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The atlas of health and working conditions by occupation
In this article, we describe methods which have been applied in the compilation of the Atlas of Health and Working Conditions by Occupation . First,...
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Factors affecting long-term sick leave in an industrial population
Factors affecting long-term absenteeism for non-accident-related sickness leave in a large, remotely located factory (Dead Sea Industry, Israel) were...
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Mortality of Dutch workers exposed to carbon disulfide
Epidemiological studies carried out in Great Britain, Scandinavia and the United States indicate that workers exposed to carbon disulfide are at an...
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Vibration syndrome among Finnish forest workers between 1972 and 1990
A longitudinal study on vibration syndrome among professional forest workers was carried out in Finland from 1972 to 1990. In the course of the...
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Medical wastage in shipyard welders: a forty-year historical cohort study
A 40-year historical cohort study of medical wastage among about 550 shipyard welders and 1100 controls (shipwrights and engine fitters), all...
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Demographic factors and land-use planning in the small islands of Southern Europe
Since the end of the 1970s, the southern European countries have shown an exceptional reduction in fertility rate. From the highest levels among the...
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Geographical associations between aluminium in drinking water and death rates with dementia (including Alzheimer's disease), Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Norway
Comparisons of maps and correlation and regression analysis indicate a geographical association between aluminium (Al) in drinking water and...
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Long-term sickness absence due to back disorders in crane operators exposed to whole-body vibration
In a retrospective (10-year) follow-up study, the incidence of at least one spell of sickness absenteeism of 28 d or longer in crane operators...
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Muscle strength and muscle endurance of middle-aged women and men associated to type, duration and intensity of muscular load at work
Muscle strength and muscle endurance in groups with different occupational muscular load was studied among 60 women and 69 men. The mean age of the...
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Back disorders in crane operators exposed to whole-body vibration
In The Netherlands so far little research has been carried out to investigate the health effects of exposure to whole-body vibration at work. In a...
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Cross-sectional epidemiological study on neurotoxicity of solvents in paints and lacquers
In a multi-disciplinary retrospective study we examined 105 house painters employed for at least ten years (median 27 years, range 10–36 years)....
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Municipal employees' cardiovascular diseases and occupational stress factors in Finland
The occupational stress factors related to specific cardiovascular diseases were studied by a questionnaire mailed to 6213 municipal employees aged...
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Whole-body vibration and low-back pain
This review presents a critical evaluation of the literature on health effects in long-term occupational exposure to whole-body vibration. To assess...
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The Political Symbolism of Occupational Health Risks
In the space of a decade between the late 1960s and 1970s, coal mines and cotton mills in the U.S. were publicly acknowledged to be dangerous places...
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Carbon Black
Carbon black is a high purity colloidal carbon produced in large quantities world-wide for myriad industrial and consumer applications. Commercial...
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The New York City fire epidemic as a toxic phenomenon
Reductions in the fire service in New York City from 1972 to 1976 appear to have caused a disproportionate increase in fire-fighter work load through...
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Economic Tools for Risk Reduction
Risks are inherent in human activity. Society has devised a series of tools (or institutions or modes of behavior) to cope with risk; some of the...