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Oxidative stress in occupational exposure to styrene vapors and dangerous chemicals in the shipbuilding industry

open access: yesFrontiers in Toxicology, 2023
Introduction: In the shipbuilding industry, workers are exposed to a variety of dangerous chemicals, styrene being one of them. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified styrene as a chemical belonging to group 2A, which means it is ...
Daniela Pigini   +8 more
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Application of Near-Miss Management Systems: An Exploratory Field Analysis in the Italian Industrial Sector

open access: yesSafety, 2023
Near-miss events are usually identified as adverse events that could have turned into incidents/injuries but, due to an intervention of a safety system or by chance, developed into harmless situations instead.
Giulio Paolo Agnusdei   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Injury analysis of teachers’ occupational accidents

open access: yesWork, 2022
BACKGROUND: Occupational accidents among teachers are a cause of concern because of their consequences regarding several parts of the body, such as the neck, back, or extremities; however, the number of studies on this issue is limited. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the possible effects of different variables (gender, age, nationality, experience, sector, day ...
Rey-Merchán, María del Carmen   +1 more
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Assessment of accidents and occupational accidents [PDF]

open access: yesMedicína pro praxi, 2020
Urazy jsou nežadouci jevy, ktere s sebou nesou znacne naklady a zasahuji do osobniho, pracovniho i spolecenskeho života poskozených. Proto je pro jejich posuzovani, uznavani a odskodňovani stanovena cela řada pravidel. Praktický lekař se na rozhodovani o odskodněni skody na zdravi podili v několika urovnich, jeho role a požadavky na něj jsou u obecných
openaire   +1 more source

Biosolubility of high temperature insulation wools in simulated lung fluids

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2019
Objective Biosolubility is an important parameter in the understanding of mechanisms involved in pulmonary toxicity of fibrous materials. It can be studied in vitro using models of simulated lung fluids and observing the loss of structural molecules ...
Annapaola Cannizzaro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes and infections in daycare workers: an overview of current epidemiological evidence and implications for primary prevention

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020
Childcare providers are overwhelmingly women of childbearing age. Occupational risks in this sector include exposure to biological (infectious) or physical (standing, carrying loads) hazards, many of which are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes ...
Anca Radauceanu, Myriam Bouslama
doaj   +1 more source

Female Reproductive Health and Exposure to Phthalates and Bisphenol A: A Cross Sectional Study

open access: yesToxics, 2021
The xenoestrogenicity of some plasticisers (phthalates and bisphenol A) is documented in the literature and may pose a risk to female reproductive health. The aim of this study was to assess exposure to six phthalates.
Lidia Caporossi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exposure to bisphenol A and gender differences: from rodents to humans evidences and hypothesis about the health effects

open access: yesJournal of Xenobiotics, 2015
Bisphenol A (BPA) interacts with the endocrine system and seems to produce different effects in relation to gender. The objective of the study was to clarify the possible health effects of exposure to BPA in relation to gender.
Lidia Caporossi, Bruno Papaleo
doaj   +1 more source

Economic situation and occupational accidents in Poland: 2002–2014 panel data regional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objectives Occupational accidents constitute a substantial health and economic burden for societies around the world and a variety of factors determine the frequency of accidents at work.
Łyszczarz, Błażej   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Stressful life events and occupational accidents [PDF]

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between stressful life events and occupational accidents.This was a population-based case-control study, carried out in the city of Botucatu, in southeast Brazil. The cases consisted of 108 workers who had recently experienced occupational accidents. Each case was matched with three controls. The
Cordeiro, Ricardo, Dias, Adriano
openaire   +4 more sources

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