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Case–control study of knee osteoarthritis and lifestyle factors considering their interaction with physical workloadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions In accordance with the literature, we find a strong association between BMI and knee osteoarthritis risk. Considering the relatively high prevalence of occupational manual materials handling, prevention of knee osteoarthritis should not only focus on body weight reduction, but should also take into account work organizational measures particularly aiming to reduce occupational lifting and carrying of loads. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00420-009-0486-6Authors Ilias Vrezas, Cyprus University of Technology Cyprus International Institute for Environmental...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: journals

Exposure to poultry dust and health effects in poultry workers: impact of mould and mite allergensEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Hazardous levels of Der p 1, endotoxin and moulds were determined in poultry houses. High prevalence of work-related symptoms and IgG antibodies to moulds was found in PW. Healthy worker effect is proposed as an explanation of low atopy markers prevalence among PW. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00420-009-0487-5Authors Davor Rimac, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Ksaverska cesta 2 10000 Zagreb CroatiaJelena Macan, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Ksaverska cesta 2 10000 Zagreb CroatiaVeda M. Varnai, Institute f...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: journals

Asbestos-related cancers among 28,300 military servicemen in the Royal Norwegian NavyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study focus on the incidence of asbestos-related cancers among 28,300 officers and enlisted servicemen in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Until 1987, asbestos aboard the vessels potentially caused exposure to 11,500 crew members.Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) were calculated for malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, and laryngeal, pharyngeal, stomach, and colorectal cancers according to service aboard between 1950 and 1987 and in other Navy personnel.Increased risk of mesothelioma was seen among engine room crews, with SIRs of 6.23 (95% CI = 2.51-12.8) and 6.49 (95% CI = 2.11-15.1) for personnel who served less than 2 y...
Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Leif Aage Strand, Jan Ivar Martinsen, Vilhelm F. Koefoed, Jan Sommerfelt-Pettersen, Tom Kristian Grimsrud Source Type: journals

Scope of practice of occupational therapists working in Victorian community health settingsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Study findings have implications for occupational therapy training, and there is a clear need for input at policy level to address the significant resource allocation issues raised. (Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal)
Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - November 18, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lynne Quick, Suzanne Harman, Sue Morgan, Karen Stagnitti Source Type: journals

Homicide rate as a predictor of traffic fatality rate.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: This finding suggests that social aspects of human interaction may play an important role in traffic safety. PMID: 19916119 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sivak M Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Toward a more parsimonious approach to drug recognition expert evaluations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this study will facilitate the process of identifying the correct category of drug ingested by focusing on critical signs and symptoms of drug influence. This work will have direct and immediate relevance to the training of drug recognition experts (DREs) by providing the foundation for an innovative, statistically based approach to drug classification decisions by DREs. PMID: 19916120 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Porath-Waller AJ, Beirness DJ, Beasley EE Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Alcohol biomarkers as tools to guide and support decisions about intoxicated driver risk.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Biomarker testing improved the assessment and monitoring of repeat offenders in this pilot because it provided an objective tool to identify high-risk drivers allowing for better treatment recommendations and helped identified drivers who relapsed during follow-up to facilitate a brief intervention by the counselor that resulted in reduced alcohol consumption. These results contribute to establish evidence based practices in highway safety and are setting up new guidelines in the United States to reduce drunk driving. PMID: 19916121 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Bean P, Roska C, Harasymiw J, Pearson J, Kay B, Louks H Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Cost-benefit analysis of an alcohol ignition interlock for installation in all newly registered vehicles.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: It was recommended that the installation of interlock devices in all newly registered vehicles in Australia could be an effective option, from a cost-benefit analysis perspective, depending upon its level of success in preventing alcohol-impaired driving. Therefore, although this primary prevention strategy is likely to obtain lower BCRs than targeting groups who are overrepresented in alcohol-related road crashes, a substantial number of road fatalities and serious injuries would be prevented, with up to 24 percent of all fatalities and up to 11 percent of all serious injuries saved in Australia per annum. Ove...
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lahausse JA, Fildes BN Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Unlicensed driving among urban and rural Maori drivers: New Zealand drivers study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Driving before obtaining a driver's license was common practice and the amount of driving extensive, for both rural and urban drivers. Furthermore, contrary to common perceptions in New Zealand, the need and opportunities for driving were similar, irrespective of place of residence. This suggests that similar issues may need to be addressed by both urban and rural Maori community road safety providers. PMID: 19916123 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: McDowell A, Begg D, Connor J, Broughton J Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Posts to online news message boards and public discourse surrounding DUI enforcement.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Public responses to DUI enforcement news articles provide insight into the beliefs and thought processes of those who oppose enforcement efforts or view drinking and driving as no big deal. Primary objections to enforcement focused on civil and personal rights issues, skepticism regarding law enforcement's motives and objectivity, and the belief that drinking driving is not a "real" crime. Online news message boards could be useful in informing campaigns and helping program planners frame media events and press releases to best appeal to the most at-risk segments of the driving public. PMID: 19916124 [PubMe...
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Connor SM, Wesolowski K Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

