Changes in work characteristics over 12 years: Findings from the 2002-2014 US National NIOSH Quality of Work Life Surveys.

abstract：:A sensitive K-X-ray fluorescence (K-XRF) instrument was used to measure lead levels in the tibia and patella on a series of twelve subjects who had relatively well-documented histories of lead exposure and blood lead levels. For some subjects, K-XRF measurements were taken at multiple points in time, and before and af...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Hu H,Pepper L,Goldman R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Farmworkers in the US largely consist of young undocumented Hispanics with a median education of 6 years and limited English skills. The High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety bilingual pesticide risk reduction program, which complied with the Worker Protection Standard for migra...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Vela Acosta MS,Chapman P,Bigelow PL,Kennedy C,Buchan RM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1988, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has notified workers who were subjects in occupational epidemiology studies of the study findings ("worker notification"). This paper describes seven notifications and the worker's reactions to them. The chemicals of interest in the studies ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Boal WL,Friedland J,Schulte PA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boatbuilding is a complex, chemically intensive industry which employs approximately 43,000 workers in the United States, 77% of them in shops with fewer than 20 workers. Boatbuilders and repairers are at high risk of occupational injury from falls, lacerations, low back trauma, repetitive motion, noise, burns, fires,...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brigham CR,Landrigan PJ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the human and monetary costs of occupational injury and illness, occupational health care has focused more on treatment than prevention, and prevention is not part of many clinical occupational health practices. This represents a failure of occupational health care to meet the health care needs of th...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rudolph L,Deitchman S,Dervin K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards contain mandated medical service provisions. The German Berufsgenossenschaften Guidelines for Preventive Occupational Health Examinations currently comprise 38 guidelines, which contain mandated medical service provisions. Based on a prev...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Straif K,Silverstein M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we describe the methodology used for historical estimation of exposure to fluoride and to PAH in vertical stud Søderberg (VSS) potrooms at two Norwegian aluminum smelters. The assessment was performed in order to develop exposure data for epidemiological studies of cause-specific mortality and...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Romundstad P,Haldorsen T,Rønneberg A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substances referred to as formaldehyde releasers were identified on review of the literature. Information on product categories and typical concentrations for chemical products containing formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers was obtained from the Danish Product Register Data Base (PROBAS). As of February 1992, 62,0...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Flyvholm MA,Andersen P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the effectiveness of workplace changes to prevent indium lung disease, using 2002-2010 surveillance data collected by an indium-tin oxide production facility. METHODS:We assessed pulmonary function using lower limits of normal. Blood indium concentration and personal air sampling data were used...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Cummings KJ,Suarthana E,Edwards N,Liang X,Stanton ML,Day GA,Saito R,Kreiss K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of biopesticides in agriculture may implicate new risks of work-related allergic reactions. METHODS:Sera were tested from the BIOGART project, a longitudinal respiratory health study among >300 Danish greenhouse workers. IgE was measured by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with extracts of biopesticide prod...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Doekes G,Larsen P,Sigsgaard T,Baelum J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neck pain, which is assumed to be a multifactorial disease, is a major problem in modern society. METHODS:To identify the most important psychosocial risk factors for neck pain, a systematic review of the literature was carried out. The methodological quality of all studies in the review was assessed. Four ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Ariëns GA,van Mechelen W,Bongers PM,Bouter LM,van der Wal G

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Around the globe, work has a heavy impact on health. To better advise policy makers, we assessed the global burden of disease and injury due to selected occupational hazards. This article presents an overview, and describes the methodology employed in the companion studies. METHODS:Using the World Health Or...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Nelson DI,Concha-Barrientos M,Driscoll T,Steenland K,Fingerhut M,Punnett L,Prüss-Ustün A,Leigh J,Corvalan C

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure evaluation for epidemiology has special requirements, which can be derived from the pharmacological processes that determine the exposure-effect relationship. Since environmental concentrations of toxic agents typically are highly variable over time, the tissue concentrations they produce will vary over time,...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Smith TJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to compare job demand-control (JDC) and effort-reward imbalance (ERI) models in examining the association of job stress with work-related musculoskeletal symptoms and to evaluate the utility of a combined model. METHODS:This study analyzed cross-sectional survey data obtained fro...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lee SJ,Lee JH,Gillen M,Krause N

