conclusions our results showed that only 17% of the measured points in the oil drilling rig floor were in safe area; 39% were in caution area and 44% were in danger area. in the camp facilities area, 51% of the points were in safe area, 38% were in caution area and 11% in danger area. the main sources of noise exposure in the rig floor area were power generators. materials and methods this was ...

background: the lack of satisfaction and balance between the workload and abilities and limitations of individuals in various occupations may influence their general health. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of workload and job satisfaction on the general health of industrial workers.   materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional and correlational study on 215 workers of a...

background: developmental activities especially the establishment of more than 20 industrial units in semnan province caused the officers worries about increased concentration of heavy metals in drinking water supplies and probably increasing of health risk at consumers. the aim of the study was to investigate the effect of semnan province industrial development on the health risk level caused ...

used a mixture of sulphonamides in the treatment of gonorrhoea, with the aim of obtaining higher bloodl sulphonamide levels without endangering the renal tracts. 4. Ledbetter and Cronheim (1948) claim that, as well as reducing the danger of crystalluria, the use of sulphonamide mixtures will obviate the danger oi alkalosis from the dosage of alkalies required to prevent crystalluria when single...

This paper puts health questions within the context of national development and industrial policy. It follows the idea of structuralist, Marxist and Schumpeterian approaches, in which industry and innovations form determining factors for the dynamism in capitalist economies and relative positions within the world economy. All countries that have developed and started to compete under better con...

background: non-communicable diseases (ncds) and psychological hazards are increasingly observed in industries, necessitating the need to strengthen industrial health systems to control the same. district level data on level of functioning of industrial health systems and services with special focus on systems available for mental health care is lacking in india. this information is vital to pl...