In-depth analysis of pedestrian crashes in Riyadh.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Practical recommendations are given that researchers, traffic police, medical authorities, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), educational institutions, and municipalities can adopt to lower the risk of pedestrian crashes. PMID: 19916125 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Al-Shammari N, Bendak S, Al-Gadhi S Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Vehicle model year and crash outcomes: a CIREN study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Front seat occupants of later MY vehicles injured during crashes experience a decreased likelihood of very severe thoracic injuries, spinal injuries, and death. PMID: 19916126 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ryb GE, Dischinger PC, Ho S Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

The utility of seat belt signs to predict intra-abdominal injury following motor vehicle crashes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Seat belt signs remain an important physical finding in patients with intra-abdominal injury following motor vehicle crashes. Front seat passengers presenting with seat belt signs were more than twice as likely to sustain intra-abdominal injury; thus, emergency physicians and trauma surgeons should be aware of passenger position when evaluating a seat belt sign. PMID: 19916127 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Bansal V, Conroy C, Tominaga GT, Coimbra R Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Commercial drivers' health: a naturalistic study of body mass index, fatigue, and involvement in safety-critical events.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The results of this study support other research in the field of health and well-being that indicate a link between obesity and fatigue, which is a major safety issue surrounding commercial motor vehicle operations given the long hours these drivers spend on the road. PMID: 19916128 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Wiegand DM, Hanowski RJ, McDonald SE Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Making the most of the worst-case scenario: should belt-positioning booster seats be used in lap-belt-only seating positions?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Although data for children secured in lap belts with boosters are limited, the results suggest that boosters are not harmful. This finding is inconsistent with the current recommendation that booster seats not be used when children must be buckled with lap belts only. Data also confirm that booster seats with lap/shoulder belts remain the optimal protection for booster-age children. PMID: 19916129 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kirley BB, Teoh ER, Lund AK, Arbogast KB, Kallan MJ, Durbin DR Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Roof strength and injury risk in rollover crashes of passenger cars.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: The association between vehicle roof strength and occupant injury risk in rollover crashes appears robust across different vehicle groups and across roof SWR(5) values, varying from just more than 1.5 to just less than 4.0. If roofs were to increase in strength by one SWR(5), a 20-25 percent reduction in risk of serious injury in rollovers would be expected. Still, even if all vehicle roofs were as strong as the strongest roof measured, many rollover injuries still would occur, indicating the need for additional research and countermeasures. PMID: 19916130 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Brumbelow ML, Teoh ER Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Useful field of view as a reliable screening measure of driving performance in people with Parkinson's disease: results of a pilot study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: In this pilot study among PD patients, the UFOV may be a superior screening measure (compared to other measures of disease, cognition, and vision) for predicting on-road driving performance but its rigor must be verified in a larger sample of people with PD. PMID: 19916131 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Classen S, McCarthy DP, Shechtman O, Awadzi KD, Lanford DN, Okun MS, Rodriguez RL, Romrell J, Bridges S, Kluger B, Fernandez HH Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Letter to the editor: Sudden onset of illness while driving a vehicle.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19916132 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Traffic Injury Prevention)
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hitosugi M, Motozawa Y, Tokudome S Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: journals

Occupational health crossing borders part 2: Comparison of 18 occupational health systems across the globeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article compares OHS systems of 18 countries at different stages of development.In an international summer school, structure of the national OHS system, definition of occupational accidents and diseases, procedures for compensation claims, outcome (expressed as incidence of occupational accidents) and training opportunities were presented.National OHS systems ranged from non-existent to systems implemented almost 200 years ago. Priorities, incidence of occupational accidents and training opportunities varied. Common problems included the lack of OHS service for small enterprises and in rural areas.International traini...
Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Katja Radon, Vera Ehrenstein, Dennis Nowak, Janine Bigaignon-Cantineau, Maria Gonzalez, Arun Dev Vellore, Veronica Enzina Zamora, Neeraj Gupta, Lirong Huang, Salamat Kandkers, Ana María Menchú Lanza, Leila Posenato Garcia, Keti Stylianos Patsis, Ana Mar Source Type: journals

