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Prevalence of Overnight Work (1 a.m. to 5 a.m.) Among United States Workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Many factors have resulted in the normalization of nonstandard work schedules in recent decades, including globalization requiring working across time zones and growing demands for goods and services. This paper provides national estimates of overnight work in the USA.
Imelda S. Wong, Toni Alterman, Beverly M. Hittle, Raquel Velazquez‐Kronen, I‐Chen Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Exposure Registries as a Prevention Tool for Occupational Cancers: Establishing a New Hazardous Drug Registry for Oncology Personnel

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public health registries collect and maintain demographic and health data on a cohort of people with a common disease or exposure. While disease registries have proliferated in recent decades, registries comprising persons with potentially hazardous exposures—known commonly as exposure registries—are rare.
Sammy Almashat, Matthew Horch, Brian Chen, Melissa McDiarmid   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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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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Longitudinal Associations of Job Demand‐Control Characteristics With Objective and Subjective Cognitive Outcomes in Older Workers: The Health and Retirement Study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The job demand‐control (JDC) psychosocial work model has demonstrated effects on objective cognitive performance, but its association with subjective memory is still poorly understood. We examined longitudinal associations of JDC characteristics with objective (general cognitive function/episodic memory) and subjective (perceived ...
Megan Guardiano, Ross Andel, Xavier Trudel, Jian Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of Determinant Factors for Oxidative Stress Prevention in Leather-shoe Workers Exposed to Benzene [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
This investigation aimed to determine the importance of benzene and phenol exposure in the urine, routine blood profiles, and worker oxidative stress. Malondialdehyde levels in the blood and workers’ blood are routinely measured to determine the level of
Setyaningsih Yuliani, Kurniawan Bina, Wahyuni Ida, Ekawati, Setyowati Dina Lusiana   +4 more
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The Impact of Occupational Safety and Health Regulation [PDF]

, 1979
W. Kip Viscusi
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Caring Futures: Australian Attitudes About the Desirability of Care Work

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing public and policy attention on the care and support sector, which millions of Australians rely upon for essential services, care workers continue to advocate for better pay and fairer conditions. This article draws on the concepts of recognition, value and social distribution from feminist ethics of care scholarship to explore ...
Laura Davy, Ariadne Vromen, Serrin Rutledge‐Prior, Molly Saunders   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source