Preventing falls in residential construction: Effectiveness of engaging partners for a national social marketing campaign.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) among construction workers remain high. Participatory ergonomics (PE) interventions that engage workers and employers in reducing work injury risks have shown mixed results. METHODS:Eight-six workers from seven contractors participated in a PE program. A logic m...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dale AM,Jaegers L,Welch L,Gardner BT,Buchholz B,Weaver N,Evanoff BA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although work-site obesity prevention programs have been widely promoted, they have a high rate of attrition and participants find it very difficult to maintain the decreased weight. It is necessary to develop effective work-site programs that match the type of intervention to the participants and offer the ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hagihara A,Tarumi K,Nobutomo K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal studies suggest that mesothelioma is most effectively induced by fibers longer than 8 mu. However, studies of asbestos fibers recovered from human lungs in cases of mesothelioma indicate that, at least in large-scale samples, relatively few fibers meet this size criterion, perhaps implying that the animal data ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Churg A,Wiggs B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing the health risks of complex mixtures of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons such as diesel fumes and asphalt or bitumen continues to be a major challenge for occupational and environmental health scientists. The special Asphalt issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine (Cancer Mortality Among Europe...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Melius J

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent and growing occupation-based disparities related to tobacco pose a serious public health challenge. Tobacco exacts a disproportionate toll on individuals employed in working class occupations, due to higher prevalence of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke among these workers compared to othe...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Barbeau EM,McLellan D,Levenstein C,DeLaurier GF,Kelder G,Sorensen G

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A one-year prospective survey was conducted to study the incidence of and potential risk factors for farm-related injuries in Eastern Ontario. One hundred and seventeen dairy and beef farms were surveyed using a personal interview. Information was collected on demographic characteristics of the farm owners, workers, a...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brison RJ,Pickett CW

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In conjunction with industrial hygiene surveys, mutagenicity studies were performed for the airborne contaminants in three polyurethane manufacturing plants. Airborne particles were collected on glass-fiber filters with Hi-Vol pumps from different locations in each plant. Gases were collected in multiple-sorbent cartr...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ong TM,Stewart J,Whong WZ,Boeniger M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to disinfectants among healthcare workers has been associated with respiratory health effects, in particular, asthma. However, most studies are cross-sectional and the role of disinfectant exposures in asthma development requires longitudinal studies. We investigated the association between occupati...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dumas O,Boggs KM,Quinot C,Varraso R,Zock JP,Henneberger PK,Speizer FE,Le Moual N,Camargo CA Jr

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective analysis reviews the clinical experience of a major urban referral hospital with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma during the 14-year period from 1973 through 1986. Seventy-five cases of definite or equivocal mesothelioma were identified. There were four cases of primary malignant peritoneal me...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Shepherd KE,Oliver LC,Kazemi H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tanning industry involves many occupational exposures. This study evaluates proportionate cancer mortality among workers employed in the Belarussian tanning plant in Minsk. METHODS:A total of 768 workers with seniority of not less than 6 months who were hired after January 1, 1953 and died before Decemb...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Veyalkin IV,Milyutin AA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Working conditions in poultry slaughter/processing plants may expose workers to zoonotic pathogens. We explored exposure to pathogens among poultry slaughter/processing plant workers including job duties as risk factors. METHODS:We collected questionnaire data on job duties and nasal swabs from 110 workers ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： You Y,Leahy K,Resnick C,Howard T,Carroll KC,Silbergeld EK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many authorities are concerned about the rising use and the potential overuse of opioid pain medications. A study of opioid prevalence and dosage in Ohio's workers' compensation (WC) system was conducted, with comparisons made to opioid use in other WC and non-WC settings. METHODS:Systematic literature revi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dembe A,Wickizer T,Sieck C,Partridge J,Balchick R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspartame (APM) is a well-known intense artificial sweetener used in more than 6,000 products. Among the major users of aspartame are children and women of childbearing age. In previous lifespan experiments conducted on Sprague-Dawley rats we have shown that APM is a carcinogenic agent in multiple sites and ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Soffritti M,Belpoggi F,Manservigi M,Tibaldi E,Lauriola M,Falcioni L,Bua L

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The etiologic role of biomechanical factors for low back injury (LBI) needs to be confirmed in prospective studies that control for psychosocial factors. METHODS:Complete baseline information on 1,233 vehicle operators was gathered during medical examinations and by questionnaire. First LBI during 7.5 years...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Krause N,Rugulies R,Ragland DR,Syme SL

