Objectives To measure air pollutant concentrations in Chinese restaurant kitchens using different stove types and assess their influence on workers' respiratory health. Methods 393 kitchen workers ...

Objective Numerous exposure assessment methods (EAM) exist for investigating health effects of occupational exposure to pesticides. Direct (eg, biomonitoring) and indirect methods (eg, self-reported ...

Objectives Person-related work requires workers to interact with individuals not employed at the workplace, such as clients ...

The effects on health of prolonged but low level exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) are unclear. Studies of carbon monoxide exposure focus mainly on short term effects in experimental settings, or on ...

Stress has been defined in different ways over the years. Originally, it was conceived of as pressure from the environment, then as strain within the person. The generally accepted definition today is ...

Objective To document the demographic risk factors of workers reported to have silicosis in the UK. Methods All cases of silicosis reported to the Surveillance of Work-related and Occupational ...

Objectives Asbestos is an inflammatory agent, and there is evidence that inflammatory processes are involved in the development of cardiovascular disease. Whether asbestos is a risk factor for ...

Questionnaires are frequently used in the exposure assessment of occupational and environmental epidemiological studies. Questionnaires may be the method of choice for assessing exposure because no ...

Background: The power level used by the mobile phone is one of the most important factors determining the intensity of the radiofrequency exposure during a call. Mobile phone calls made in areas where ...

Tuija Leskinen, Kristin Suorsa, Jesse Pasanen, Suvi Rovio, Harri Niinikoski, Olli Heinonen, Laura Pulkki-Råback, Jorma Viikari, Tapani Rönnemaa, Olli T Raitakari ...

Occupational exposure limits (OELs) are tools to help employers protect the health of those who may be exposed to chemicals in their workplace. Under the United Kingdom Control of Substances Hazardous ...

From 1 July 2024, Australia has banned the use, supply and manufacture of engineered stone, also known as artificial stone, which is made from crystalline silica-containing aggregates bonded with a ...