Worker notification: lessons from the past.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is growing evidence that exposure to organic solvents can play a role in the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This prospective cohort study aimed to investigate the association between RA and toluene exposure. METHODS:The study cohort consisted of Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency data...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Min YS,Lee S,Kim M,Ahn YS

更新日期：2021-01-29 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:There are relatively few studies of large national databases that contain information on working hours and health. The current study involved an analysis of data from a quality of work life (QWL) module developed for the 2002 General Social Survey. This module collected work and health data from a representa...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Grosch JW,Caruso CC,Rosa RR,Sauter SL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine disparities between job control scores in Black and White subjects and attempt to discern whether self-rated low job control in Blacks may arise from structural segregation into different jobs, or represents individual responses to race-based discrimination in hiring or promotion. METHODS:Data fr...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Meyer JD

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1979, a pilot survey defined respiratory status and unmet health care needs of retired and former male asbestos workers in Hawaii. Of 1,401 identified subjects, 741 were contacted and 411 were interviewed. Forty-five subjects were between 39 and 54 years of age; 208, between 55 and 64; and 158, age 65 or more. They...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Fournier-Massey G,Wong G,Hall TC

更新日期：1984-01-01 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：: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:Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are at risk for occupational illnesses from pesticide exposure, and the effectiveness of pesticide safety regulations has not been evaluated. It is important to learn from farmworker safety experiences to develop effective measures to improve agricultural workplace safety. M...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Arcury TA,Quandt SA,Cravey AJ,Elmore RC,Russell GB

更新日期：2001-05-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Following the 1990-1991 Gulf War, Gulf War veterans (veterans) reported health symptoms more commonly than non-deployed groups. This article examines symptom persistence, incidence and prevalence 20 years on. METHODS:In 2000-2003 and 2011-2012, a 63-item symptom checklist was administered to 697 veterans an...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Gwini SM,Forbes AB,Kelsall HL,Ikin JF,Sim MR

更新日期：2015-12-01 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:Previous studies of a cohort of rubber hydrochloride workers indicated an association between benzene exposure and excess mortality from leukemia and multiple myeloma. To determine whether risks remain elevated with increasing time since plant shutdown, we extended follow-up from 1981 through 1996. MATERIAL...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rinsky RA,Hornung RW,Silver SR,Tseng CY

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of fiberglass dermatitis among production operators in the electronics industry are reported. This was due to the repeated daily handling of printed circuit boards (PRCBs). The predominant complaint of the workers was itch of the lateral aspects of the fingers and finger webs. In six workers, unroofed vesi...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Koh D,Aw TC,Foulds IS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Silicosis is a progressive lung disease resulting from the inhalation of respirable crystalline silica. Lung transplantation is the only treatment for end-stage silicosis. The aim of this study was to analyze the survival experience following lung transplantation among patients with silicosis. METHODS:We re...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rosengarten D,Fox BD,Fireman E,Blanc PD,Rusanov V,Fruchter O,Raviv Y,Shtraichman O,Saute M,Kramer MR

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate of lost-time sprains and strains in private nursing homes is over three times the national average, and for back injuries, almost four times the national average. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) has sponsored interventions that were preferentially promoted to nursing homes in 2000-200...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Park RM,Bushnell PT,Bailer AJ,Collins JW,Stayner LT

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerized hospital discharge diagnoses are useful for occupational disease surveillance. One thousand one hundred twenty-six individuals with asbestosis and 268 individuals with silicosis were identified in New Jersey for the four-year period 1979-1982. Computer-generated maps help to dramatize the localization of ...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Rosenman KD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fact-finding surveys of workers occupationally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the production of silk thread or of paint were carried out. Some of the workers showed higher PCB levels in the plasma than typical yusho patients. Gas chromatographic patterns of their PCBs were shown to match the pattern of...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Takamatsu M,Oki M,Maeda K,Inoue Y,Hirayama H,Yoshizuka K

更新日期：1984-01-01 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：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：:While blood lead concentration has been inversely associated with indicators of reproductive health in occupationally exposed male workers, the utility of lead concentration in semen as an indicator of lead exposure to the male reproductive system has not been fully explored. Blood and semen lead concentrations from 8...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Alexander BH,Checkoway H,Faustman EM,van Netten C,Muller CH,Ewers TG

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Chemically induced epidermal carcinogenesis is usually divided into two stages: initiation, which involves the conversion of some epidermal cells into latent neoplastic cells; and promotion, which results in tumors. The hallmark of chemical promoters is epidermal hyperplasia. The hyperplasia caused by a strong promote...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Argyris TS

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease resulting from the inhalation of crystalline silica and can be classified as simple or complicated according to the International Labour Organization criteria. Furthermore, individuals exposed to crystalline silica also have a higher risk for the development of tubercul...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Salum KCR,de Castro MCS,Moreira VB,Nani ASF,Kohlrausch FB

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In it's worker health and safety training program, the California-Arizona Consortium aims to promote worker action to improve health and safety conditions. To assess action on worker-identified health and safety problems, 278 trainees were interviewed 3-8 months after training. Associations with three outcomes were an...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Cole BL,Brown MP

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attitudes of occupational health care professionals toward smoking and their activity to address smoking issues were investigated by a questionnaire survey. Data were also collected on employees' exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and on smoking policies that existed in workplaces. Questionnaires were mailed to a...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Heloma A,Reijula K,Tikkanen J,Nykyri E

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home healthcare workers (HHWs) provide medical and nonmedical services to home-bound patients. They are at great risk of experiencing violence perpetrated by patients (type II violence). Establishing the reliable prevalence of such violence and identifying vulnerable subgroups are essential in enhancing HHWs...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Byon HD,Lee M,Choi M,Sagherian K,Crandall M,Lipscomb J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care workers may be occupationally exposed to known and suspected teratogens including viruses, anesthetic gases, sterilants, mercury, and x-radiation. To assess the risk of congenital defects among offspring of health care workers, we analyzed parental occupational histories for 4,915 case babies with congenit...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Matte TD,Mulinare J,Erickson JD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global burden of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection due to percutaneous injuries among health care workers (HCWs) is estimated. METHODS:The incidence of infections attributable to percutaneous injuries in 14 geographical regions on the basis of the pro...

journal_title：American journal of industrial medicine

authors： Prüss-Ustün A,Rapiti E,Hutin Y

更新日期：2005-12-01 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