Our aim in this study was to examine infertility among male firefighters in Denmark. Thus, we established a cohort of 4,710 past and present male Danish firefighters through personnel and membership records obtained from employers and trade unions. Information on vital status and infertility from the Danish Civil Registration System, the In Vitro Fertilisation Register, and the National Patient Register for the period 1984-2017 was linked to cohort members using their Danish personal identification numbers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives The aim of this review was to assess the evidence that occupational safety and health (OSH) legislative and regulatory policy could improve the working environment in terms of reduced levels of industrial injuries and fatalities, musculoskeletal disorders, worker complaints, sick leave and adverse occupational exposures. Methods A systematic literature review covering the years 1966‒2017 (February) was undertaken to capture both published and gray literature studies of OSH work environment interventions with quantitative measures of intervention effects. Studies that met specified in- and exclusion criteria went through an assessment of methodological quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To examine cancer incidence among Danish firefighters using several employment-related exposure subgroups.
Methods: A historical cohort of 9061 male Danish firefighters was established from collected personnel and membership records from employers and trade unions. Using the unique Danish personal identification number, information on additional previous employment, cancer and vital status was linked to members of the cohort from the Supplementary Pension Fund Register, the Danish Cancer Registry and the Danish Civil Registration System.