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Occupational Exposure to Biological Agents [PDF]

Advances in Safety Management and Human Performance, 2020
Biological risks were mentioned by the “European Agency for Safety and Health, at Work’s Expert Forecast on Emerging Biological Risks related to Occupational Safety and Health”, the second most important emerging risk. In an era when the “one health approach” is considered the right way to address public health issues occupational safety continues to ...
Santos J, Ramos C, Vaz-Velho M, Vasconcelos Pinto M.   +3 more
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A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of a Sample of Albanian Medical Students in Relation to Occupational Exposure to Biological Agents. [PDF]

Diseases
(1) Background: Exposure to blood carries the risk of transmission of many infectious diseases. Healthcare workers (HCWs), including hospital-based medical students, face high and often under-reported rates of exposure to needlestick and sharps injuries.
Ippoliti L, Coppeta L, Buonomo E, Somma G, Bizzarro G, Ferrari C, Mazza A, Paolino A, Salvi C, Caputi V, Pietroiusti A, Magrini A.   +11 more
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[Occupational exposure to biological agents intentionally used in Polish enterprises].

Medycyna pracy, 2015
The paper presents the intentional use of biological agents for industrial, diagnostic and research purposes in Polish enterprises.The National Register of Biological Agents (Krajowy Rejestr Czynników Biologicznych - KRCB) is an online database that collects the data on the intentional use of biological agents at work in Poland.As of December 2013 ...
Kozajda, Anna, Szadkowska-Stanczyk, Irena   +1 more
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Occupational Exposure to Biological Agents in a Typical Restaurant Setting: Is a Photocatalytic Air Purifier Helpful?

Safety, 2023
According to many national legislations, biological agents represent an occupational hazard that must be managed in order to ensure safety at workplace. Bioaerosols have been associated to many pathological conditions but, despite many efforts, precise threshold limit values (TLV) are still undefined.
Matteo Ratti, Daniele Ceriotti, Rabia Bibi, Andrea Conti, Massimiliano Panella   +4 more
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Work-related allergic rhinitis: a contemporary review of the literature [PDF]

, 2017
Adverse health effects have been reported in workers exposed to inhaled allergens. Allergic rhinitis is a heterogeneous disorder that significantly affects daily activity, work productivity, sleep, learning, and quality of life in all generations ...
BALLA, MARIA PAOLA, Marsico, Cataldo, Marsico, Salvatore, MASSONI, FRANCESCO, RALLI, MASSIMO, RICCI, LIDIA, RICCI, PASQUALE, RICCI, Serafino   +7 more
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Occupational exposure to gases/fumes and mineral dust affect DNA methylation levels of genes regulating expression [PDF]

, 2019
Many workers are daily exposed to occupational agents like gases/fumes, mineral dust or biological dust, which could induce adverse health effects. Epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, have been suggested to play a role.
't Hoen, Peter-Bram, Amin, Najaf, Arindrarto, Wibowo, Beekman, Marian, Boezen, H Marike, Bonder, Marc Jan, Boomsma,, Dorret I, Bot, Jan, Brusselle, Guy, de Jong, Kim, de Vries, Maaike, Deelen, Joris, Deelen, Patrick, Franke, Lude, Heijmans, Bastiaan T, Hoen, Peter ACT, Hofman, Bert A, Hottenga, Jouke J, Isaacs, Aaron, Jansen, Rick, Jhamai, P Mila, Kielbasa, Szymon M, Kromhout, Hans, La Bastide-van Gemert, Sacha, Lahousse, Lies, Lakenberg, Nico, Luijk, Rene, Mei, Hailiang, Moed, Matthijs, Nedeljkovic, Ivana, Nooren, Irene, Pool, Rene, Postma, Dirkje S, Schalkwijk, Casper G, Slagboom, P Eline, Stehouwer, Coen DA, Suchiman, H Eka D, Swertz, Morris A, Terzikhan, Natalie, Tigchelaar, Ettje E, Uitterlinden, Andre G, van den Berg, Leonard H, van Der Breggen, Ruud, van Der Kallen, Carla JH, van Der Plaat, Diana, van Diemen, Cleo C, van Dijk, Freerk, van Dongen, Jenny, van Duijn, Cornelia M, van Galen, Michiel, van Greevenbroek, Marleen MJ, van Heemst, Diana, van Iterson, Maarten, van Meurs, Joyce, van Rooij, Jeroen, van Zwet, Erik W, Vant Hof, Peter, Veldink, Jan H, Verbiest, Michael, Verkerk, Marijn, Vermaat, Martijn, Vermeulen, Roel CH, Vonk, Judith M, Wijmenga, Cisca, Zhernakova, Dasha V, Zhernakova, Sasha   +65 more
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Bistable equilibrium points of mercury body burden [PDF]

, 2007
In the last century mercury levels in the global environment have tripled as a result of increased pollution from industrial, occupational, medicinal and domestic uses \cite{BaMe03}. Glutathione is known to be the main agent responsible for the excretion
Boulos, Areen, Owhadi, Houman
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Is pesticide exposure a cause of obstructive airways disease? [PDF]

, 2014
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Ayres, Jon G., Cowie, Hilary, Crawford, Joanne O, Devereux, Graham, Dick, Finlay, Dixon, Ken, Doust, Emma   +6 more
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Neurotoxicity [PDF]

, 2014
Neurotoxicity refers to the direct or indirect effect of chemicals that disrupt the nervous system of humans or animals. Numerous chemicals can produce neurotoxic diseases in humans, and many more are used as experimental tools to disturb or damage the ...
Brust, Creeley, Feldman, Grandjean, Herken, Panzica, Parent, Pessah, Rice, Román, Spencer, Spencer, Tu, Vinken, Yasui, Zawia   +15 more
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An Analysis of Reported Dangerous Incidents, Exposures, and Near Misses amongst Army Soldiers [PDF]

, 2018
Occupational health and safety incidents occurring in the military context are of great concern to personnel and commanders. Incidents such as “dangerous incidents”, “exposures”, and “near misses” (as distinct from ...
Orr, Rob Marc, Pope, Rodney, Rigby, Timothy, Schram, Ben   +3 more
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