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using both quantitative and qualitative data, this study examined teen workers' perceptions about their work environments and the ways in which teens believe workplaces can be made safer. METHODS:We conducted telephone interviews (n = 117) and six focus groups (n = 49) with two separate samples of North Car...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Zakocs RC,Runyan CW,Schulman MD,Dunn KA,Evensen CT

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationships between current smoking status and psychosocial working conditions. METHODS:A cross-sectional population-based telephone survey was conducted (66% response rate, N = 1,101). Job stress was measured using the demand/control, effort/reward imbalance (ERI), and job pressure models. ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Radi S,Ostry A,Lamontagne AD

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal studies show that antimony may cause lung cancer and heart and lung disease in rodents. In exposed humans, ECG abnormalities and heart and lung disease have been reported. This mortality study of 1,014 men employed between 1937 and 1971 in a Texas antimony smelter consisted primarily of workers of Spanish ances...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schnorr TM,Steenland K,Thun MJ,Rinsky RA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods to collect epidemiologic data include, among other means, self-administered questionnaires and personal and telephone interviews. In some studies, these data collection methods are used simultaneously. However, little is known about the comparability of the data obtained, thus, the validity of pooling data. A ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： van Ooijen M,Ivens UI,Johansen C,Skov T

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The healthy survivor effect is a selection process whereby healthy workers are selectively retained in the work force while unhealthy workers are removed. Understanding this phenomenon is integral to the accurate assessment of exposure effects in occupational cohorts. To date, scarce information has been pub...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Baillargeon J,Wilkinson GS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pre-placement testing was implemented during World War II. Its current use has been reshaped by economic factors, litigation, legislation, and advances in medicine. In response to a request from a local industry intent upon lowering their work-related injuries, a post-offer screening program was developed an...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Harbin G,Olson J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality rates associated with total pneumoconiosis, including coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP), have remained elevated. METHODS:2003-2013 pneumoconiosis mortality data obtained from National Center for Health Statistics and 2011-2013 Kentucky death certificates were analyzed. RESULTS:Total pneumoconios...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Beggs JA,Slavova S,Bunn TL

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Over-exposure to lead was identified among developmentally disabled workers engage in furniture refinishing at two separate sites. The index case was identified at the first site by a public health nurse assigned to provide care to some of the workers. Referral to a regional occupational health clinic initiated an exp...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lax MB,Siwinski G

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Harvesting of blueberries is associated with musculoskeletal injury. This study assessed the effects of several alternative designs of the harvesting rake. METHODS:A community-based work team selected rake design for intervention and pilot tested potential design modifications to the blueberry harvesting ra...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： May J,Hawkes L,Jones A,Burdick P,Ginley B,Santiago B,Rowland M

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:A medical screening program began in 1986 for sheet metal workers exposed to asbestos, primarily while working alongside insulators applying spray-on asbestos materials, a practice banned in 1973. Exposure continues during maintenance, renovation, and repair. METHODS:Radiographic abnormalities among 26 397 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： West GH,Sokas RK,Welch LS

更新日期：2019-07-01 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:The Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay may underestimate endotoxins because only soluble endotoxins are determined. The solubility of endotoxins was, therefore, studied in two species of Gram-negative bacteria. METHODS:Cultures were grown in serum broth, cells were harvested by centrifugation and washed i...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Eduard W,Westby MH,Larsson L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noise exposure in the sawmill industry is an area of concern. This study documents the level of noise exposure in nine sawmills in the province of Alberta, Canada. METHODS:Personal noise monitoring data were collected in nine Alberta sawmills, in winter and in summer (n = 213). Exposures were considered in ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Koehncke N,Taylor M,Taylor C,Harman L,Hessel PA,Beaulne P,Guidotti T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to compile nationally representative statistics describing inpatient hospital care for patients with work-related injuries and illnesses covered under workers' compensation (WC) insurance in the United States. METHODS:Three years of data (1997-1999) from the Nationwide Inpatient Sa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Dembe AE,Mastroberti MA,Fox SE,Bigelow C,Banks SM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00