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Effective mitigation strategies for reducing workers’ exposure to formaldehyde: a systematic review
Formaldehyde is a toxic and carcinogenic compound, still used in several occupational settings due to its properties. Thus, in these working...
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Occupational injuries and risk assessment among stone crushing industry workers: a cross-sectional study
Background and objectivesThe prevalence of occupational injuries among blue-collar workers is higher in the stone-crushing industries due to...
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Dose-response relationship between lung function and chest imaging response to silica exposures in artificial stone manufacturing workers
BackgroundOccupational exposure to artificial stone, a popular material used for countertops, can cause accelerated silicosis, but the precise...
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Investigation of indoor air quality and pulmonary function status among power loom industry workers in Tamil Nadu, South India
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of particulate matters and gaseous pollutant present in the power loom textile industry which causes...
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Differentiation of Wages of Industrial Workers at the End of NEP: Between Equalization and Labor Incentives
AbstractDuring the NEP years, the task of regulating wages of industrial workers was one of the priorities of Soviet social policy. Wages at...
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Megaprojects’ Social Sustainability and Workers’ Human Rights
The paper addresses an emerging question on social sustainability. Namely, some European systems, and recently European Union too, have focused their...
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Deposition of heavy metals in biological tissues of workers in metal workshops
Welding and cutting of metals produce large amounts of particulate matter (PM), which poses a significant health risk to exposed workers. Appropriate...
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Changes in anxiety and depression among public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic response
ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted mental health indicators, leading to an increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression in...
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Exposure to incense burning, biomarkers, and the physical health of temple workers in Taiwan
Incense burning releases heavy particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), known to have adverse effects on human health. Long-term exposure...
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Association between work-related factors and health behaviour clusters among Finnish private-sector service workers
PurposeWe examined how work-related factors associate with several health behaviours that appear together among the large, but less-studied, blue-...
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Effects of chronotype on sleep, mood and cardiovascular circadian rhythms in rotating night shift medical workers
PurposeWhether chronotype affects the health outcomes of night shift work populations is unknown. This study aimed to assess the influence of...
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Exposure to ionizing radiations and changes in blood cells and interleukin-6 in radiation workers
Long-term exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) can cause dire health consequences even less than the dose limits. Previous biomonitoring studies have...
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Health inequalities among young workers: the mediating role of working conditions and company characteristics
ObjectiveFew studies have investigated health inequalities among young workers. The objectives of this study are to assess the extent of health...
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Yoga for musculoskeletal pain, discomfort, perceived stress, and quality of sleep in industry workers: a randomized controlled trial
Background and objectivesWork-related musculoskeletal pain and discomfort are due to repetitive, unnatural, continuous movements and postures. Yoga...
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Relationship between night work and health-related quality of life: an analysis based on profiles and cumulative duration of exposure to night work among French workers in the CONSTANCES cohort
ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to estimate the association between night work and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among French workers. The...
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Role of MTHFR 677C>T and 1298A>C gene polymorphisms on renal toxicity caused by lead exposure in wastewater treatment plant workers
Environmental and occupational lead (Pb) exposures continue to pose major public health problems. Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) workers proved...
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Machine learning assessment of white blood cell counts in workers exposed to benzene: a historical cohort study
To explore the fitting effect of the ARIMA, GM(1,1), and RANSAC model in the changes of white blood cells (WBC) in benzene-exposed workers, and...
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Ward-level leadership quality and prospective low-back pain of eldercare workers: do resident handlings mediate the association?
ObjectiveWe investigated the extent to which ward-level leadership quality was associated with prospective low-back pain among eldercare workers, and...
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Incidence of shoulder disorders in a cohort of healthcare workers from 2009 to 2020
PurposeTo estimate the incidence of shoulder disorders in a cohort of Health Care Workers (HCWs).
Methods4406 workers employed from 2009 to 2020,...
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Vulnerability profiles of workers and the relation with burnout symptoms: results from the Netherlands working conditions survey
IntroductionUnfavorable working conditions may place workers in a vulnerable position in the labour market, but studies on the clustering of these...
