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Awareness and usage of personal protective equipment among construction workers and their hearing assessment by pure tone audiometry; A cross-sectional study in South India.

CONTEXT: Occupational hazards at the building construction workplace are enormous. Good compliance to the use of personal protective equipme … ghlights that awareness and usage of PPE was low and a proportion of them had a hearing impairment. Occupational health and safety training along with a periodic examination of construction workers need to be focused so as to detect and manage occupational health hazards early.

Occupational asthma from natural rubber latex. Specific inhalation challenge test and evolution.

BACKGROUND: Natural rubber latex (NRL) is the most frequent cause of occupational respiratory problems in hospital workers. OBJECTIVE: To describe the diagnostic methodology, including the specific inhalation challenge (SIC), used on patients diagnosed as having occupational asthma due to NRL in our Allergy Department during a 6-year period from 1989 to 1995. METHODS: In 19 patients diagnosed as having occupational asthma due to NRL, clinical severity was assessed with a combined score for symptoms and medication use. Skin prick tests with aeroallergens, latex, papain, kiwi and chestnut, tot

Respiratory issues in beef and pork production: recommendations from an expert panel.

This paper summarizes "Respiratory Issues in Confined Feeding Operations," a panel discussion at the Agricultural Safety and Health Council … l as decreasing the level of gases and respirable dusts. The pork and the cattle industries support occupational health and safety; however, the governmental guidance and recommendations for such programs are limited for the agricultural industries as a whole. The industries should lead the way in the effort to improve respiratory protection for workers. Overall, a t …

Needs survey on the priority given to periodical medical examination items among occupational physicians in Japan.

OBJECTIVES: To clarify the priority given to periodical medical examination items among occupational physicians in Japan. METHODS: Sixty-two occupational physicians who participated in this study selected statutory and non-statutory items within two types of budget plans: one lower (8,500 yen) than the total fee of statutory medical examinations (9,250 and 11,290 yen), and the other higher (12,000 yen) than the total fee. Medical fee points were used to set the cost of each medical examination item. A three round Delphi method was used from May to July 2016 to clarify the consensus opinion of

Influences on students' decisions to study occupational therapy at a regional Australian university: A mixed methods study.

INTRODUCTION: There is limited information about why students decide to study occupational therapy as a course in Australian higher education. Understanding what influences students' decisions is important to ensure adequate workforce growth to support Australia's growing population. Therefore, the study's aim was to identify what influences students' decisions to study occupational therapy at a regional Australian university, as well as potential facilitators and barriers affecting these decisions. METHODS: An explanatory mixed methods design was used. One hundred and thirty-four student par

[Analysis of the mechanisms of minor occupational injuries in the construction industry in Spain].

OBJECTIVES: The construction industry produces the highest number of occupational injuries in Spain (25.6%). Of these, 98.5% were minor injuries with 5 million workdays lost in 2000. This occurred even after the recent introduction of numerous health and occupational safety regulations. The objective of the present study was to identify the specific mechanisms of minor occupational injuries in the construction sector. METHODS: In 2000, there were 235,853 minor occupational injuries in the construction industry. From these, injuries in general construction and civil engineering were selected (

[Quality of life after homograft aortic valve replacement and reoperation].

AIM: To evaluate quality of life (QoL) in patients after aortic homograft implantation for aortic valve disease and in those who had undergone reoperation due to homograft dysfunction. METHODS: QoL was assessed in 354 patients (72 women and 282 men, mean age 55.1 +/- 11.5 years, range 13-69) after aortic homograft implantation. Patients were divided into two groups: I--patients after aortic homograft implantation without reoperation (291 patients) and II--patients after reoperation (68 patients). We used two questionnaires: SF 36 (Short Formulation 36) and a self-developed questionnaire for p

Patient-reported outcomes predict return to work and health-related quality of life six months after cardiac rehabilitation: Results from a German multi-centre registry (OutCaRe).

BACKGROUND: Multi-component cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is performed to achieve an improved prognosis, superior health-related quality of life (HRQL) and occupational resumption through the management of cardiovascular risk factors, as well as improvement of physical performance and patients' subjective health. Out of a multitude of variables gathered at CR admission and discharge, we aimed to identify predictors of returning to work (RTW) and HRQL 6 months after CR. DESIGN: Prospective observational multi-centre study, enrolment in CR between 05/2017 and 05/2018. METHOD: Besides general dat

Institutional and Individual Factors Affecting Health and Employment for Low-Income Women With Chronic Health Conditions.

OBJECTIVES: This qualitative study explored risk and protective factors affecting employment and health among low-income older women with chronic health conditions or physical disabilities. METHODS: The authors conducted a secondary data analysis of 14 intensive interviews with low-income older women with chronic health conditions who had participated in a federally funded training and employment program for workers aged 55 and older. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: The physical nature of the work and discrimination were risk factors, with unaccommodating wor

Persistent Traumatic Stress Exposure: Rethinking PTSD for Frontline Workers.

Frontline workers across health, emergency, and social care sectors are repeatedly exposed to distressing events and chronic stressors as pa … trauma as a predictable occupational hazard rather than a personal weakness. It aligns with modern occupational health perspectives by advocating for systems that strengthen psychological safety, leadership capability and access to support. By adopting PTSE, organisations can shift from reactive treatment models toward proactive cultural and structural protection, h …

Lipoatrophia semicircularis: Clinical study and follow-up of 76 cases in Madrid, Spain. Classification proposal.

