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Escaping the Family Tradition: A Multi-Generation Study of Occupational Status and Criminal Behaviour - Ramakers AAT, Bijleveld C, Ruiter S.
This paper investigates the intersection of two types of reproduction over generations: the transmission of offending and of occupational status. According to Farrington's (2002) risk factor mechanism, the effect of parental offending on offspring offendin...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 5, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Social Etiologies and Disparities Source Type: news

Workplace Assaults in Britain: Understanding the Influence of Individual and Workplace Characteristics - Jones T, Robinson A, Fevre R, Lewis D.
Studies based on British Crime Survey (BCS) data suggest that the overall incidence of workplace assault is relatively low. However, these data have a number of limitations. They include only assaults carried out by clients or the public, provide limited i...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 5, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Time of psychiatric patient assaults: Twenty-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). - Flannery RB, Flannery GJ, Walker AP.
Apparent random acts of violence viewed in the aggregate appear to occur in fairly exacting temporal patterns. This is true of rape, street assaults, and domestic violence, among other acts of violence. Patient assaults on staff as acts of violence should ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 5, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Prevalence and prevention of workplace aggression in Australian clinical medical practice. - Hills DJ, Joyce CM, Humphreys JS.
Objective. To determine the extent of aggression directed towards Australian doctors and the implementation of aggression prevention and minimisation strategies in medical workplaces. Methods. Data were obtained from the pilot phase (n=321) of the Medicine...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 5, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Place-Based Income Inequality Clusters in the Rural North Central Region, 1979-2009 - Peters DJ.
This analysis identifies and describes clusters of persistently low and high income inequality for N = 7,353 non-metropolitan block-groups in the western part of the North Central Region. Analysis finds more low inequality than high inequality places in th...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 5, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Industrial workers with occupational hand injury from Tehran factories. - Maghsoudipour M, Sarfaraz Z.
Objective: The aim of this study was evaluation of occupational and non-occupational risk factors in workers with occupational hand injury. Participants: Eighty-two workers with occupational hand injury as cases and 83 controls matched for age, gender and ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Groups of hydrogen sulphide poisoning emergency rescue explored. - Zhang DJ, Wang HM, Li L, Song YG.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: Chi...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Evaluation of a workplace bullying cognitive rehearsal program in a hospital setting. - Stagg SJ, Sheridan D, Jones RA, Speroni KG.
This study was conducted to determine the frequency of workplace bullying and evaluate the effectiveness of a training program on cognitive rehearsal of responses to common bullying behavi...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Are there health effects of harassment in the workplace? A gender-sensitive study of the relationships between work and neck pain. - Stock SR, Tissot F.
The aim of this study was to identify workplace physical and psychosocial risk factors for neck pain among male and female workers and, in particular, to study the relationship between neck pain and intimidation and sexual harassment in the workplace in a ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

An examination of mobbing and burnout of residents. - Dikmetaş E, Top M, Ergin G.
AIM: Mobbing and burnout in human resources management are important topics in labor psychology. It is important to research the levels of mobbing and burnout of human resources in the health sector, primarily in doctors. Although there have been some stud...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Factors associated with use of slip-resistant shoes in US limited-service restaurant workers. - Verma SK, Courtney TK, Corns HL, Huang YH, Lombardi DA, Chang WR, Brennan MJ, Perry MJ.
Objectives Slips and falls are a leading cause of injury at work. Several studies have indicated that slip-resistant shoes can reduce the risk of occupational slips and falls. Few studies, however, have examined the determinants of slip-resistant shoe use....
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Falls Source Type: news

New Study Shows Genetic Link to Mesothelioma
Scientists have found that a genetic mutation may cause a higher susceptibility in the development of mesothelioma. The study focuses on a gene known as BAP1 and looked at individuals who possessed the mutated gene. It analyzed two American families who demonstrated high incidences of mesothelioma and other cancers associated with cases of the genetic mutation. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that affects the linings of the lungs and other organs. Exposure to asbestos has long been linked to the development of this aggressive cancer that has no known cure. The life expectancy of a mesothelioma diagnosis is four to 18 months....
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 1, 2011 Category: Environmental Health Authors: mhall Tags: Asbestos Exposure Mesothelioma Research Mesothelioma Research Source Type: news

