Reconstruction of asbestos exposure in workers suffering from pleural neoplasms and employed in sectors not generally associated with high exposure levels: the importance of an accurate standardized assessment of occupational medicine.

Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma onset in workers exposed to asbestos is well known with reference to multiple working sectors. In some cases, occurring among workers of sectors characterized by a presumed lower relevance of asbestos exposure, the absence of a well-defined correlation can prevent their emergence and compensation. To improve definition of these cases, this article underlines the importance of a standardized approach to occupational anamnesis.

Musculoskeletal disorders and work-related musculoskeletal diseases among nursery school teachers: analysis in a sample in the city of Venice.

Objectives. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent one of the most relevant occupational problems. School teachers and particularly nursery school teachers (NST) are reported to have a high prevalence of MSD.

Combined Before-and-After Workplace Intervention to Promote Healthy Lifestyles in Healthcare Workers (STI-VI Study): Short-Term Assessment.

Health care workers (HCWs) are prone to a heavy psycho-physical workload. Health promotion programs can help prevent the onset of chronic and work-related diseases. The aim of the STI-VI 'before-and-after' study, with assessments scheduled at 6 and 12 months, was to improve the lifestyle of HCWs with at least one cardiovascular risk factor.

Biological monitoring of exposure to perchloroethylene in dry cleaning workers.

Background: Perchloroethylene (PCE) is the most widely used solvent in dry cleaning.

Objectives: The aim was to evaluate PCE pollution and to identify the most reliable biological indicators for the assessment of workers' exposure.

Methods: The study was performed in 40 dry cleaning shops covering a total of 71 subjects.

[Manual material handling risk assessment and ergonomic improvement in foodstuff retailing company].

The aim of this study is to assess and reduce the risk due to manual material handling in a company involved in the foodstuff retailing. The risk assessment was performed by NIOSH Variable Lifing Index in 13 different occupational conditions. As result the risk was present in any case, with VLI values ranging from 2.