OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility, costs and sample representativeness of a recruitment method that used workers with back injuries as the point of entry into diverse working environments. METHODS Workers' compensation claims were used to randomly sample workers from five heavy industries and to recruit their employers for ergonomic assessments of the injured worker and up to 2 co-work...

Working in sewage plants can involve exposure to different types of microorganisms, viruses and chemicals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate different measurement strategies to determine airborne bacterial endotoxin in such plants. Sewage treatment plants in three municipalities in western Sweden were included. Measurements of airborne endotoxin were performed in April-May and September...

BACKGROUND This study sought to examine the relationship between tobacco-free policies at worksites to worksite demographics such as company size and geographic location. METHODS Worksites participating in a worksite wellness workshop were asked to complete a worksite wellness instrument, which provided an assessment of their wellness practices already in place in the worksite, including the ...

Co-operation between different parties and effective safety management play an important role in ensuring safety in multiemployer worksites. This article reviews safety co-operation and factors complicating safety management in Finnish multiemployer manufacturing worksites. The paper focuses on the service providers' opinions; however, a comparison of the customers' views is also presented. The...

The results of the study working conditions in aluminum casting shops worksites are presented. these studies showed that there exceedance permissible limits for noise, vibration, content harmful substances environment, intensity infrared (thermal) radiation and air temperature. There is effect electromagnetic on workers during service induction furnaces. In addition, main production factors inc...

OBJECTIVE To describe effects of 2 worksite health promotion programs for firefighters, both immediate outcomes and the long-term consequences for 4 years following the interventions. METHODS At baseline, 599 firefighters were assessed, randomized by fire station to control and 2 different intervention conditions, and reevaluated with 6 annual follow-up measurements. RESULTS Both a team-cen...

BACKGROUND Noise pollution can contribute to adverse health effects in humans. Noise annoyance and related problems, caused by noise emission during the progress of building construction, have become increasingly important. These problems can influence the exposed workers, as well as vicinity residents. The goal of the present study was to assess the noise annoyance due to noise from constructi...

Obesity is now a major health problem in many nations in both developed and developing countries. In the U.S., the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 300,000 premature deaths each year are attributable to obesity, which is close to the 400,000 annual deaths due to cigarette smoking. In some countries, obesity-related health care costs have been estimated to amount to...