Occupational Health and Safety in the smelting and foundry industries in Mexico.

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

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：BACKGROUND:The oncogene product EGF-receptor (EGF-R), the tumor suppressor gene product p53, and anti-p53 antibodies are detectable in serum of certain cancer patients. Increased levels of some of these products were reported in lung cancer patients after occupational asbestos exposure, after exposure to polycyclic aro...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schneider J,Presek P,Braun A,Woitowitz HJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occupational eye injuries have been recognized as a serious health risk to workers and are in need of further investigation to develop effective interventions. METHODS:Rhode Island workers' compensation claims of ocular injury between 1998 through 2002 (n=8,877) were examined. The Current Population Survey ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： McCall BP,Horwitz IB

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous epidemiological studies investigating modification of organophosphate (OP) neurotoxicity by xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes (XMEs) polymorphisms have produced inconsistent results. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 301 emerging farmers was conducted. Neurotoxicity testing included forward and back...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Glass T,Dalvie MA,Holtman Z,Vorster AA,Ramesar RS,London L

更新日期：2018-01-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lead stabilizers (e.g., lead sulfate, lead stearate) are common additives in plastics used in electrical devices. In 1997, three plastics compounders at one California company were severely lead-poisoned. METHODS:The poisonings were investigated by interviewing the workers, employer, and treating physician ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Coyle P,Kosnett MJ,Hipkins K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent studies (animal and human) have suggested an association between lung cancer and silica exposure. To test the hypothesis, we have studied death benefit records of 1,905 members of the Granite Cutters Union. A proportionate mortality analysis (PMR) was conducted, using U.S. deaths as a comparison populat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Steenland K,Beaumont J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use and maintenance of firearms is a common and often preventable source of adult lead exposure that is often poorly understood by medical professionals. This case describes an elevated blood lead level (BLL) in an adult man due to the exposure sources of ammunition reloading and indoor target shooting in the base...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Johnson-Arbor K,Soto P,Liu L

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the impact of California's safe patient handling (SPH) legislation on musculoskeletal injury prevention among hospital nurses. METHODS:Two serial cross-sectional surveys were conducted using postal and online questionnaires in statewide random samples of California registered nurses in ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Lee SJ,Lee JH,Harrison R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the genotoxic risk to medical personnel concurrently exposed to ionizing radiation and antineoplastics, using changes in their lymphocyte cell genome as a bioindicator. The study comprised 12 female nurses employed in the nuclear medicine hospital department and an equal number of ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Brumen V,Horvat D,Trosić I

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared performance of different exposure assessment approaches in a cohort study of cancer risk among European asphalt workers. METHODS:Three bitumen fume exposure indices (duration of exposure (years), average exposure (mg/m3) and cumulative exposure (mg/m3*years)) and two latency models (with and wit...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Burstyn I,Boffetta P,Kauppinen T,Heikkilä P,Svane O,Partanen T,Stücker I,Frentzel-Beyme R,Ahrens W,Merzenich H,Heederik D,Hooiveld M,Brunekreef B,Langård S,Randem BG,Järvholm B,Bergdahl IA,Shaham J,Ferro G,Kromhout

