Browsing by Subject "Occupational health"
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1-Nitropyrene and Diesel Particulate Matter Exposures Among Workers in a Metal Mine
Diesel engines are used all over the world in many different applications. Diesel exhaust (DE) has been shown to be associated with several adverse health effects, the most notable being lung cancer. Current methods of ... -
The association between transition metal components of PM2.5 and lung function and density: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2013-04-17)Lung diseases as a whole are the third leading cause of mortality in the US, with an estimated 16 million Americans living with chronic lung disease such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The etiologies ... -
Biomonitoring of Wildland Firefighters: Analysis of Methoxyphenols as Viable Urinary Biomarkers of Wood Smoke Exposure
(2013-02-25)Occupational exposures to wood smoke can lead to a multitude of health effects, making it a pertinent issue of public health. Biomass in the form of wood smoke can lead to adverse health effects including respiratory ... -
The causal effects of maternal employment attributes on family health outcomes and health disparities: implications for policy and practice
Socioeconomic disparities in maternal and child health are well-known, widespread problems in the US. A high proportion of women with young children participate in the labor force making maternal employment attributes, ... -
Characterization of Work Practices and Ventilation Techniques in Shipyard Confined Space Welding
(2013-02-25)Despite abundant evidence for the adverse health effects associated with welding fume, shipyard welders continue to have exposures that routinely exceed safe limits. Welding in shipyards can be particularly hazardous due ... -
Characterizing the Waste Streams from Alternative Solvent Dry Cleaners
(2013-02-25)While perchloroethylene solvent based dry cleaners occupational exposures and machine wastes have been well characterized, little is known about exposures to alternative solvent s and their wastes or the hazardous waste ... -
A Comparison of Surface Sampling Wipe Media for Isocyanate Sampling in the Auto Repair Industry
(2013-02-25)<bold>Objective:</bold> Many opportunities exist for dermal exposure to isocyanates in the auto repair industry. Contaminated work surfaces may be of particular concern as surfaces sprayed with isocyanates have been shown ... -
Control Banding Tools: Advanced Regulated Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals Tool and Agreement with Professional Judgment
(2013-02-25)One workplace risk assessment strategy that has emerged in recent years is control banding. This strategy has gained momentum within the safety and health community, especially in Europe, but many questions surrounding ... -
Early Predictors of Re-Injury, Clinically Significant Weight Gain, and Lumbar Spine Surgery Following Occupational Back Injury: A Prospective Study of Workers in Washington State
(2012-08-10)Back injuries are the costliest and most prevalent disabling occupational injuries in the United States. Little is known about early predictors for outcomes following occupational back injury. This dissertation identifies ... -
Evaluation of Anti-Vibration Gloves in a Manufacturing Setting
(2013-11-14)While anti-vibration gloves are widespread as a form of reducing employee exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV) there is concern about how effective they actually are in a real manufacturing environment with specific tools. ... -
Ex Vivo Biomechanical Testing to Examine the Etiology of Low Back Pain as a Result of Whole Body Vibration
(2013-04-17)An association between occupational whole body vibration (WBV) exposure and the development of lower back pain (LBP) has been established through numerous epidemiological studies. However, the etiological and biomechanical ... -
An Exploration of Discourses of Workplace Bullying of Organizations, Regulatory Agencies and Hospital Nursing Unit Managers
(2013-07-25)Purpose: The purpose this dissertation was to explore discourses of workplace bullying and workplace bullying management used by managers of hospital nursing units, the hospitals in which they were employed, and agencies ... -
Health, Safety, and Disaster Preparedness in the Washington State Wine Industry
The wine industry in Washington state is a high-hazard industry that exposes workers to a variety of physical, chemical, psychosocial, and natural hazards. However, literature on the impact of these hazards on this worker ... -
Improving Ergonomic Interventions to Reduce Whole-Body Vibration Exposures among Professional Drivers
(2013-07-25)Assessing physical exposures in occupational health studies proves challenging regardless of the industry. In transportation, however, the problem is exacerbated by the fact that subjects are literally on the move. To ... -
Investigating Seasonal and Occupational Trends of Five Organophosphate Pesticides in House Dust in the Lower Yakima Valley, WA
(2013-11-14)<bold>Investigating Seasonal and Occupational Trends of Five Organophosphate Pesticides in House Dust in the Lower Yakima Valley, WA</bold> Katie M McDonald Organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are a class of insecticides and ... -
Lung Bioaccessibility of Manganese in Arc Welding Fume
Workers chronically exposed to manganese (Mn) are at increased risk for the development of a Parkinsonism syndrome called manganism. A longitudinal cohort study worked with students at a welding training school to investigate ... -
Manganese Exposure Estimation and its Association with Blood Manganese
(2013-02-25)Despite evidence of adverse health effects resulting from exposure to welding fume and in particular to manganese (Mn), biomarkers of exposure are poorly understood and have not been thoroughly evaluated in a longitudinal ... -
Mobile Device Use and Work Safety in a Healthcare System
(2013-07-25)<italic>Objectives<italic>: The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the factors contributing to the use of mobile devices at work and to assess for a relationship between mobile device use/user characteristics ... -
Night shift work and lung cancer among female textile workers in Shanghai, China
(2013-02-25)Background: In 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified shift work that involves circadian disruption as a probable human carcinogen. Nighttime chronodisruption has been shown to decrease concentrations ... -
Non-invasive Real-time Assessment of Muscle Fatigue during Computer Use: Using Mouse Button-Click and Keystroke Durations
(2012-09-13)Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for a large proportion of occupational injuries. As the computer has become ubiquitous in office work environments, so have computer-related MSDs. Since most work-related MSDs ...