisanaga N,Arito H,Takahashi H,Egoshi M,Sakurai M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burnout of nurses at university hospitals was analyzed in relation to their personality characteristics and coping behaviors. A self-administered questionnaire regarding burnout (the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory), work-related stressors (the Nursing Job Stressor Scale), personality characteristics (Short-Form Eysenck ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Shimizutani M,Odagiri Y,Ohya Y,Shimomitsu T,Kristensen TS,Maruta T,Iimori M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The measurement of vibrotactile perception thresholds (VPTs) at fingertips in workers belongs in Poland among obligatory methods used to diagnose hand-arm vibration syndrome. The aim of the study was to compare vibrotactile perception threshold (VPT) values for healthy subjects using two different types of m...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Harazin B,Harazin-Lechowska A,Kałamarz J,Zieliński G

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effects of physician's advice on non-specific acute low back pain (ALBP) in Japanese workers, existing data from a prospective, epidemiological study of Japanese workers were analyzed. Among workers who had had low back strain during the past year at baseline and responded to the 1-yr follow-up survey (n...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Matsudaira K,Hara N,Arisaka M,Isomura T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosome aberration rates and sister chromatid exchange frequency were examined in the peripheral lymphocytes of 38 male workers who were engaged in organic glass production and exposed to methyl methacrylate (MMA) vapors at the concentrations of 0.9 ppm to 71.9 ppm. The results were compared with the findings in th...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Seiji K,Inoue O,Kawai T,Mizunuma K,Yasugi T,Moon CS,Takeda S,Ikeda M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish the relationship between Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) concentrations and blood lead (PbB) levels and to identify reliable analytical methods of ZPP and Protoporhyrin (PP), blood samples were obtained from 263 office workers without the history of occupational lead exposure and 49 lead-acid battery workers. T...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Roh YM,Kim K,Kim H

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to clarify the temporary threshold shifts in fingertip vibratory sensation produced by hand-transmitted vibrations that have the same equivalent tool vibration levels according to the JIS B 4900 determination method. The JIS B 4900 standard is based on vibration exposure dose values. There...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Maeda S,Yonekawa Y,Kanada K,Takahashi Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain (LBP) is prevalent among workers both in developed and developing countries. School teachers represent a high proportion of the working population in Malaysia. However, there is a lack of longitudinal study on predictors and course of LBP among teachers. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the predi...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Zamri EN,Hoe VCW,Moy FM

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The improvement of occupational health conditions in Small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) is the most crucial issue in occupational health in Japan today. Improvement will depend on how occupational health services are provided to SMEs. Recently, Occupational Health Service Centers (OHSCs) providing occupational...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Hino Y,Kan H,Minami M,Takada M,Shimokubo N,Nagata T,Kurita M,Uchida K,Mori K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for detecting shocks and impacts in whole-body vibration time histories has been developed that is suitable for implementation as a computer algorithm. The procedure consists of comparing the magnitudes of a higher-order mean value and the impulsiveness calculated for successive time segments of the accelerat...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Brammer AJ,Roddan G,Morrison JB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Work-related violence is an important problem worldwide, and nurses are at increased risk. This study identified rates of violence against nurses in Minnesota, USA, and their perceptions of the work environment. A sample of 6,300 randomly selected nurses described their experience with work-related violence in the pre...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Nachreiner NM,Gerberich SG,Ryan AD,McGovern PM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the accident records of an aluminium smelting industry, covering about 2,100 employees, over a period of three years, showed a total of 465 accidents of male employees. Out of these, 5 were fatal, 40.86% were from contacts with extreme temperatures, causing burn injury to 42.58%. Hot materials were the age...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Das BC,Chaudhury S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A field survey of 147 engineers (23-49 years) in an electronics manufacturing company was conducted to investigate the effect of working hours on cardiovascular-autonomic nervous functions (urinary catecholamines, heart rate variability and blood pressure). The subjects were divided into 3 groups by age: 23-29 (n = 49...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Sasaki T,Iwasaki K,Oka T,Hisanaga N,Ueda T,Takada Y,Fujiki Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanoacrylate (CA) and its homologues have a variety of medical, dental and commercial applications as adhesives. The increasing use of CA in dentistry, particularly as an adhesive and sealing glue, has raised concerns regarding its potential toxicity in humans. Reported toxicity of CA is uncommon in the dental workpl...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Leggat PA,Kedjarune U,Smith DR

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the high number of accidents that occur in construction and the consequences this has for workers, organizations, society and countries, occupational safety and health (OSH) has become a very important issue for stakeholders to take care of the human resource. For this reason, and in order to know how OSH resea...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Suárez Sánchez FA,Carvajal Peláez GI,Catalá Alís J

更新日期：2017-06-08 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：:India, a growing economy and world's largest democracy, has population exceeding 1.2 billion. Out of this huge number, 63.6% form working age group. More than 90% work in the informal economy, mainly agriculture and services. Less than 10% work in the organized sector; mainly industry, mining and some services. New se...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Pingle S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper summarizes the research on cold protection of feet. There exist several conflicting requirements for the choice of the best suited footwear for cold exposure. These conflicts are related to various environmental factors, protection needs and user comfort issues. In order to reduce such conflicts and simplify...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kuklane K

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00