Estimation of CO exposure of road construction workers in tunnel.

abstract：:The effects of bright artificial light on the subjective mental state of 10 female nurses working shifts at a university hospital were assessed. We investigated two series of five consecutive workshifts rotations comprising one normal, two night and two evening shifts, using two self-administered rating scales. The su...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Iwata N,Ichii S,Egashira K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between diabetes and medical and dental care costs from a 5-yr prospective observation of Japanese workers. The data were derived from health and dental examinations and health insurance claims of 4,086 workers aged 40-54 yr. At baseline, the subjects were as...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ide R,Hoshuyama T,Wilson DJ,Takahashi K,Higashi T

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Organizational justice has recently attracted attention as a predictor of employee mental and physical health. However, the lack of a Japanese translation of the original English-language organizational justice scale (OJS) has precluded its application in Japan. The present study aimed to develop Japanese version of t...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Shibaoka M,Takada M,Watanabe M,Kojima R,Kakinuma M,Tanaka K,Kawakami N

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:This paper describes the current status of occupational health and safety countermeasures in Beijing, China. It includes the network and organization of occupational health, occupational health personnel, the refitting of industrial structures, hazardous agents at workplaces, the classification and incident rates of o...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Gao X,Sun L

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the common notion that stress impairs sleep there is little published data showing that sleep (polysomnography (PSG)) is impaired across several sleep episodes in individuals who complain of daily stress during the same period. The present paper aimed at investigating such a connection. 33 subjects had 3 sleep...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Åkerstedt T,Lekander M,Petersén H,Kecklund G,Axelsson J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global integration of economies worldwide has led to increased pressure for "labor flexibility". A notable aspect of this trend has been the rise in non-standard work arrangements, which include part-time work, temporary agency-based work, fixed-term contingent work, and independent contracting. Although non-stand...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kawachi I

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-awakening, waking up at a designated time decided before sleeping, could prevent failure in the blood circulation vessel system such as heart attack, acute increases in heart rate or blood pressure upon waking. Previous research showed that anticipatory changes occurred in heart rate prior to awakening from a sho...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kaida K,Ogawa K,Hayashi M,Hori T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to examine how each psychosocial factor on working conditions is related to a worker's well-being. Data from the 2011 Korean Working Conditions Survey were analyzed for 33,569 employed workers aged ≥15 years. Well-being was evaluated through the WHO-5 questionnaire and variables about occupati...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Lee BJ,Lamichhane DK,Jung DY,Moon SH,Kim SJ,Kim HC

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study examined whether working 50 hours or less per week was associated with an increase of mental and circulatory disorders, and if so, whether it was significant for managing workers' health. White-collar workers aged 20 to 60 working at an office of a Japanese company were surveyed from August 1997 to...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tarumi K,Hagihara A,Morimoto K

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to establish a correlation between biomarkers of exposure and cytogenetic test results in workers occupationally exposed to benzene and toluene, with special reference to confounding factors influencing the outcome of the cytogenetic test. The incidence of structural chromosome aberrations and...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Bogadi-Sare A,Brumen V,Turk R,Karacić V,Zavalić M

更新日期：1997-07-01 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

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 hematopoietic toxicity of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME) and its metabolites, methoxy acetaldehyde (MALD) and methoxyacetic acid (MAA), was analyzed using human bone marrow cells from a lymphoma patient without bone marrow involvement and a human leukemia cell line, HL60. After 24-hour incubation, the con...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Takagi A,Yamada T,Hayashi K,Nakade Y,Kojima T,Takamatsu J,Shibata E,Ichihara G,Takeuchi Y,Murate T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to elucidate the effects of a ball-backrest at different heights on the head and shoulder posture and neck and trunk muscles of visual display terminal (VDT) workers who adopted a forward head posture when working at a VDT. Twenty-three VDT workers with forward head posture performed the keyboa...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Yoo WG,Yi CH,Cho SH,Jeon HS,Cynn HS,Choi HS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated relationships among self-management skills, communication with superiors, and the mental health of employees in a Japanese worksite. The subjects were manufacturing workers in a medium-sized company in Kyushu. In 1999, we mailed a self-administrated questionnaire which included questions...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Shimizu T,Mizoue T,Takahashi H,Shazuki A,Kubota S,Mishima N,Nagata S

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acceptance, validity, reliability and feasibility of the AGREE (Appraisal of Guidelines and REsearch and Evaluation) instrument to assess the quality of evidence-based practice guidelines for occupational physicians. In total, 6 practice guidelines of the Netherlands Socie...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Hulshof C,Hoenen J

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to identify the degree of physical stresses on two-wheeled carry-on luggage users in terms of biomechanics and work physiology. Based on 3D kinematics, a 3D inverse dynamic biomechanical model having fifteen segments was developed to evaluate a one-hand pulling task. Joint reaction forces...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Jung MC,Haight JM,Hallbeck MS

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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