Safety knowledge, safety behaviors, depression, and injuries in Colorado farm residentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study describes the relationships between safety knowledge, safety behavior, depression, and injuries using 3 years of self-reported data from a cohort of farm residents in Colorado.Farm operators and their spouses (n = 652) were recruited in 1993 from a farm truck registration list using stratified probability sampling. Respondents answered ten safety knowledge and ten safety behavior questions. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale was used to evaluate depression. The most severe farm work-related injury over a 3-year period was the outcome variable. Factor analysis was used to produce a sing...
Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Cheryl L. Beseler, Lorann Stallones Source Type: journals

Navigating ethical discharge planning: A case study in older adult rehabilitationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Dialogue is needed to identify risks, help clients determine their personal level of acceptable risk and determine provisions to minimise risks. (Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal)
Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - November 17, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Evelyne Durocher, Barbara E. Gibson Source Type: journals

Retirement: What will you do? A narrative inquiry of occupation-based planning for retirement: Implications for practiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Occupational therapists have a unique understanding of the centrality of occupation to health and wellbeing. Thus occupational therapists are well-positioned to assist people identify, plan and engage in meaningful occupations outside work in retirement. (Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal)
Source: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal - November 12, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Alana Hewitt, Linsey Howie, Susan Feldman Source Type: journals

Organizational justice, psychological distress, and work engagement in Japanese workersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion The effects of organizational justice on psychological distress seem to be mediated by reward at work (or ERI) while those regarding work engagement may be mediated by worksite support to a large extent, at least in Japanese workers. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00420-009-0485-7Authors Akiomi Inoue, The University of Tokyo Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 JapanNorito Kawakami, The University of Tokyo Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Ja...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: journals