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：METHODS:We used a population-based sample of 403 Parkinson's disease cases and 405 controls to examine risks by occupation. Results were compared to a previous clinic-based analysis. RESULTS:With censoring of jobs held within 10 years of diagnosis, the following had significantly or strongly increased risks: social sc...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Teschke K,Marion SA,Tsui JK,Shen H,Rugbjerg K,Harris MA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As part of community-based participatory research (CBPR) examining precarious employment and community health, academic, and community researchers used concept mapping to explore how residents in two high hardship neighborhoods perceive the impact of work on health. METHODS:Between January and May 2017, 292 ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Velonis AJ,Hebert-Beirne J,Conroy LM,Hernandez M,Castaneda D,Forst L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Latex allergy is poorly understood in latex-exposed textile workers. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out to better characterize respiratory symptoms, using personal breathing zone latex allergen measurement and specific IgE to latex allergens. RESULTS:Forty-four of the 86 (51% participation rat...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Harris-Roberts J,Tate P,Robinson E,Griffin P,Mason H,Barber C,Curran AD,Fishwick D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Live-in formal caregivers spend consecutive days in patients' homes, raising questions about their ability to secure adequate sleep while on duty. Few studies have examined sleeping conditions and outcomes for this growing workforce. METHODS:We collected weeklong sleep logs and interview data from 32 Fili...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Riley K,Nazareno J,Malish S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Approximately 25-30% of nursing personnel experience knee pain (KP). We sought to identify physical and psychosocial work exposures, and personal factors related to prevalent, incident, and persistent KP 5-8 years after safe resident handing program (SRHP) implementation in nursing homes. METHODS:Health and ex...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Gold JE,Kurowski A,Gore RJ,ProCare Research Team.,Punnett L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Construction workers move frequently from jobsite to jobsite, yet little is documented about length of stay on-site and associations with worker characteristics. METHOD:Using cross-sectional data, we investigated associations between worker characteristics (including trade and musculoskeletal pain) and leng...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Sparer EH,Okechukwu CA,Manjourides J,Herrick RF,Katz JN,Dennerlein JT

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of long working hours on health has been of major concern since the late 19th Century. Working hours are again increasing in the US. METHODS:An overview of historical, sociological, and health-related research presented at an international conference on long working hours is discussed as an intro...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Johnson JV,Lipscomb J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the prevalence of physician-diagnosed respiratory conditions and mental health symptoms in firefighters and emergency medical service workers up to 9 years after rescue/recovery efforts at the World Trade Center (WTC). METHODS:We analyzed Fire Department of New York (FDNY) physician and ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Webber MP,Glaser MS,Weakley J,Soo J,Ye F,Zeig-Owens R,Weiden MD,Nolan A,Aldrich TK,Kelly K,Prezant D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cohort mortality and nested case-control studies were conducted involving 2,901 men employed 1 year or more between 1940 and 1986 at any of four California facilities of a major chemical company. Employees experienced fewer deaths from each of the major causes than were expected based on U.S., California, and local co...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Burchfiel CM,Cartmill JB,Axe FD,Bond GG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prerequisites necessary for attributing lung carcinoma to asbestos, represent a controversial issue. METHODS:Three parameters (occupational history, pleural plaques, and lung asbestos bodies) were investigated in 414 consecutive cases of lung carcinoma, examined at necropsy at the Hospital of Monfalcone...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Bianchi C,Brollo A,Ramani L,Zuch C

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides may be transformed by chemical and biological processes or transported from the site of application by several processes including runoff, movement through the soil to ground water, volatilization, transport on soil particles, and wind erosion. Contamination of water by pesticide residues is a matter of con...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Plimmer JR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the various overlapping approaches used to define outcome in ergonomic-epidemiologic studies of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, the most widely used are clinical diagnostic entities, whose criteria derive either from clinical examination (consisting of clinical tests in conjunction with symptoms and clinica...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Schierhout GH,Myers JE

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:This study updates information on mortality and cancer morbidity in a cohort of Norwegian talc workers. METHODS:Follow-up was extended with 24 years, covering 1953-2011. Comparisons were made with the general population and between subgroups within the cohort. RESULTS:Standardized mortality ratio for non-m...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Wergeland E,Gjertsen F,Vos L,Grimsrud TK

更新日期：2017-09-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital workers are a diverse population with high rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The risk of MSD leading to workers' compensation (WC) claims is likely to show a gradient by socioeconomic status (SES) that may be partly explained by working conditions. METHODS:A single community hospital provi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Boyer J,Galizzi M,Cifuentes M,d'Errico A,Gore R,Punnett L,Slatin C,Promoting Healthy Safe Employment (PHASE) in Healthcare Team.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing loss is a significant and unfortunately common occupational malady. Over the past several decades both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have initiated efforts to better understand and to limit the occurrence of occupa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： May JJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 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