Risk of occupational exposure to the HBV infection in non-clinical healthcare personnel [PDF]
Medycyna Pracy, 2016 Background: Occupational risk of blood-borne infections is investigated mostly among nurses and doctors, studies concerning non-clinical health personnel (nCHP) being rare.
Weronika Rymer +5 more
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Hygiene and legal aspects of occupational exposure assessment to cytostatics [PDF]
Medycyna Pracy, 2018 The employers responsibilities for the assessment of occupational exposure to cytostatics in the workplace were analyzed in the light of existing legal regulations.
Małgorzata Kupczewska-Dobecka +3 more
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The role of The National Register of Biological Agents in health protection of employees exposed to biological agents used intentionally at work in Poland [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental HealthObjectives This communication is aimed at outlining the role of the National Register of Biological Agents (NRoBA) in the system of working conditions supervision in Poland.
Anna Kozajda, Emilia Miśkiewicz
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2020 Background: Reducing occupational ill-health from chemical and biological agents is realized primarily through the mitigation and elimination of hazardous exposures.
Johan Ohlander +2 more
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Needlestick and sharp instruments injuries among Brazilian dentistry students
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2017 Background: The occurrence of occupational accidents is common among students and dentists. The present study is aimed to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of needlestick and sharp instrument injuries among dentistry students.
Liege Helena Freitas Fernandes +5 more
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OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2017 The present study aimed at characterizing occupational accidents with biological material among healthcare workers. A retrospective, quantitative study of accidents involving biological material, conducted in a secondary reference hospital located in the
Manoel Carlos Arantes +5 more
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Intervening factors in attention flow of professionals injured by biological material
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2014 Objective: To describe the barriers and facilitator factors to follow the attention flow of professionals injured by biological material in the worker perspective.
Luana Cássia Miranda Ribeiro +5 more
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Lifetime occupational exposure to dusts, gases and fumes is associated with bronchitis symptoms and higher diffusion capacity in COPD patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Occupational exposure to dusts, gases and fumes has been associated with reduced FEV1 and sputum production in COPD patients. The effect of occupational exposure on other characteristics of COPD, especially those reflecting emphysema, has not
Esther Rodríguez +14 more
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Developing a general population job-exposure matrix in the absence of sufficient exposure monitoring data. [PDF]
, 2011 In New Zealand, there is a need for a comprehensive and accessible database with national occupational exposure information, such as a general population job-exposure matrix (GPJEM).
McLean, Dave J +6 more
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Ethnic differences in patterns of occupational exposure in New Zealand.
, 2011 OBJECTIVES: To investigate the differences in occupational exposure between Māori (New Zealand's indigenous people) and non-Māori. METHODS: Participants were randomly selected from the Electoral Roll.
Andrea 't Mannetje +11 more
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