Direct Detection of Salmonella Cells in the Air of Livestock Stables by Real-Time PCREmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A SYBR® Green real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay for specific detection and quantification of airborne Salmonella cells in livestock housings is presented. A set of specific primers was tested and validated for specific detection and quantification of Salmonella-specific invA genes of DNA extracted from bioaerosol samples. Application of the method to poultry house bioaerosol samples showed concentrations ranging from 2.2 x 101 to 3 x 106 Salmonella targets m–3 of air. Salmonella were also detected by a cultivation-based approach in some samples, but concentrations were two to three mag...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Fallschissel, K., Kampfer, P., Jackel, U. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Airborne Asbestos Concentrations Associated with Heavy Equipment Brake RemovalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Asbestos-containing brake linings were used in heavy-duty construction equipment such as tractors, backhoes, and bulldozers prior to the 1980s. While several published studies have evaluated exposures to mechanics during brake repair work, most have focused on automobiles and light trucks, not on heavy agricultural or construction vehicles. The purpose of this study is to characterize the airborne concentration of asbestos to workers and bystanders from brake wear debris during brake removal from 12 loader/backhoes and tractors manufactured between 1960 and 1980. Asbestos content in brake lining (average 20% chrysotile by ...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Madl, A. K., Gaffney, S. H., Balzer, J. L., Paustenbach, D. J. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Particle Emission and Exposure during Nanoparticle Synthesis in Research LaboratoriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Real-time size, mass and number particle concentrations, and emission rates in university laboratories producing nanoparticles by scalable flame spray pyrolysis are quantified. Measurements were conducted in four laboratories using various technological set-ups and during production of particles of a range of compositions with differing physical–chemical properties, from NaCl salt, BiPO4, CaSO4, Bi2O3, insoluble TiO2, SiO2, and WO3 to composites such as Cu/ZnO, Cu/SiO2, Cu/ZrO2, Ta2O5/SiO2, and Pt/Ba/Al2O3. Production time ranged from 0.25 to 400 min and yields from 0.33 to 183 g. Temporal and spatial analyses of the...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Demou, E., Stark, W. J., Hellweg, S. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Evaluation of Five Decontamination Methods for Filtering Facepiece RespiratorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study evaluated five decontamination methods [ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), ethylene oxide, vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP), microwave oven irradiation, and bleach] using nine models of NIOSH-certified respirators (three models each of N95 FFRs, surgical N95 respirators, and P100 FFRs) to determine which methods should be considered for future research studies. Following treatment by each decontamination method, the FFRs were evaluated for changes in physical appearance, odor, and laboratory performance (filter aerosol penetration and filter airflow resistance). Additional experiments (dry heat laborato...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Viscusi, D. J., Bergman, M. S., Eimer, B. C., Shaffer, R. E. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Effects of Headspace and Oxygen Level on Off-gas Emissions from Wood Pellets in StorageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Few papers have been published in the open literature on the emissions from biomass fuels, including wood pellets, during the storage and transportation and their potential health impacts. The purpose of this study is to provide data on the concentrations, emission factors, and emission rate factors of CO2, CO, and CH4 from wood pellets stored with different headspace to container volume ratios with different initial oxygen levels, in order to develop methods to reduce the toxic off-gas emissions and accumulation in storage spaces. Metal containers (45 l, 305 mm diameter by 610 mm long) were used to study the effect of hea...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kuang, X., Shankar, T. J., Sokhansanj, S., Lim, C. J., Bi, X. T., Melin, S. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Emission of Volatile Aldehydes and Ketones from Wood Pellets under Controlled ConditionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Different qualities of biofuel pellets were made from pine and spruce sawdust according to an industrial experimental design. The fatty/resin acid compositions were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for both newly produced pellets and those after 2 and 4 weeks of storage. The aldehydes/ketones compositions were determined by high performance liquid chromatography at 0, 2, and 4 weeks. The designs were analyzed for the response variables: total fatty/resin acids and total aldehydes/ketones. The design showed a strong correlation between the pine fraction in the pellets and the fatty/resin acid content but t...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Arshadi, M., Geladi, P., Gref, R., Fjallstrom, P. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Rate and Peak Concentrations of Off-Gas Emissions in Stored Wood Pellets--Sensitivities to Temperature, Relative Humidity, and Headspace VolumeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of temperature, moisture, and the relative size of storage headspace on emissions from wood pellets in an enclosed space. Twelve 10-l plastic containers were used to study the effects of headspace ratio (25, 50, and 75% of container volume) and temperatures (10–50°C). Another eight containers were set in uncontrolled storage relative humidity (RH) and temperature. Concentrations of CO2, CO, and CH4 were measured by gas chromatography (GC). The results showed that emissions of CO2, CO, and CH4 from stored wood pellets are more sensitive to storage temperat...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kuang, X., Shankar, T. J., Bi, X. T., Lim, C. J., Sokhansanj, S., Melin, S. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Oxygen Depletion and Formation of Toxic Gases following Sea Transportation of Logs and Wood ChipsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In conclusion, the measurements show that transport of logs and wood chips in confined spaces may result in rapid and severe oxygen depletion and CO2 formation. Thus, apparently harmless cargoes may create potentially life-threatening conditions. The oxygen depletion and CO2 formation are seemingly primarily caused by microbiological activity, in contrast to the oxidative processes with higher CO formation that predominate in cargoes of wood pellets. Improved technical and organizational measures are considered necessary to prevent future accidents. Recommendations given regarding safe entry procedures and technical preven...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Svedberg, U., Petrini, C., Johanson, G. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals

Proposed British-Dutch Guidance on Measuring Compliance with Occupational Exposure LimitsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ogden, T. L. Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: journals

Relationship between indoor chemical concentrations and subjective symptoms associated with sick building syndrome in newly built houses in JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Chemicals detected in Japanese newly built houses tend to increase the risk of subjective symptoms in residents suffering from SBS. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00420-009-0475-9Authors Tomoko Takigawa, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Public Health 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku Okayama 700-8558 JapanBing-Ling Wang, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Public Health 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku Okayama 700-8558 JapanYasuaki Saijo, A...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - November 9, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: journals

The cardiovascular response to an acute 1800-μT, 60-Hz magnetic field exposure in humansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The MF used in this experiment did not affect cardiovascular parameters. Although an alternative explanation for why skin surface temperatures decreased in the sham and not in the real exposure condition is presented, the possibility of a MF effect cannot be excluded. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00420-009-0484-8Authors David A. McNamee, Lawson Health Research Institute Bioelectromagnetics, Imaging Program 268 Grosvenor Street N6A 4V2 London ON CanadaMichael Corbacio, Lawson Health Research Institute Bioelectromagnetics, Imaging Program 268 Grosvenor St...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - November 9, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: journals

