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Fibrotic pulmonary dust foci is an advanced pneumoconiosis lesion in rats induced by titanium dioxide nanoparticles in a 2-year inhalation study

Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Background We have previously reported that inhalation exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) for 13 weeks causes early pneumoconiosis lesions in the alveolar region of F344 rats.
Shotaro Yamano, Yumi Umeda
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Occupational safety and health practice: a study at Infrastructure construction work [PDF]

, 2020
Safety is the state of being “safe”, the condition of being protected against physical, social, spiritual, financial, political, emotional, occupational, psychological, educational or other types of consequences of failure, damage, error, accidents, harm
Basharie, Siti Mariam, Jaat, Norrizam, Kamal, Muhammad Nabil Farhan, Khalid, Amir, Mazlan, Muhammad Kamal Arif, Ngadiron, Zuraidah, Noranai, Zamri   +6 more
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Comparing Profiles of Mental Illness and Positive Mental Health Between Injured Workers and the General Working Population in Ontario

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mental illness (MI) is prevalent among workers with work‐related injury. However, complete mental health includes both MI and positive mental health (PMH). To better understand differences in prevalence, this study compared MI and PMH profiles among injured Ontario workers to a representative sample of the general Ontario working ...
Kathleen G. Dobson, Yu‐Chun Chien, Nancy Carnide, Peter M. Smith, Cameron A. Mustard   +4 more
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Risk assessment of manual handling operations at work with the key indicator method (KIM-MHO) — determination of criterion validity regarding the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and clinical conditions within a cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background Manual handling operations (MHO) are known to be risk factors for work-related upper limb disorders (WRULDs), e.g. symptoms and conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Andre Klussmann, Falk Liebers, Hansjürgen Gebhardt, Monika A. Rieger, Ute Latza, Ulf Steinberg   +5 more
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Silicosis, Sarcoidosis, and Silicosarcoidosis Are Overlapping Diagnoses and Difficult to Differentiate

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We evaluated 12 workers with documented exposure to respirable crystalline silica who were referred to a tertiary care center due to clinical suspicion of silicosis, sarcoidosis, or silicosarcoidosis. Although silica exposure is a well‐established risk factor for silicosis and has been associated with autoimmune diseases, mycobacterial ...
Guilherme Ward Leite, Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca, Rodrigo Caruso Chate, Lavinia Clara Del Roio, Sofia de Paiva Memento Machado, Jefferson Benedito de Freitas, Ronaldo Adib Kairalla, Mário Terra‐Filho, Ubiratan Paula Santos, Rafael Futoshi Mizutani   +9 more
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Trauma‐Informed Practice in Welfare‐to‐Work and Employment Services: A Scoping Review

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition within welfare services, including employment services, that many participants may have histories of trauma. Research suggests that experiences of trauma not only impact individuals' psychosocial health but also vocational elements such as job performance, employability, career progression, and financial ...
Emily Corbett, Michael McGann, Mark Considine, René Rejón   +3 more
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Returning to work after sickness absence due to common mental disorders: study design and baseline findings from an 18 months mixed methods follow-up study in Germany

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background With nearly 30 % of the general population experiencing one mental disorder in 12 months, common mental disorders (CMDs) are highly prevalent in Germany and mainly affect the workforce.
Alexandra Sikora, Gundolf Schneider, Ralf Stegmann, Uta Wegewitz   +3 more
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An Empirical Analysis on Labor Unions and Occupational Safety and Health Committees’ Activity, and Their Relation to the Changes in Occupational Injury and Illness Rate

Safety and Health at Work, 2011
Objectives: To find out from an analysis of empirical data the levels of influence, which a labor union (LU) and Occupational Safety and Health Committee (OSHC) have in reducing the occupational injury and illness rate (OIIR) through their accident ...
Kwan Hyung Yi, Hm Hak Cho, Jiyun Kim
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LRR Voices: Health & Safety for Unorganized, Immigrant Workers [PDF]

, 1993
Pam Tau Lee is Labor Coordinator at the Labor Occupational Health Program at the University of California, Berkeley, and serves on the boards of the National Toxic Campaign Fund, National People of Color Environmental Summit, and the Chinese Progressive ...
Tau Lee, Pam
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Understanding Youth Assaults of Police Officers in Australia: A Power Threat Meaning Framework Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores youth violence towards police officers in Australia through the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to better understand the underlying factors contributing to such violence; focusing on power dynamics, childhood adversity, and trauma.
Dimitra Lattas, Kelly Hine, Catherine Creamer, Kelley Burton, Katelyn Davenport‐Klunder   +4 more
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