National Machine Guarding Program: Part 1. Machine safeguarding practices in small metal fabrication businesses.

abstract：:Since direct measures of individual exposure seldom exist for the entire period of an occupational mortality study, retrospective exposure estimates are necessary. This is often done in a subjective manner involving a consensus of opinion from a panel of epidemiologists and industrial hygienists. An alternative method...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hornung RW,Greife AL,Stayner LT,Steenland NK,Herrick RF,Elliott LJ,Ringenburg VL,Morawetz J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential exposures to extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields were investigated in response to worker concerns about an apparent increased spontaneous abortion risk in a payroll office environment. Concern in this office centered on the use of video display terminals (VDTs), which have been investigated as a po...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Breysse P,Lees PS,McDiarmid MA,Curbow B

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-reported exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) has been associated with elevated inflammatory markers in adults. The association between SHS indicated by serum cotinine and markers of inflammation has not been investigated in adult workers. METHODS:Using the subpopulation of employed participants (20 year...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Clark JD 3rd,Wilkinson JD,LeBlanc WG,Dietz NA,Arheart KL,Fleming LE,Lee DJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality and cancer incidence was investigated among 2,807 workers, employed for at least one year before 1972, at 11 Swedish companies manufacturing prefabricated wooden houses. A total of 1,068 workers had been exposed to man-made mineral fibers (MMMF) used for insulation. Mortality was followed from 1969 to 1988 a...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Gustavsson P,Plato N,Axelson O,Brage HN,Hogstedt C,Ringbäck G,Tornling G,Wingren G

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the time-weighted average intensity of exposure to toluene and o-cresol concentration in shift-end urine was investigated in nearly 500 factory workers of both sexes in China, together with a similar number of nonexposed control subjects. Toluene concentration (25 ppm as geometric mean and 550...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Inoue O,Seiji K,Watanabe T,Chen Z,Huang MY,Xu XP,Qiao X,Ikeda M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the causes of medical surveillance changes leading to specialist referral from one isocyanate-using company where 39 workers (about 20% of all employees) were referred to a hospital occupational clinic during a 5-year period for concerns regarding their surveillance respiratory questionnaire or spi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Kraw M,Tarlo SM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effects of styrene exposure on peripheral, central, and autonomic nervous system functions in man, we measured the distribution of nerve conduction velocities (DCV), short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP), and variability in electrocardiographic R-R interval (CVRR) as well as conventio...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Murata K,Araki S,Yokoyama K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2002, a voluntary registry of occupational respiratory diseases was initiated in the test phase in Asturias, Catalonia, and Navarre (Spain). Based on data from the fully implemented voluntary registry, we assessed the differences in the incidence and characteristics of the diseases reported in the three r...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Orriols R,Isidro I,Abu-Shams K,Costa R,Boldu J,Rego G,Zock JP,other Members of the Enfermedades Respiratorias Ocupacionales y Medioambientales (EROM) Group.

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an epidemiologic study of 6,359 oil shale workers, 1,664 (46.7%) of 3,566 survivors were investigated. No excess of skin disease (as reported in response to a questionnaire) was found in men exposed to oil or dust, whether compared to men who were not exposed to oil or dust or to coalminers. A low prevalence of sim...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Seaton A,Louw SJ,Cowie HA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been reported even years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11). METHODS:We used screening tools to assess the prevalence of probable PTSD in 9/11-exposed firefighters at two time points, within 6 months of 9/11 (baseline) and 3-4 year...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Berninger A,Webber MP,Niles JK,Gustave J,Lee R,Cohen HW,Kelly K,Corrigan M,Prezant DJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of occupational injury among immigrant workers are widely believed to be underestimated. The goal of this study was to enhance understanding of the burden of occupational injury and the work organization factors underlying injury among immigrant Latino residential construction workers. METHODS:Prospec...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Grzywacz JG,Quandt SA,Marín A,Summers P,Lang W,Mills T,Evia C,Rushing J,Donadio K,Arcury TA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of retroperitoneal fibrosis is unknown in 70% of the cases. The aim of our study was to examine the possible association between occupational asbestos exposure and retroperitoneal fibrosis; only two cases have been reported in the literature. We gathered all the cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis diagnosed...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Sauni R,Oksa P,Järvenpää R,Parker JE,Roto P

