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Co-exposure to heat and noise on workers’ health: evidence from a large-scale cross-sectional surveillance study in China

BMC Public Health
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the synergistic effects of co-exposure to occupational heat and noise on multi-system health outcomes among Chinese workers, and to examine the mediating role of systemic inflammation, indicated by white blood ...
Minhua Li, Yilin Zhang, Chuancheng Wu, Yu Jiang, Li Jing, Jing Wu, Jinfeng Lin, Jianjun Xiang   +7 more
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Surveillance of noise exposure level in industrial enterprises—Jiangsu Province, China, 2022

Frontiers in Public Health
Occupational noise exposure is the most prominent problem in industrial enterprises in Jiangsu Province. Since 2019, China has established the National Surveillance System for Occupational Hazards in the workplace to grasp the current occupational ...
Cuicui Zhang, Jianfeng Wang, Huan Wang, Hengdong Zhang   +3 more
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Worker Rights Consortium Assessment re Far East Garment Textile and First Apparel (Thailand): Findings, Recommendations, and Status Report [PDF]

, 2005
WRC reports on its assessment of labor violations at the Far East factory in Thailand. Includes a discussion of logistics of the assessment and recommendations for the company to remediate the ...
Worker Rights Consortium
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Local labor market frictions and platform‐based entrepreneurship

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Building on prior research about the heterogeneous impact of labor shocks on individuals' propensity to start businesses, we explore how local labor market frictions affect individuals' selection into platform‐based entrepreneurship.
Ruiqing Cao, Yifan Lyu
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Hearing Loss Genes in the Sensory Epithelia Associated With Meniere Disease

Sensory Neuroscience, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meniere disease (MD) is an inner ear disorder characterized by episodic vertigo, tinnitus, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), and aural fullness. Its hallmark pathological feature is endolymphatic hydrops. MD shows significant familial clustering in European and East Asian populations, supporting a strong genetic component in ...
Jose A. Lopez‐Escamez, Qiuyue Mao, Patricia Perez‐Carpena   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ASSESSMENT OF HEARING LOSS RISK DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL AND NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO NOISE

Research in Education and Rehabilitation
Loud noise in the workplace is a common occurrence in the labor market. Prolonged exposure to excessive noise can lead to hearing loss and the development of occupational disease.
Ozren Jović, Admira Beha, Alma Huremović   +2 more
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The new challenges of the manufacturing industry applying the norm ISO 45001:2018 [PDF]

, 2019
The present work reflects the impact that the manufacturing industries must solve in the application of the ISO 45001: 2018 Standard on Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. In such, a globalized market where human and material assets must
Cano-Iglesias, Maria Jose, Cañero, Juan Miguel, Solano-Martos, Jose Francisco   +2 more
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Firm growth and stagnation in the United States: Key trends and new data opportunities

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Using administrative data from the US Census Bureau, we introduce a new public‐use dataset (“Business Dynamics Statistics—High Growth” [BDS‐HG]) that captures the full distribution of firm growth in the United States between 1978 and 2021.
J. Daniel Kim, Joonkyu Choi, Nathan Goldschlag, John C. Haltiwanger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concussed: Unintended Consequences of the Guardian Cap Mandate in the NFL

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Guardian Caps are padded shells worn over American football helmets to cushion impacts and reduce concussion risks. In 2022, the NFL mandated their use for specific position groups during preseason practices, later expanding this requirement. While the league praised the Caps for enhancing player safety, skeptics argue they may promote riskier
Kerianne Lawson Rubenstein, Todd Nesbit
wiley   +1 more source

Complex auditory brainstem responses and speech-in-noise perception in young workers with occupational noise exposure

Frontiers in Audiology and Otology
The aim of this study was to investigate whether complex auditory brainstem response (c-ABR) outcomes and speech-in-noise perception performance are associated with occupational noise exposure in young noise-exposed workers with normal hearing thresholds
Lucile Lacomme, Wei Qiu, Adrian Fuente, Adrian Fuente   +3 more
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