Comparison of personal air benzene and urine t,t-muconic acid as a benzene exposure surrogate during turnaround maintenance in petrochemical plants.

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

abstract：:Seats have been newly developed with an anti-vibration suspension system for agricultural machinery. These seats were examined in a series of laboratory tests to determine their static and dynamic physical characteristics. These seats are specifically designed for the Japanese physique. An artificial track was constru...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ishikawa F

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：: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：:Although studies on the association of job dissatisfaction with mental health have been conducted in the past, few studies have dealt with the complicated links connecting job stress, job dissatisfaction, and stress-related illness. This study seeks to determine how job dissatisfaction is linked to common mental healt...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tatsuse T,Sekine M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：:It was concluded that there was sufficient evidence about a possible link between long working hours particularly exceeding 50 a week and the risk of significant health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease from literature review by Spurgeon et al.. This study was conducted to find out the single effect of regula...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Park J,Kim Y,Cho Y,Woo KH,Chung HK,Iwasaki K,Oka T,Sasaki T,Hisanaga N

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional survey of semiconductor factories was conducted to identify the ergonomic risk factors in the work processes, the prevalence of body pain among workers, and the relationship between body pain and work processes. A total of 906 women semiconductor workers took part in the study. In wafer preparation a...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Chee HL,Rampal KG,Chandrasakaran A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the present work were: to calculate lifting energy consumption (LEC) in work activities designed to have a growing lifting index (LI) by means of revised NIOSH lifting equation; to evaluate the relationship between LEC and forces at the L5-S1 joint. The kinematic and kinetic data of 20 workers were recorde...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ranavolo A,Varrecchia T,Rinaldi M,Silvetti A,Serrao M,Conforto S,Draicchio F

更新日期：2017-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted with staff at a fly-in/fly-out mine camp to determine the: hydration knowledge, perceptions and behaviours; hydration status and needs; and perceived taste of potable water. A structured questionnaire was used to survey the self-reported hydration behaviour, knowledge and perception of. The study...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Carter A,Muller R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nighttime napping is an effective measure to prevent adverse effects due to night shift work. A characteristic of nighttime nap is that it can result in considerably deeper sleep. Several studies have shown that taking nighttime naps suppressed increasing sleepiness, decreasing alertness during the period following aw...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Takeyama H,Kubo T,Itani T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ambient air quality monitoring was carried during the May 2003 to April 2004 along the (NH-6) passing through Jalgaon city. The average concentration of SOx 64 microg/m3, NOx 58 microg/ m3, particulates (> 10 micro) 515 microg/m3 and respirable dust particulates 224 microg/m3 was reported at Prabhat during the stu...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ingle ST,Pachpande BG,Wagh ND,Patel VS,Attarde SB

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (EGEE) is known to have testicular toxicity. To elucidate whether EGEE has any effect on sperm motion, especially in the case of short time exposure, we conducted a series of in vivo experiments with rats, as well as an in vitro study with rat sperm. Sperm from cauda epididymides and sp...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Wang RS,Ohtani K,Suda M,Nakajima T

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：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：: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 objective of present study was to assess relationship between biomarkers of Manganese (Mn) and neuropsychological effects. The study was carried out on 27 welders and 31 ferroalloy smelters as Mn-exposed groups and 30 office workers as unexposed controls. Air Mn concentrations were determined according to NIOSH me...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Hassani H,Golbabaei F,Shirkhanloo H,Tehrani-Doust M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate working conditions using a personal computer with a flat panel display (FPD) in terms of visual and musculoskeletal comfort. Measurements of viewing distance, viewing angle, head angle, neck angle and electromyogram (EMG) activities of the neck, shoulder and back muscles of visual...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Saito S,Miyao M,Kondo T,Sakakibara H,Toyoshima H

更新日期：1997-04-01 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 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：: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：:Participatory programmes for occupational risk reduction are gaining importance particularly in small workplaces in both industrially developing and developed countries. To discuss the types of effective support, participatory steps commonly seen in our "work improvement-Asia" network are reviewed. The review covered ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kogi K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To disclose the effects of chromium (Cr) on olfactory function, olfactory threshold tests were conducted on 27 male plating workers (Cr workers) with signs and symptoms of olfactory irritation but without nasal septum perforation or ulcer and on 34 male control subjects in Korean plating factories. The Cr workers had ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kitamura F,Yokoyama K,Araki S,Nishikitani M,Choi JW,Yum YT,Park HC,Park SH,Sato H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety and environmental aspects of a manufacturing process are important due to increased environmental regulations and life quality. In this paper, the concentration of aerosols in the breathing zone of the operator of Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM), a commonly used non traditional manufacturing process is...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Jose M,Sivapirakasam SP,Surianarayanan M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutaraldehyde (GA) and ortho-phtalaldehyde (OPA) have been widely used as major components of disinfectants in hospitals. We evaluated the alterations in GA or OPA in rats after subacute inhalation exposure by determining levels of neurotransmitters (norepinephrine [NE], dopamine [DA], DA metabolites, dihydroxyphenyl...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Katagiri H,Yamamoto T,Uchimura A,Tsunoda M,Aizawa Y,Yamauchi H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentachlorophenol (PCP) was widely used as a wood preservative in Germany until 1989, when it was prohibited by law. Within a cross-sectional study we investigated the internal PCP exposure of painters and bricklayers between one year and four years after the ban. PCP was analysed in post-shift urine samples of 189 pa...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Bader M,Zimmer H,Triebig G

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional study evaluated the contribution of daily sleep habits to occupational injuries. A self-administered questionnaire solicited answers about sleep, symptoms of depression, occupational injury, demographics, presence of diseases and lifestyle factors from 2,903 workers between the ages of 16-83 (mean 45...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Nakata A,Ikeda T,Takahashi M,Haratani T,Fujioka Y,Fukui S,Swanson NG,Hojou M,Araki S

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:This study aimed to examine the effects of parity and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) on low birth weight (LBW) infants among Japanese women. Participants included 1,518 mothers (mean age 34.0 years) of singleton full-term infants in 2011. The incidence of LBW infants was 7.5% in primiparous women with BMI<18.5 (G...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Suzuki K,Nomura K,Takenoshita S,Ando K,Kido M

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00