INTRODUCTION: The clinical presentations of Lipoatrophia semicircularis (LS) vary, and diagnostic criteria are unclear. Several etiopathogenic factors, including occupational environmental ones, have been suggested. We aimed to describe a cluster of cases of suspected LS that started to appear in May 2008 among employees of the city council of Madrid, Spain. We report the actions taken by the council's Occupational Health Service and propose clinical categories with prognostic implications. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Retrospective observational case series study including prospectively collected da…

Fixed obstructive lung disease among workers in the flavor-manufacturing industry--California, 2004-2007.

Bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare and life-threatening form of fixed obstructive lung disease, is known to be caused by exposure to noxious gases in occupational settings and has been described in workers in the microwave-popcorn industry who were exposed to artificial butter-flavoring chemicals, including diacetyl. In August 2004, the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) received the first report of a bronchiolitis obliterans diagnosis in a flavor-manufacturing worker in California. In April 2006, a second report was received

Evaluation of first aid guidance for dermal chemical exposure in Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) used in occupational settings.

BackgroundSafety Data Sheets (SDSs) are widely used to guide first aid following occupational chemical exposure. However, the clarity and ad … increase reliance on emergency medical services. Strengthening SDS guidance, together with enhanced occupational health training and involvement of occupational health professionals in workplace safety programs, may improve preparedness for chemical exposure accidents.

Predicting Pneumoconiosis Risk in Coal Workers using Artificial Neural Networks.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to create a model to predict pneumoconiosis risk in coal workers using artificial neural networks (ANNs). METHODS: An ANN-based model was developed using the health records of a population of coal workers (all men). Input neurons comprised current age, year the worker began his employment, occupational category, the number of days spent working underground, the total days spent working, the duration of employment in working underground (i.e., in a so-called group 1 job), and smoking status. Output neurons comprised the states of having pneumoconiosis and being free

Association of p-phenylenediamine exposure with alterations of pulmonary function, pruritus and health-related quality of life in hair dye factory workers: a cross-sectional study.

P-Phenylenediamine (PPD) is a common component of hair dye, which can cause skin contact allergy and asthma with impaired pulmonary function. However, the adverse effects of occupational exposure to different dose PPD was rarely mentioned. We recruited 124 workers from a hair dye factory to explore the association of occupational PPD exposure on pulmonary function, pruritus and health related quality of life (HRQL). We categorized exposure to PPD into 3 levels: lower exposure group (< 0.00001 mg/m3); middle exposure group (0.00001-0.00033 mg/m3); higher exposure group (0.00033-0.047 mg/m3). Th

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An Investigation of Occupational Therapists' and Physical Therapists' Perspectives on the Process of Change That Occurs among Clients during Rehabilitation, Including Their Use of Response Shift and Transformative Learning.

Purpose: A significant change in one's health status creates a process of change that has an impact on one's health-related quality of life. This process has been conceptualized in several theories, including response shift (RS) and transformative learning (TL). The purpose of this study was to investigate occupational therapists' and physical therapists' perspectives on the process of change that occurs in clients during rehabilitation. Method: An interpretive description approach guided this study. Five profession-specific focus groups were conducted. Participants were asked about their idea

[Protection of medical diagnostic laboratory workers against biohazards].

Medical diagnostic laboratories form a particular occupational environment, in which workers have contact with patients and potentially infectious biological materials thus it should be acknowledged that it poses a significantly increased risk to health of laboratory workers. The risk directly depends on the kind of microbes present in a biological material and natural resistance to infections of individual workers. Therefore, the adopted technical and organizational solutions, properly worked out and obeyed procedures assuring safety work with biological material and microbes and properly tra

Utility of regular medical examinations of occupational divers.

The utility of regular medical fitness-for-diving examinations of occupational divers is unknown. The aim of this audit was to investigate the impact on the employment of occupational divers of a 5-yearly medical examination and an annual health surveillance questionnaire administered in intervening years. The medical records of all New Zealand occupational divers registered with the Department of Labour for at least 5 years were audited (n= 336). Each record included at least two full medical examinations (mean spacing of 5.6 years). An impact on career was defined as the diver being issued w

Contact dermatitis caused by pesticides among banana plantation workers in Panama.

To characterize dermatitis related to pesticide exposures among banana plantation workers in Panama, the authors studied 281 workers seen at The Occupational Health Department of the Social Security Hospital of Changuinola and Puerto Armuelles between 1988-1992 and in 1993. Exposure data were collected through a standardized occupational health history. Physical examination, a standard patch test, and a pesticide patch test (PPT) were carried out. Of the 244 men (86.8%) and 37 women (13.2%), 17 and 37, respectively, were packing station workers. The other 227 men were field workers, exposed to…

Workplace violence against healthcare workers in China: a systematic legal analysis with reference to international labour standards.

BACKGROUND: Workplace violence against healthcare workers (HCWPV) is a global public health and occupational hazard, endangering staff physical/psychological well-being and public health security. China faces strained doctor-patient relations and frequent HCWPV yet its legal framework lacks occupational safety and health (OSH) oriented regulations. The International Labour Organization (ILO)'s Violence and Harassment Convention (C190) and Recommendation (R206) provide an internationally recognized normative benchmark, structured around a three-pillar approach: defining and prohibiting violence