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Shift Work and Occupational Accident Absence in Belgium: Findings from the Sixth European Working Condition Survey. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2018
(1) Background: Irregular and non-standard work arrangements have become a serious determinant to the health and safety of workers. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between shift work and occupational accident absence.
Alali H, Braeckman L, Van Hecke T, Abdel Wahab M.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Uncertainties of ISO 3382-3 sound pressure level quantities

Acta Acustica, 2021
The ISO 3382-3 standard uses the measurable sound pressure based parameters D2,S and Lp,A,S,4 m to describe the acoustic properties of open-plan offices.
Schneider Moritz, Selzer Jan, Rissler Jörg, Wolff Andrea, Schelle Florian   +4 more
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Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure Assessment for a Case-Control Study among German Workers

Proceedings, 2023
In order to analyse the exposure-response relationship between hand–arm-vibration exposure and the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of upper extremities in an epidemiological case-control study, a database was established to provide technical ...
Christian Freitag, Yi Sun, Frank Bochmann, Winfried Eckert, Benjamin Ernst, Uwe Kaulbars, Uwe Nigmann, Christina Samel, Christian van den Berg, Nastaran Raffler   +9 more
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Dose-Response Relationship between Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure and Musculoskeletal Disorders of Upper Extremities: A Case-Control Study among German Workers

Proceedings, 2023
In an epidemiological case-control study, exposure-response relationship between hand-arm vibration exposure and the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of the upper extremities were examined among 209 male cases and 614 controls in the German ...
Yi Sun, Frank Bochmann, Winfried Eckert, Benjamin Ernst, Uwe Kaulbars, Uwe Nigmann, Nastaran Raffler, Christina Samel, Christian van den Berg   +8 more
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No inflammatory effects after acute inhalation of barium sulfate particles in human volunteers

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Most threshold limit values are based on animal experiments. Often, the question remains whether these data reflect the situation in humans. As part of a series of investigations in our exposure lab, this study investigates whether the results
Christian Monsé, Götz Westphal, Monika Raulf, Birger Jettkant, Vera van Kampen, Benjamin Kendzia, Leonie Schürmeyer, Christoph Edzard Seifert, Eike-Maximilian Marek, Felicitas Wiegand, Nina Rosenkranz, Christopher Wegener, Rolf Merget, Thomas Brüning, Jürgen Bünger   +14 more
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Effects of wearing different face masks on cardiopulmonary performance at rest and exercise in a partially double-blinded randomized cross-over study

Scientific Reports, 2023
The use of face masks became mandatory during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Wearing masks may lead to complaints about laboured breathing and stress. The influence of different masks on cardiopulmonary performance was investigated in a partially double-blinded ...
Eike-Maximillian Marek, Vera van Kampen, Birger Jettkant, Benjamin Kendzia, Bianca Strauß, Kirsten Sucker, Melanie Ulbrich, Anja Deckert, Hans Berresheim, Christian Eisenhawer, Frank Hoffmeyer, Simon Weidhaas, Thomas Behrens, Thomas Brüning, Jürgen Bünger   +14 more
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Correspondence model of occupational accidents [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011
We present a new generalized model for the diagnosis and prediction of accidents among the Spanish workforce. Based on observational data of the accident rate in all Spanish companies over eleven years (7,519,732 accidents), we classified them in a new risk-injury contingency table (19×19).
Conte, Juan C., Rubio, Emilio A., García, Ana I., Cano, Francisco J.   +3 more
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Influence of face masks on the subjective impairment at different physical workloads

Scientific Reports, 2023
To quantify the subjective and cognitive impairment caused by wearing face masks at work, 20 men and 20 women (median age 47 years, range 19–65) were tested under different ergometer workloads while wearing surgical mask, community mask, FFP2 respirator ...
Vera van Kampen, Eike-Maximillian Marek, Kirsten Sucker, Birger Jettkant, Benjamin Kendzia, Bianca Strauß, Melanie Ulbrich, Anja Deckert, Hans Berresheim, Christian Eisenhawer, Frank Hoffmeyer, Simon Weidhaas, Thomas Behrens, Thomas Brüning, Jürgen Bünger   +14 more
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Probing Different Approaches in Ultraviolet Radiation Personal Dosimetry – Ball Sports and Visiting Parks

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) continues to be a decisive influencing factor for skin health. Besides acute damage (e.g. erythema), chronic light damage is of particular relevance. Skin cancer can develop on the basis of this light damage.
Timo Heepenstrick, Claudine Strehl, Marc Wittlich   +2 more
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Biomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in firefighters at fire training facilities and in employees at respiratory protection and hose workshops

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are carcinogenic to humans and are formed by incomplete combustion. PAHs are always present during firefighting operations, and fire department members can be exposed to them in the workplace.MethodsIn ...
Stephan Koslitz, Birgit Heinrich, Heiko U. Käfferlein, Holger M. Koch, Tim Pelzl, Katrin Pitzke, Daniel Köster, Tobias Weiß, Volker Harth, Thomas Brüning, Thomas Behrens, Dirk Taeger   +11 more
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