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological investigation involving historical cohorts requires reconstruction of individual cohort member exposures during the period of study. However, past approaches to exposure assessment by industrial hygienists were characterized by different professional expectations for air sampling, and different orienta...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Corn M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total paper dust exposure has been associated with respiratory problems among workers in the soft tissue paper industry. However, a comprehensive job exposure matrix (JEM) has not been developed for application to this industry. Our study was intended to address this need and to support further studies of mo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Neitzel RL,Andersson M,Lohman S,Sällsten G,Torén K,Andersson E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigations of breast cancer among men may provide clues for environmental and occupational risk factors that may be difficult to study in women, because of confounding or effect modification from reproductive female characteristics. The objective was to estimate occupation-specific risks of male breast c...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Pollán M,Gustavsson P,Floderus B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the United States National Institutes of Health includes the International Training and Research in Environmental and Occupational Health (ITREOH) Program. The "International Training Program in Environmental Toxicology and Public Health" Center, funded in 2002 is ba...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rajal VB,Cid AG,Cruz MC,Poma HR,Cacciabue DG,Romano N,Moraga NB,Last JA

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:We conducted a comparative study of pulmonary dysfunction among workers who were exposed to silica, asbestos, or coalmine dust. The results showed that all three groups of dust-exposed workers, even those without radiographic signs of pneumoconiosis, had decreased spirometric parameters and diffusing capacity (DLco) i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wang X,Yano E,Nonaka K,Wang M,Wang Z

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared floor laying using new working methods involving standing up, to the traditional methods involving working on one's knees. METHODS:The study group, 216 subjects, completed a training class in the use of the new floor-laying methods, and received free tools and advice in their use. The co...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Jensen LK,Friche C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Oak Ridge, Tennessee Y-12 plant has operated as a nuclear materials fabrication plant since the 1940s. Given the work environment, and prior findings that lung cancer mortality was elevated among white male Y-12 workers relative to US white males, we investigated whether lung cancer mortality was associa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Richardson DB,Wing S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent decades, the use of artificial nails including methacrylates (MAs) has increased. This study presents the first two clinical cases of occupational asthma (OA) caused by sculptured nails containing MAs. METHODS:In both cases, OA was diagnosed on the basis of a work simulation test combined with the...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Sauni R,Kauppi P,Alanko K,Henriks-Eckerman ML,Tuppurainen M,Hannu T

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Production of asbestos-cement products in Brazil started in the 1940s, peaked in the 60-70s and is still an active industry. This study was designed to assess the non-malignant effects of asbestos exposure in the asbestos-cement industry in Brazil. METHODS:A group of 828 former asbestos-cement workers enrol...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Algranti E,Mendonça EM,DeCapitani EM,Freitas JB,Silva HC,Bussacos MA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the pattern of psychosocial risk exposures at work among wage-earners in Spain in 2005 and 2010, and to analyze changes in exposure inequalities by gender and job category. METHODS:Psychosocial exposures were compared using the COPSOQ-ISTAS21 method, based on two surveys representative of the Spanish w...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Utzet M,Moncada S,Molinero E,Llorens C,Moreno N,Navarro A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standardized proportional mortality ratios and mortality odds ratios were calculated for 583 deaths between 1950 and 1986 among employees who had worked for at least 10 years at a facility manufacturing missile and aircraft guidance systems. There was a statistically significant excess of brain cancer proportional mor...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Park RM,Silverstein MA,Green MA,Mirer FE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational health problems among home-helpers have been reported in a series of studies, and the need for intervention has been pointed out. To facilitate decisions regarding interventions and to establish baseline values for future evaluation of preventive efforts, the present study aimed to elucidate the...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hannerz H,Tüchsen F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Engineering or administrative methods are often insufficient or impractical to control exposure to chemicals in anatomy laboratories. This study explored the feasibility of wearing one or a combination of respirators and goggles used as personal protective equipment (PPE) to control exposure in one such labo...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Akbar-Khanzadeh F,Pulido EV

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the one-year prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and associated risk factors in a large sample of Chinese workers in various industrial settings. METHODS:A total of 5,338 (3,632 males and 1,706 females) workers from 13 companies participated in this study. Musculoskeletal symptoms in differ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Yu S,Lu ML,Gu G,Zhou W,He L,Wang S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of hand paresthesias (HP) and their relationship with pruning activities. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 537 workers pruning grapevines in the region of Champagne. All workers completed a questionnaire about nocturnal HP and musculoskele...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Roquelaure Y,Gabignon Y,Gillant JC,Delalieux P,Ferrari C,Méa M,Fanello S,Penneau-Fontbonne D

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated particulate matter in combined induced sputum (IS) and oxidation in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) to test whether underlying inflammatory changes are present in asymptomatic welders. METHODS:Thirty welders from the Israel Defense Forces exposed to aluminum/iron (Group 1) or to cadmium/chromiu...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Fireman E,Lerman Y,Stark M,Schwartz Y,Ganor E,Grinberg N,Frimer R,Landau DA,Zilberberg M,Barenboim E,Jacovovitz R

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hexavalent chromium is widely recognized to be a lung carcinogen. However, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has failed to reduce the permissible exposure limit (PEL), despite having acknowledged in 1994 that the current limit is too high. In 1993, Public Citizen and the Paper, Al...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lurie P,Wolfe SM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00