481 results match your criteria: "National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)[Affiliation]"

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  • - The study investigates respiratory exposures of US home care aides to harmful chemicals while using different cleaning and disinfecting products during bathroom cleaning, focusing on VOCs and QACs present in these products.
  • - A total of 22 aides tested three cleaning products: bleach-based, QACs-based, and a "green" product, with air sampling conducted to measure VOCs and QACs in a controlled environment.
  • - Results showed the presence of 38 unique VOCs, with many not listed on product labels, highlighting potential health risks due to limited toxicity information and occupational exposure limits for the identified chemicals.
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  • * Direct-on-filter analysis using a partial least squares (PLS) method has recently gained traction for its ability to quantify multiple dust species directly from filters, but it struggles with the inherent heterogeneity of dust samples.
  • * Mixture of experts (MoE) models present a more effective alternative to PLS, improving accuracy in measuring respirable dust mass across various mine types by better handling heterogeneous data and identifying outliers.
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The International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS) contributes knowledge on the dose-response association between predominantly low dose, low dose rate occupational exposures to penetrating forms of ionizing radiation and cause-specific mortality. By extending follow-up of 309,932 radiation workers from France (1968-2014), the United Kingdom (1955-2012), and the United States (1944-2016) we increased support for analyses of temporal variation in radiation-cancer mortality associations. Here, we examine whether age at exposure, time since exposure, or attained age separately modify associations between radiation and mortality from all solid cancers, solid cancers excluding lung cancer, lung cancer, and lymphohematopoietic cancers.

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Experimental Study on Suppression of Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Fires.

Min Metall Explor

February 2024

Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA.

Lithium-ion battery applications are increasing for battery-powered vehicles because of their high energy density and expected long cycle life. With the development of battery-powered vehicles, fire and explosion hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries are a safety issue that needs to be addressed. Lithium-ion batteries can go through a thermal runaway under different abuse conditions including thermal abuse, mechanical abuse, and electrical abuse, leading to a fire or explosion.

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The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is a limited federal health care program that provides medical monitoring and treatment for WTC-related health conditions to responders and survivors impacted by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.This study described the characteristics of the Program survivor members (who lived, worked, went to school, daycare or adult daycare or present in the New York City Disaster Area of 9/11/2001) to stimulate innovative ideas for improving healthcare services, generate new research interest, and serve as a reference for future research on this population. Administrative and medical claims data collected from the Program start date (07/01/2011) through 2022 were used.

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Interest in utilizing exoskeletons to mitigate the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among construction workers is growing, spurred by encouraging results in other industries. However, it is crucial to carefully examine their impact on workers' stability and balance before implementation. In this study, seven male participants lifted a 35-lb cinder block from a production table to a simulated wall at two heights-elbow and shoulder levels-using three different exoskeleton models on an unstable platform, where their balance and shoulder muscle activity were assessed.

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Inverse Probability Weighting to Estimate Impacts of Hypothetical Occupational Limits on Radon Exposure to Reduce Lung Cancer.

Am J Epidemiol

August 2024

Field Research Branch, Division of Field studies and Engineering, National institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Radon is a known cause of lung cancer. Protective standards for radon exposure are derived largely from studies of working populations that are prone to healthy worker survivor bias. This bias can lead to under-protection of workers and is a key barrier to understanding health effects of many exposures.

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Association between longest-held occupation and mortality risk.

Am J Ind Med

October 2024

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Economic Research and Support Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Background: Occupation is associated with a large part of daily activities, affecting lifestyle and social status. However, limited research exists on the association between longest-held occupation (LHO) and early mortality. We examine if LHO is associated with mortality risk among US adults 51 years of age and older.

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Development of an experimental technique to determine the barrier performance of medical gloves when stretched.

Ann Work Expo Health

September 2024

National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Pittsburgh, PA 15236, United States.

Protective clothing standards, such as test methods published by ASTM International, play an integral role in ensuring the performance of personal protective equipment. The standard tests are not without limitations and are periodically reviewed and often updated. Some tests may not be reflective of in-use conditions.

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Diesel particulate matter (DPM) is a common and well-known health hazard in the mining environment. The regulatory method for monitoring both the organic and elemental carbon (OC, EC) portions of DPM is a laboratory-based thermal-optical method with a typical turnaround time of one week. In order to evaluate exposure levels and take corrective action prior to overexposure, a portable real-time device capable of quantifying both OC and EC is needed.

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Hearing protection field attenuation estimation systems and associated training for reducing workers' exposure to noise.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev

May 2024

Cochrane Work, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Background: Global Burden of Disease studies identify hearing loss as the third leading cause of years lived with a disability. Their estimates point to large societal and individual costs from unaddressed hearing difficulties. Workplace noise is an important modifiable risk factor; if addressed, it could significantly reduce the global burden of disease.

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This study evaluated workers' exposures to flame retardants, including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), organophosphate esters (OPEs), and other brominated flame retardants (BFRs), in various industries. The study aimed to characterize OPE metabolite urinary concentrations and PBDE serum concentrations among workers from different industries, compare these concentrations between industries and the general population, and evaluate the likely route of exposure (dermal or inhalation). The results showed that workers from chemical manufacturing had significantly higher ( <0.

