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- The study aimed to determine if blood biomarkers could signal early lung damage or cardiovascular risk from grain dust exposure.
- Blood samples from 102 workers were analyzed, comparing those exposed to grain dust with control subjects, looking for differences in biomarker levels related to health effects.
- Results showed higher levels of certain proteins in exposed workers but did not find a direct link between biomarkers and exposure or respiratory health, leaving the implications of these findings uncertain.
Alcohol Use and Psychosocial Stressors in the Norwegian Workforce.
Subst Use Misuse
March 2018
c Research Institute on Addictions , State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo , New York , USA.
Background: Although alcohol use can have detrimental effects for employees, little is known about the prevalence, distribution, and correlates in the Norwegian workforce.
Aims: To determine the overall and the work-related prevalence of weekly alcohol use, and to establish associations between psychosocial work stressors and alcohol use among Norwegian employees.
Methods: Data were from a 2015 national probability sample of 1,608 Norwegian employees (response rate 32%).
Personal cooling garments (PCGs) have gained increased attention in recent years due to heat stress and strain in the working environment. The present study was conducted in hot environments of an iron foundry to evaluate the efficacy of a battery-operated PCG. Twenty-four workers were exposed to climatic conditions of 35.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPulmonary function and serum pneumoproteins in professional ski waxers.
Inhal Toxicol
October 2016
a National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo , Norway .
Context: Professional ski waxers are exposed to particulate matter (PM) during work, but little is known about untoward pulmonary effects.
Objectives: The aim was to study lung function and pneumoproteins in professional ski waxers before and during exposure to PM generated during ski waxing and ski preparation.
Material And Methods: Forty-five male professional ski waxers examined on an exposure-free day in the morning and at least 6 h later were re-examined during ski waxing 2 d later in a cross-shift study.
Unlabelled: This study analysed the work ability of elderly construction workers. Forty male construction workers, 20 young (age < 33 yrs) and 20 senior (age>44 yrs) workers, were tested regarding aerobic power (VO2max) and muscle strength. The aerobic demand of a number of tasks in construction work was measured and compared with the workers' aerobic power.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA questionnaire study of Swedish public employees with frequent and different types of VDT work (n = 2,025) was conducted. Eight different kinds of eye discomfort were examined, and an additive index was constructed. Eye discomfort was statistically related to aspects of work organization.
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