Alexopoulos, E. C., Stathi, I. C., & Charizani, F. |
2004 |
430
dentists |
A questionnaire survey was carried out among dentists on the
respondent’s job history, individual characteristics, physical and
psychosocial risk factors at work, general health status, and the
occurrence of musculoskeletal complaints. |
62%, 30%, 16%, and 32%
of the dentists reported at least one musculoskeletal complaint, chronic
complaints, had spells of absence and, sought medical care
respectively. |
Baer, R., Turnberg, W., Yu, D., & Wohrle, R. |
2010 |
1 |
A
veterinarian specializing in small animals in Washington State handled a
seemingly healthy pet rat approximately 10 days before falling ill.
During the examination, the rat, which appeared free of fleas, urinated
on the veterinarian’s hands, who was not wearing gloves. Despite washing
his hands after the examination, the veterinarian had abrasions from
gardening. |
The small animal veterinarian developed leptospirosis after
occupational exposure. The risk of the infection could have been
minimized if he had practiced the recommended infection control
procedures |
Baker, M. G., Peckham, T. K., & Seixas, N. S. |
2020 |
144.7 million
people employed in the United States |
The number of United States
workers frequently exposed to infection and disease was estimated in the
workplace. National employment data by Standard Occupational
Classification maintained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was
merged with a BLS O*NET survey measure |
As of 2018, approximately 10%
(14,425,070) and 18.4% (26,669,810) of workers in the United States are
exposed to disease or infection at least once per week and once per
month respectively |
Gibb, H. J., Lees, P. S., Pinsky, P. F., & Rooney, B. C. |
2000 |
2,357
workers first employed between 1950 and 1974 |
The risk of lung cancer
was assed among workers at a chromate production plant. Cumulative
trivalent chromium exposure for each individual in the study cohort was
estimated. |
Cumulative hexavalent chromium exposure showed a strong
dose–response relationship for lung cancer. |
Girard, S. A., Picard, M., Davis, A. C., Simard, M., Larocque, R.,
Leroux, T., & Turcotte, F. |
2009 |
52,982 male workers between the
ages of 16 and 64 years |
A retrospective study was conducted on male
workers with long-standing exposures to occupational noise over a 5-year
period, using “hearing status” and “noise exposure” from the
registry held by the Quebec National Institute of Public Health.
Information on work-related accidents was obtained from the Quebec
Workers’ Compensation Board. Hearing threshold level measurements and
noise exposures were regressed on the numbers of accidents after
adjusting for age. |
Exposure to extremely noisy environments
(Leq8h (equivalent noise level for 8 h exposure) ⩾90
dBA) is associated with a higher relative risk of hearing
impairment. |
Hu, R., Huang, X., Huang, J., Li, Y., Zhang, C., Yin, Y., … & Cui,
F. |
2015 |
246 farmers |
Medical doctors conducted two sets of health
investigations on the farmers, involving blood tests and neurological
examinations, both before and after the crop season. Face-to-face
interview was also used to collect data on pesticide use. |
Long-term
exposure to pesticides was linked to heightened abnormalities in nerve
conductions, particularly in sensory nerves. Short-term health effects
included alterations in complete blood count, hepatic and renal
functions, and nerve conduction velocities and
amplitudes. |
Meyer, A., Sandler, D. P., Beane Freeman, L. E., Hofmann, J. N., &
Parks, C. G. |
2017 |
52,394 private pesticide applicators |
Participants provided questionnaire data on the duration, frequency and
use of different pesticides. Association of rheumatoid arthritis was
evaluated with the use of 46 pesticides. |
Incident rheumatoid arthritis
was associated with ever use of fonofos, carbaryl and chlorimuron
ethyl. |
Oakman, J., Ketels, M., & Clays, E. |
2021 |
331 participants within
the service and manufacturing sector in the Flemish Employees’ Physical
Activity |
Data from participants within the service and manufacturing
sector in the Flemish Employees’ Physical Activity (FEPA) study were
collected using objective measures of occupational physical activity and
subjective measures of physical and psychosocial work environment. A
modified Nordic questionnaire was used to collect data on low back pain
(LBP) and neck and shoulder pain (NSP). |
Objective measures showed no
correlation with LBP or NSP, whereas self-reported measures revealed
potential workplace hazards. LBP, NSP and the composite measure of
LBP/NSP simultaneously was reported by 25%, 30% and 17% of the
participants respectively. |
Parks, C. G., Walitt, B. T., Pettinger, M., Chen, J. C., De Roos, A. J.,
Hunt, J., … & Howard, B. V. |
2011 |
76,861 postmenopausal women,
ages 50–79 years |
Incident cases were identified based on self-report
and use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs at year 3 of follow up.
Self-reported residential or workplace insecticide use (personally
mixing/applying by self and application by others) in relation to
rheumatoid arthritis/ systemic lupus erythematosus (RA/SLE) risk,
overall and in relation to farm history was examined. |
Personal use of
insecticides, long-term insecticide application by others and frequent
application by others among women with a farm history were associated
with increased RA/SLE risk, |
Pettersson, H., Olsson, D., & Järvholm, B. |
2020 |
194,501 workers in
the Swedish construction industry |
Participants participated in health
examinations between 1971 and 1993. The workers answered a questionnaire
regarding their working conditions and their health status including
height, weight, tobacco use, and blood pressure. Noise exposure data was
derived from a survey of working conditions conducted by industrial
hygienists in the mid-1970s. Workers were divided into three primary
regions in Sweden based on varying temperatures. |
Moderate and high
noise exposure was associated with increased risk of myocardial
infarction and stroke mortality. Living and working in the coldest
region was associated with increased risk for myocardial infarction but
not stroke mortality. |