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Trends in workplace homicides in the U.S., 1994-2021: An end to years of decline.

Am J Ind Med

June 2024

Office of Extramural Programs (OEP), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

Workplace and non-workplace homicides in the United States (U.S.) have declined for over 30 years until recently.

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Structural firefighters are exposed to a complex set of contaminants and combustion byproducts, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Additionally, recent studies have found structural firefighters' skin may be exposed to multiple chemical compounds via permeation or penetration of chemical byproducts through or around personal protective equipment (PPE). This mannequin-based study evaluated the effectiveness of four different PPE conditions with varying contamination control measures (incorporating PPE interface design features and particulate blocking materials) to protect against ingress of several VOCs in a smoke exposure chamber.

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Introduction: Work-related injuries are a common lagging safety indicator whereas safety climate assessments can help identify constructs serving as leading indicators. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) partnered with the U.S.

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A chemo-mechanical model for describing sorption hysteresis in a glassy polyurethane.

Sci Rep

March 2024

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA.

Hysteretic sorption and desorption of water is observed from 0 to 95% relative humidity and 298-333 K on a glassy polyurethane foam. It is postulated that sorption-induced swelling of the glassy polyurethane increases the concentration of accessible hydrogen-bonding adsorption sites for water. The accessibility of sites is kinetically controlled due to the restricted thermal motions of chains in the glassy polymer, causing a difference in accessible site concentrations during sorption and desorption.

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Work-related deaths are a persistent occupational health issue that can be prevented. However, prevention opportunities can be hampered by a lack of adequate public health resources. The Western States Occupational Network (WestON) is a network of federal, state, and local occupational health professionals that includes a 19-state region of the United States.

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Hired crop worker injury risks on farms in the United States during three different periods between 2002 and 2015.

Am J Ind Med

March 2024

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Program Management and Operations, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Background: Hired crop workers have high incidence of work-related injuries, but little has been documented about potential risks at the national level.

Methods: Data were obtained from a national probability sample of hired crop workers in the United States (U.S.

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Early detection of pulmonary responses to silica aerosol exposure, such as lung inflammation as well as early identification of silicosis initiation, is of great importance in disease prevention of workers. In this study, to early screen the health condition of the workers who are exposed to respirable silica dusts, an immunoassay lab on a chip (LOC) was designed, developed and fully characterized for analyzing Clara cell protein 16 (CC16) in serum which has been considered as one of the potential biomarkers of lung inflammation or lung damage due to the respirable silica dusts. Sandwich immunoassay of CC16 was performed on the LOC developed with a custom-designed portable analyzer using artificial serums spiked with CC16 protein first and then human serums obtained from the coal mine workers exposed to the respirable silica-containing dusts.

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Physical job demands in pregnancy and associated musculoskeletal health and employment outcomes: a systematic review.

Am J Obstet Gynecol

June 2024

Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

Objective: A decline in musculoskeletal health during pregnancy is an underappreciated adverse outcome of pregnancy that can have immediate and long-term health consequences. High physical job demands are known risk factors for nontraumatic musculoskeletal disorders in the general working population. Evidence from meta-analyses suggest that occupational lifting and prolonged standing during pregnancy may increase risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

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Opioid prescriptions among the World Trade Center Health Program population.

BMC Health Serv Res

November 2023

World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.

Background: The World Trade Center Health Program (Program) provides limited health care to those directly affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Because of physical/mental trauma arising from the 9/11 attacks, Program members might be at high risk of opioid use. To prevent prescription opioid overuse, in 2018 the Program implemented various measures to improve opioid prescribing and expand access to non-opioid pain management among Program members.

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The Relative Burden of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in Firefighters: An Analysis of Washington Workers' Compensation Claims, 2006-2020.

Int J Environ Res Public Health

November 2023

SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA 98504-4000, USA.

Firefighters face many hazards on the job and have a high rate of work-related injuries and illnesses (WRII). We analyzed Washington workers' compensation claims from 2006-2020 to characterize WRII in firefighters compared to law enforcement officers and "all other" workers. There were 9187 compensable claims for firefighters, 7801 for law enforcement officers, and 586,939 for "all other" workers.

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Paid Sick Leave and Self-Reported Depression and Anxiety: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Longitudinal Survey.

Am J Prev Med

April 2024

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Washington, District of Columbia. Electronic address:

Introduction: The objective of this study was to explore the association between access to paid sick leave (AtPSL) and self-reported feelings of depression and anxiety in a nationally representative U.S. working population.

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  • * A review of data from NIOSH and OSHA identified nine heat-related deaths and 50 hospitalizations between 2014 and 2021, with risk factors including lack of acclimatization, inadequate training, and substance use.
  • * The report emphasizes the need for improved heat stress training, medical screenings, and supportive recovery programs to mitigate risks and reduce heat-related health issues in the industry.
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