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No information exists on the differences between teenagers with work permits and teenagers without work permits in regards to workplace injury, near-miss incidents, and safety training. METHODS:In May 2003, an anonymous questionnaire was administered to 7,506 teens attending high school throughout the five ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zierold KM,Anderson H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deaths due to occupational disease and injury place a heavy burden on society in terms of economic costs and human suffering. METHODS:We estimate the annual deaths due to selected diseases for which an occupational association is reasonably well established and quantifiable, by calculation of attributable f...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Steenland K,Burnett C,Lalich N,Ward E,Hurrell J

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain and fatigue are commonly associated with work-related upper extremity disorders. Occasionally these symptoms persist beyond a reasonable healing period. One potential explanation for prolonged symptom expression is the concurrent development of a stress-mediated illness or CMI (Chronic Multi-Symptom Ill...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Clauw DJ,Williams DA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance of pregnancy loss as a way to detect hazardous exposures is attractive in principle. However, there are no established methods for monitoring pregnancy loss in humans. Surveillance is difficult because most loss occurs within the first 12 weeks of gestation, when pregnancy may not be documented or even re...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wilcox AJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using injury information from the 1986 Mine Safety and Health Administration database, and demographic information from a 1986 sample survey of the miner population, acute traumatic injury rates for male workers in underground bituminous coal mines were computed by age, current job experience, and total mine work expe...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lee T,Anderson C,Kraus JF

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For truck drivers, distracted driving is a workplace behavior that increases occupational injury risk. We propose safety climate as an appropriate lens through which researchers can examine occupational distracted driving. METHODS:Using a mixed methods study design, we surveyed truck drivers using the Safet...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Swedler DI,Pollack KM,Agnew J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microcomputer system for on-lone analysis of saccadic and smooth-pursuit tracking eye movements is described. Results from a longitudinal study of lead workers and matched controls reveal a consistent decrease in saccade accuracy in the lead workers compared to the controls. Saccade peak velocity and latency and smo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Baloh RW,Langhofer L,Brown CP,Spivey GH

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause-specific mortality (1940-1993) of 2,985 male workers employed in three oil refineries was examined using a proportionate mortality study design. Separate analyses were undertaken by race, refinery, employment status (active and retired), and time since entry into the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers (OCAW) ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dement JM,Hensley L,Kieding S,Lipscomb H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reproductive toxicology of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has been studied in animal models and in human populations. In animals, TCDD has a range of toxic effects on organs of the reproductive system in males and females, on hormone biochemistry, and on embryo-fetal development. These effects may invo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Silbergeld EK,Mattison DR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The amount of information about hazardous agents in the workplace exceeds the capacity of human memory. There is a need to accurately represent or map this scientific knowledge for digital storage and retrieval. METHODS:A relational database of hazardous chemicals and occupational diseases was constructed b...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brown JA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies of workers' compensation claims for low back pain (LBP) have revealed that the preponderance of disability is borne by a fraction of cases. However, less is known regarding the influence of occupational factors on these extreme conditions. METHODS:Workers' compensation claims (n=107,867) fo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Murphy PL,Courtney TK

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using occupational data for more than 500 patients with cancers of the biliary tract (CBT) diagnosed between 1980 and 1984 in Shanghai, and employment information from the 1982 census for the Shanghai population, the associations between CBT and occupational categories were examined by standardized incidence ratios (S...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Chow WH,Ji BT,Dosemeci M,McLaughlin JK,Gao YT,Fraumeni JF Jr

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Construction is a dangerous industry with a large number of small businesses. Because they require minimal resources to deliver, toolbox talks may be an ideal training format for small construction contractors. METHODS:Eight toolbox talks were developed, each with two versions. One version of each toolbox t...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Eggerth DE,Keller BM,Cunningham TR,Flynn MA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Research Council's report "Protecting Youth at Work" addresses the health and safety consequences of work by youth in the United States. The report finds that a higher proportion of U.S. youth work than in any other developed nation and that as much as 80% of youth will have worked during their high schoo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wegman DH,Davis LK

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cause-specific mortality was evaluated by period of hire for 37,682 male chemical workers in order to test the hypothesis that employees hired during World War II (1941-1945) were at increased risk for selected causes of death. One recent study of refinery workers reported that those hired during the war years had exp...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bond GG,Lipps TE,Cook RR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A death certificate mortality odds ratio study of seven cancer sites was conducted by using 1979-1984 data on Illinois deaths in white and black males. Cancer sites selected include stomach, pancreas, lung, prostate, bladder, brain, and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. This surveillance study was undertaken to detect occupati...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Mallin K,Rubin M,Joo E

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00