Solar industry responsible for lead emissions in developing countries
(University of Tennessee at Knoxville) A study by Chris Cherry, assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, and Perry Gottesfeld of Occupational Knowledge International found that solar power heavily reliant on lead batteries has the potential to release more than 2.4 million tons of lead pollution in China and India.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 31, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Make Work Fun
Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Page: Occupational Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 29, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Workplace violence and gender discrimination in Rwanda's health workforce: Increasing safety and gender equality. - Newman CJ, De Vries DH, Kanakuze JD, Ngendahimana G.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Workplace violence has been documented in all sectors, but female-dominated sectors such as health and social services are at particular risk. In 2007-2008, IntraHealth International assisted the Rwanda Ministries of Public Service an...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Working Conditions of Brazilian Immigrants in Massachusetts. - Eduardo Siqueira C, Jansen T.
Brazilian immigration to Massachusetts and other states in the US grew significantly in the last two decades. There is a lack of data about the working conditions and health and safety hazards faced by Brazilian immigrant workers. We surveyed over 500 work...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Worker influence on voluntary OHS management systems - A review of its ends and means - Frick K.
Voluntary management systems (MS) might improve occupational health and safety (OHS). MSs, as with any OHS management, requires worker influence (and management commitment) to reduce risks at work. Influence through union backed safety representatives (or ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Work-related Aggression and Violence Committed by Patients and Its Psychological Influence on Doctors. - Saeki K, Okamoto N, Tomioka K, Obayashi K, Nishioka H, Ohara K, Kurumatani N.
Objectives: To determine the incidence rate of work-related aggression and violence (WRAV) against doctors and investigate risk factors and psychological influences of WRAV doctors. Methods: We sent a self-administered questionnaire on WRAV committed by pa...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

The Recording, Investigation and Analysis of Accidents at Work (RIAAT) process - Jacinto C, Guedes Soares C, Fialho T, Silva SA.
This paper describes the Recording, Investigation and Analysis of Accidents at Work (Registo, Investigação e Análise de Acidentes de Trabalho - RIAAT) process and illustrates its application to a real accident. The process constitutes a holistic approac...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

The deadly effects of violence against medical workers in war zones. - Webster PC.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: Eng...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Studying gender and injuries: A comparative analysis of the literatures on women's injuries in sport and work. - Theberge N.
This article provides a review and analysis of the literatures on the gendering of injuries in sport and in work. It argues that, while research on women's work-related injuries has considered the interaction of biological and social bases of risk, researc...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Psychosocial influences on health and safety behaviour among small and medium-sized enterprises - Lansdown TC, Deighan C.
This paper reports on a study undertaken to identify the psychosocial features associated with health and safety activity in small and medium-sized enterprises. These enterprises, which encompass the vast majority of businesses in the European Union, have ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Psychometric Data for the NFL Neuropsychological Test Battery. - Lovell MR, Solomon GS.
As part of a comprehensive league-wide study of concussion, the National Football League's Committee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury sponsored a neuropsychological testing program from 1996 through 2001. Nearly 1,000 athletes participated voluntarily in the...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Female Intimate Partner Violence Victims and Labor Force Participation - VandeWeerd C, Coulter ML, Mercado-Crespo MC.
This article examines the e...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Do Working Men Rebel? Insurgency and Unemployment in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Philippines - Berman E, Callen M, Felter JH, Shapiro JN.
Most aid spending by governments seeking to rebuild social and political order is based on an opportunity-cost theory of distracting potential recruits. The logic is that gainfully employed young men are less likely to participate in political violence, im...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Comparing the risk factors associated with serious versus and less serious work-related injuries in Ontario between 1991 and 2006. - Smith P, Hogg-Johnson S, Mustard C, Chen C, Tompa E.
The objective of this study was to examine and compare the demographic and labor market risks for more serious and less serious work-related injuries and illnesses. METHODS: Secondary analysis of accepted workers' compensation claims in Ontario...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Agreement between medical expert assessments in social medicine. - Rudbeck M, Fonager K.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Medical specialists in social medicine play an important role in description of work-related health problems of the individual citizen in the Municipalities, yet knowledge of the consistency in their medical assessment remains poor. Ho...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

A simple three-step dispatch rule may reduce lights and sirens responses to motor vehicle crashes. - Isenberg D, Cone DC, Stiell IG.
Introduction Most patients involved in motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are not seriously injured. However, dispatch protocols require an ambulance be sent with lights and sirens (L&S) to the vast majority of MVCs. L&S have been shown to reduce response times ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

A framework for evaluating OSH program effectiveness using leading and trailing metrics. - Wurzelbacher S, Jin Y.
INTRODUCTION: Many employers and regulators today rely primarily on a few past injury/ illness metrics as criteria for rating the effectiveness of occupational safety and health (OSH) programs. Although such trailing data are necessary to assess program su...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

When health and safety interventions meet real-life challenges - Hasle P, Sorensen OH.
In contemporary working life, health and safety problems are becoming increasingly complicated, thereby posing new challenges for preventive interventions. The enforcement of health and safety regulations has only limited impact on the core occupational sa...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Development of an indirect-cost calculation model suitable for workplace use. - Jallon R, Imbeau D, de Marcellis-Warin N.
Introduction: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) stakeholders rarely factor the cost of workplace accidents into prevention spending decisions. The lack of consideration of this key information is related to the fact that the scientific literature has fa...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 27, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The impact of soldier suicide on a base in Afghanistan: Lessons for prevention and postvention. - Mann JJ.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: Eng...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Scissors in brain: An unusual presentation of tribal culture in India. - Kumar A, Pandey R, Singh K, Sharma V.
AIM: To observe the neurological complications arising from various tribal practices and their management. Penetrating head injuries comprise only a small number of total head injuries. A penetrating head injury by deliberate attempt to treat an ailment is...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Review of preventative behavioural interventions for dermal and respiratory hazards. - Lunt JA, Sheffield D, Bell N, Bennett V, Morris LA.
BACKGROUND: No previous systematic review of the evidence base has been undertaken to help occupational health professionals understand how to reliably lower the instance of occupational ill-health through reducing risk-taking behaviour. AIMS: To evaluate ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual victimization in the military: An unintended consequence of "don't ask, don't tell"? - Burks DJ.
The integration of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals into the U.S. military is a long-standing and politically and socially divisive issue. Exclusionary and pseudo-inclusionary policies that restrict openly LGB individuals from military service ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Impact of soldier suicide on unit and care givers: implications for education and training. - Benedek DM.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: Eng...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Homelessness Among A Cohort of Women in Street-Based Sex Work: The Need for Safer Environment Interventions. - Duff P, Deering K, Gibson K, Tyndall M, Shannon K.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Drawing on data from a community-based prospective cohort study in Vancouver, Canada, we examined the prevalence and individual, interpersonal and work environment correlates of homelessness among 252 women in street-based sex work. M...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Promoting Health and Safety in San Francisco's Chinatown Restaurants: Findings and Lessons Learned from a Pilot Observational Checklist. - Gaydos M, Bhatia R, Morales A, Lee PT, Liu SS, Chang C, Salvatore AL, Krause N, Minkler M.
Noncompliance with labor and occupational health and safety laws contributes to economic and health inequities. Environmental health agencies are well positioned to monitor workplace conditions in many industries and support enhanced enforcement by respons...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Scalds, Fire Source Type: news