Sustainability of an interdisciplinary secondary prevention program for hairdressersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Objective Two hundred and fifteen hairdressers suffering from occupational skin diseases (OSD) have attended a 6-month combined dermatological and educational prevention program with an education and counseling scheme as well as an intervention in the respective hairdressers’ shops. The aim of this program, conducted from 1994 to 1997, was to enable the affected hairdressers to remain at work without suffering from major OSD. Methods To assess the sustainability of this interdisciplinary medical and educational training program, the intervention group (IG, N = 215) and...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - November 9, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: journals

Mortality in the Baltimore union poultry cohort: non-malignant diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Poultry workers may have excess occurrence of disease affecting several organs and systems, probably originating from widespread infection with a variety of microorganisms. The results for neurologic diseases could well represent important clues to the etiology of these diseases in humans. The small numbers of deaths involved in some cases limit interpretation. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00420-009-0478-6Authors Eric S. Johnson, UNT Health Science Center Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health Fort Worth TX USALillian C. Yau, Tulane Univers...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - November 9, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: journals

Cadmium and tubular dysfunction marker levels in urine of residents in non-polluted areas with natural abundance of cadmium in JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions In an over-all evaluation, no clear-cut evidence was available for increased prevalence of Cd exposure-associated renal tubular dysfunction among general populations in the five prefectures in the northern part on the coast of Sea of Japan than in other prefectures in Japan, despite moderate elevation in urinary Cd levels. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00420-009-0483-9Authors Jiro Moriguchi, Kyoto Industrial Health Association (Health Service Center) 4-1 Mibu-Shujakucho Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8871 JapanYoshiro Inoue, Akita Health Care Association Akita 01...
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - November 9, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Tags: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: journals

School resources, resource allocation, and risk of physical assault against Minnesota educators.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To investigate the relation between schools' resource levels (i.e., annual per student expenditures), school resource allocations, and physical assault (PA) against Minnesota's educators, a study was conducted from the two-phase Minnesota Educators' Study (MES) that incorporated school-level fiscal and demographic data from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). The MES examined a randomly selected cohort of employed, state-licensed kindergarten through grade 12 educators. From mailed questionnaires, response rates for both Phase I (comprehensive data collection on violent events) and Phase II (case-control) were...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sage SK, Gerberich SG, Ryan AD, Nachreiner NM, Church TR, Alexander BH, Mongin SJ Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Child bystanding: A risk factor for injury and identifying its' determinants on midwestern agricultural operations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Although parents cannot child-proof their operations, it is important for them to understand the apparent odds of and risks associated with bystanding. Children can have injury odds similar to adults in this environment; therefore, it is necessary to examine parental factors that may be associated with children's likelihood of bystanding in high-risk work environments. PMID: 19887139 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Williams QL, Alexander BH, Gerberich SG, Nachreiner NM, Church TR, Ryan A Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Hazard scenarios of truck drivers' occupational accidents on and around trucks during loading and unloading.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of the present study was to establish the hazard scenarios for truck drivers during loading/unloading through analyses of text descriptions of accident processes. Focus was on accidents that were primarily related to movement/operation on and around the truck, which are particular to truck drivers. Special emphasis was placed on falls from heights, as this was shown to be the most frequent type of accident and a major cause of fractures among truck drivers. Analyses of text descriptions of 136 accidents, including 63 cases of fall from height, collected in one company over a period of three years, revealed th...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Shibuya H, Cleal B, Kines P Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

