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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

Workers Memorial Day 2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(27/04/07) UNISON launches nationwide health and safety campaign (Source: UNISON Health and safety news)
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - October 20, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: organizations

Ergonomic evaluation and redesign of children bicycles based on anthropometric data.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Proper bicycle fit is very important for cycling performance, efficiency, comfort and injury prevention. This is especially true in the case of children cyclists that do not have the necessary cycling experience, balance and the fully developed musculoskeletal system of the adults. Bicycle fit depends on both the design and dimensions of the bicycle as well as on the anthropometric dimensions of the cyclist. In the present paper a case study concerning the ergonomic evaluation and redesign of a series of bicycles for children and teenagers 7-14 years old is presented. The study has been commissioned by a major Greek bi...
Source: Applied Ergonomics - October 15, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Laios L, Giannatsis J Tags: Appl Ergon 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

Tougher penalties neededEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(16/05/07) UNISON urges MPs not to let corporate killers off the hook (Source: UNISON Health and safety news)
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - April 5, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: organizations

£90,000 for UNISON member injured by falling clientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(18/04/07)Case highlights importance of proper risk assessments, says union chief (Source: UNISON Health and safety news)
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - June 4, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: organizations

Tougher enforcement needed to tackle health and safety "crimewave"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(20/11/07) Unions call for more inspections and higher fines (Source: UNISON Health and safety news)
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - August 11, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: organizations

Former employers pay up for asbestosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(21/01/08) 79 year old UNISON ex-joiner wins compensation of £25,000 (Source: UNISON Health and safety news)
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - October 20, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: organizations

UNISON: remembering the dead, fighting for the livingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(24/04/07) New campaign seeks formal recognition for Workers Memorial Day (Source: UNISON Health and safety news)
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - October 20, 2008 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: organizations

Occupational injury disparities in the US hotel industryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hotel employees have higher rates of occupational injury and sustain more severe injuries than most other service workers.OSHA log incidents from 5 unionized hotel companies for a three-year period were analyzed to estimate injury rates by job, company, and demographic characteristics. Room cleaning work, known to be physically hazardous, was of particular concern.A total of 2,865 injuries were reported during 55,327 worker-years of observation. The overall injury rate was 5.2 injuries per 100 worker-years. The rate was highest for housekeepers (7.9), Hispanic housekeepers (10.6), and about double in 3 companies versus 2 o...
Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - July 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Susan Buchanan, Pamela Vossenas, Niklas Krause, Joan Moriarty, Eric Frumin, Jo Anna M. Shimek, Franklin Mirer, Peter Orris, Laura Punnett 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

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

Australia Maps Natural Asbestos DepositsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ABC News Online reports that an Australia-wide study starting next month will aim to map areas across the country where residents are at risk of developing cancer due to asbestos deposits. A PhD student at Macquarie University, Mark Hendrickx, decided to conduct the study because he believes many potential sites have been overlooked as a risk because they were too small to mine. “We’re going to be looking at cancer registry data and extracting some of the spatial information out of that,” he said. “Essentially where people were living at the time of their diagnosis and comparing that information ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 19, 2007 Category: Occupational Health Authors: asbestos-post Source Type: news

Are biomarkers of chronic alcohol misuse useful in the assessment of DWI recidivism status?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The present findings suggest that biomarkers of chronic patterns of heavy drinking may not be adequate to capture the multiple processes that appear to promote recidivism (e.g., binge drinking, other risky behavioural and personality features). Despite their objectivity, caution is warranted in the interpretation of a positive score on these biomarkers in DWI assessment. Longitudinal research is needed to more comprehensively explore the relationship between positive biomarkers in first-time offenders and their risk of becoming recidivists. PMID: 19887172 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention.)
Source: Accident; Analysis and Prevention. - November 6, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Couture S, Brown TG, Tremblay J, Ng Ying Kin NM, Ouimet MC, Nadeau L Tags: Accid Anal Prev Source Type: journals

Development of an intervention to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders among hospital nurses based on the participatory approach.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The participatory approach has been widely used to improve the work environment. The purpose of this study was to develop an intervention to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders in hospital nurses using the participatory approach. Based on the Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approach, the multidisciplinary team conducted the trainer workshop to develop a comprehensive intervention protocol, which yielded several practical and low-cost solutions to reduce the risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders. Structured tools that were focused on the hospital environment were developed. The developed ac...
Source: Applied Ergonomics - October 27, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kim SL, Lee JE Tags: Appl Ergon Source Type: journals

Remember the dead, fight for the livingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(28/04/09) UNISON welcomes workers' memorial day announcement (Source: UNISON Health and safety news)
Source: UNISON Health and safety news - April 29, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: organizations

Excessive longitudinal FEV1 decline and risks to future health: A case-control studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Accelerated loss of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) in an individual is considered an indicator of developing lung disease.We investigated longitudinal FEV1 slopes, calculated by simple linear regression, and adverse health outcomes after 10-30 years, among 1,428 chemical plant workers. Cases were defined by FEV1 slopes below 5th percentile values for the cohort. Cases were matched with controls (107 pairs) for race, gender, smoking status, year of birth, age, height, and calendar year at first test. Matched pair statistics were used for comparisons.Cases had a higher proportion, compared to controls, of diagnosis o...
Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - October 21, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Mei Lin Wang, Bipin H. Avashia, John Wood, Edward L. Petsonk Source Type: journals

Occupational obstructive airway diseases caused by the natural gas odorant tetrahydrothiophene - two case reportsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tetrahydrothiophene (THT) is frequently used to odorize natural (city) gas. Only sparse data on adverse health effects of THT on humans are available.We performed a literature search and clinical investigations including case history and cardiopulmonary diagnostic tests in two symptomatic THT-exposed outpatients.The two THT-exposed city workers developed transient neurologic symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, headaches, as well as skin and mucosa irritation, chronic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, arterial hypertension, and cardiac arrhythmia. The neurological symptoms and respiratory disorders were found ...
Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - October 21, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: X. Baur, C. Bittner Source Type: journals

Cancer mortality and congenital anomalies in a region of Italy with intense environmental pressure due to wasteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Although the causal nature of the association is uncertain, findings support the hypothesis that waste-related environmental exposures in Campania produce increased risks of mortality and, to a lesser extent, CAs. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - October 16, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Martuzzi, M, Mitis, F, Bianchi, F, Minichilli, F, Comba, P, Fazzo, L Tags: Original articles Source Type: journals

An improved estimate of the quantitative relationship between polycyclic hydrocarbons and lung cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - October 16, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Mirabelli, D. Tags: Commentaries Source Type: journals