Work and high-risk alcohol consumption in the Canadian workforce. - Marchand A, Parent-Lamarche A, Blanc MÈ.
This study examined the associations between occupational groups; work-organization conditions based on task design; demands, social relations, and gratifications; and weekly high-risk alcohol consumption among Canadian workers. A secondary data analysis w...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 24, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Unanimous 5th Circuit Panel Affirms Denial Of Remand Of Wrongful Death Lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS - A unanimous Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel issued an opinion Aug. 5 affirming an order denying remand under fraudulent joinder of a wrongful death claim brought for occupational exposure to hydrogen sulfide (Rona Young Kemp, et al. v. CTL Distribution Inc., et al., No. 10-31132, 5th Cir.; 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 16345). Full story on lexis.com
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - August 24, 2011 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Nurses at Risk for Accidental Exposure to Chemo Drugs
Nearly 17% said the highly toxic drugs had come into contact with their skin or eyes Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cancer Chemotherapy, Occupational Health for Healthcare Providers
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 23, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Our patients’ stories: overcoming metabolic stroke
By Cindy Chiu My daughter Katie was born prematurely and spent her first 45 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. When we finally walked out of the lobby, I felt we had seen enough hospital rooms for a lifetime. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Little more than two years after Katie first came home, she and I picked up a nasty stomach bug. I was really sick for over 24 hours and for the first time in her life, Katie was vomiting. But other than throwing up and tiring easily she was in good spirits, dancing around the room when she could, then taking a nap when she got too exhausted. We thought she’d get over ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 22, 2011 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Childrens Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts Diseases & conditions Our patients’ stories glutaric acidemia type metabolic stroke Source Type: news

What Causes Pediatric Stroke?
Discussion Stroke is “…the sudden occlusion or rupture of cerebral arteries or veins resulting in focal cerebral damage and clinical neurological deficits that persist for longer than 24 hours. Stroke can be ischemic, hemorrhagic or both.” Pediatric stroke, especially in a seemingly well child, is uncommon, but not as uncommon as often presumed. Outside the perinatal time period, the rate is 2-13 events /100,000 children/year or about the same rate as pediatric brain tumors. It unfortunately is also common cause of morbidity (75% of survivors have neurological deficits) and death (one of the 10 most commo...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 21, 2011 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Shift Work May Have Little Effect on Pregnancy
Some studies have suggested that working the night shift may raise a pregnant woman's risks of preterm labor or having an underweight baby. But a new review says that if those effects exist, they are likely to be small. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Occupational Health, Pregnancy
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Psychiatric Issues in Hoarding
Hoarding has broad-reaching implications, including a substantial public health burden linked to occupational impairment, poor physical health, and demand for social services.
Source: Psychiatric Times - August 19, 2011 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Battery Industry Causes Lead Poisoning In Developing Countries
Documenting the hazards of lead battery manufacturing and recycling operations in emerging markets, a study in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene reports that children living near these facilities in developing countries had approximately 13 times more lead in their blood than American children...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 17, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Higher Levels Of Lead Poisoning Found In Children That Live Near Battery Plants In Developing Countries
An investigation documenting the dangers of lead battery manufacturing and recycling operations in developing markets, showed that children who live near these facilities in developing countries had roughly 13 times more lead in their blood in comparison to American children. The study was published in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environment Hygiene...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 16, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Study Reports Short Latencies For Cancer In Young Workers With High Occupational Exposures To Electro-magnetic Fields
A study conducted by Hebrew University researchers has found that that there can be very short latency periods between the time of exposure and development of cancer in workers in tasks with intense or prolonged exposure to electro-magnetic fields (EMFs). Previous studies have described excess risks for cancer from such high occupational exposures. However, none have addressed the issue of short latency periods from high exposure...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 16, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Balda Medical Installs BS OHSAS 18001 and DIN EN 14001-Compliant Integrated Management System
For Balda Medical corporate activity means to assume social and ecological responsibility. Consequently, Balda Medical has installed an integrated management system for labour, health and environmental management compliant with BS OHSAS 18001 as well as DIN EN 14001, which has recently been successfully certified by TÜV Rheinland. In the field of occupational health and safety, the BS OHSAS 18001 (British Standard Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) is an internationally recognised standard. The BS OHSAS aims to make workplaces safe and ergonomic, and promote health and ... ...
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - August 15, 2011 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Health Tip: Manage Your Stress at Work
Suggestions to keep it under control Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Occupational Health, Stress
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 15, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news