The association between opioid analgesics and unsafe driving actions preceding fatal crashes.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Currently, most epidemiological research into the impact of opioid analgesics on road safety has focused on the association between opioid use and traffic crash occurrence. Yet, the role of opioid analgesics on crash responsibility is still not properly understood. Therefore, we examined the impact of opioid analgesics on drivers (all had a confirmed BAC=0) involved in fatal crashes (1993-2006) using a case-control design based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Cases had one or more crash-related unsafe driving actions (UDA) recorded; controls had none. We calculated adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of any...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Dubois S, Bédard M, Weaver B Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Comparison of empirical Bayes and full Bayes approaches for before-after road safety evaluations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The empirical Bayes (EB) approach has now gained wide acceptance among researchers as the much preferred one for the before-after evaluation of road safety treatments. In this approach, the before period crash experience at treated sites is used in conjunction with a crash prediction model for untreated reference sites to estimate the expected number of crashes that would have occurred without treatment. This estimate is compared to the count of crashes observed after treatment to evaluate the effect of the treatment. This procedure accounts for regression-to-the-mean effects that result from the natural tendency to se...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Persaud B, Lan B, Lyon C, Bhim R Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Britain's most hazardous occupation: Commercial fishing.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study shows that commercial fishing is by far the most hazardous occupation in Britain. Prevention of fatal accidents should focus on increased use of personal flotation devices, reductions in lone fishing and the use of unstable, unseaworthy and badly maintained fishing vessels. PMID: 19887143 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Roberts SE Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Injury patterns in frontal crashes: The association between knee-thigh-hip (KTH) and serious intra-abdominal injury.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Safety belts protect occupants in frontal impacts by reducing occupant deceleration and preventing the occupant from hitting interior vehicle components likely to cause injury. However, occupants moving forward during the impact may contact the safety belt webbing across their chest and abdomen. We hypothesized that if the occupant loaded their knee-thigh-hip (KTH) region with enough force to result in injury to this region-it might prevent compression (and injury) of their abdomen by the safety belt. Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) data were used to test the association between KTH and intra-abdo...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Lee J, Conroy C, Coimbra R, Tominaga GT, Hoyt DB Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Comparison of the whiplash injury criteria.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objectives of this study were to evaluate and compare the whiplash injury criteria (IV-NIC, NIC, Nkm, Nij, and NDC) during simulated rear impacts of a new Human Model of the Neck (HUMON) with and without an active head restraint (AHR). HUMON consisted of a neck specimen mounted to the torso of BioRID II and carrying an anthropometric head stabilized with muscle force replication. HUMON was seated and secured in a Kia Sedona seat with AHR on a sled. Rear impacts (7.1 and 11.1g) were simulated with the AHR in five different positions followed by an impact with no HR. Statistical differences (P < 0.05) were determined ...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ivancic PC, Sha D Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Using hierarchical tree-based regression model to predict train-vehicle crashes at passive highway-rail grade crossings.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, HTBR models are developed to predict train-vehicle crash frequencies for passive grade crossings controlled by crossbucks only and crossbucks combined with stop signs respectively, and assess how the crash frequencies change after the stop-sign treatment is applied at the crossbuck-only-controlled crossings. The study results indicate that stop-sign treatment is an effective engineering countermeasure to improve safety at the passive grade crossings. Decision makers and traffic engineers can use the HTBR models to examine train-vehicle crash frequency at passive crossings and assess the potential effectivene...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yan X, Richards S, Su X Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Development of the BACKIE questionnaire: A measure of children's behaviors, attitudes, cognitions, knowledge, and injury experiences.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Having a psychometrically sound measure that allows one to assess attitudes, cognitions, and knowledge is an essential first step to exploring the relative influence of these factors on children's risk and safety practices. PMID: 19887147 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Morrongiello BA, Cusimano M, Barton BK, Orr E, Chipman M, Tyberg J, Kulkarini A, Khanlou N, Masi R, Bekele T Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Modeling signalized intersection safety with corridor-level spatial correlations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Intersections in close spatial proximity along a corridor should be considered as correlated due to interacted traffic flows as well as similar road design and environmental characteristics. It is critical to incorporate this spatial correlation for assessing the true safety impacts of risk factors. In this paper, several Bayesian models were developed to model the crash data from 170 signalized intersections in the state of Florida. The safety impacts of risk factors such as geometric design features, traffic control, and traffic flow characteristics were evaluated. The Poisson and Negative Binomial Bayesian models wi...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Guo F, Wang X, Abdel-Aty MA Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Transmission and control of an emerging influenza pandemic in a small-world airline network.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study also investigated how the small-world properties of an air transportation network facilitate the spread of influenza around the globe. The results show that, as soon as the influenza is spread to the top 50 global airports, the transmission is greatly accelerated. Under the constraint of limited resources, a strategy that first applies control measures to the top 50 airports after day 13 and then soon afterwards to all other airports may result in remarkable containment effectiveness. As the infectiousness of the disease increases, it will expand the scale of the pandemic, and move the start time of the pandemic...
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hsu CI, Shih HH Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Classification analysis of driver's stop/go decision and red-light running violation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study illustrates that the tree models are helpful to recognize and predict how drivers make stop/go decisions and partake in red-light running violations corresponding to the traffic parameters. PMID: 19887150 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Elmitiny N, Yan X, Radwan E, Russo C, Nashar D Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals