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Ventilation impairment of residents around a cement plant
Conclusion Although this study is a limited cross-section study with a small number of subjects, ventilation impairment rate is higher in the MEG. There might be a possibility that it is due to long-term exposure to particulate dust generated by the cement plant. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - January 24, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Risk factors of work-related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in male cameramen
Conclusion The most serious musculoskeletal disorders of male cameramen were shoulder pain. Ergonomic factors and physical burden were the most significant factors affecting WRMSDs in cameramen in this study. Cameramen should be educated to be able to improve the ergonomic occupational environment and to set up preventive measures against the risk factors during work. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - January 24, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

The effect of organisational system on self-rated depression in a panel of male municipal firefighters
Conclusions Although the healthy worker effect may be involved, job stress based on perceptions of organisational system was a strong risk factor for depression. A comprehensive approach should be considered that encompasses social issues when assessing or mental health in high-risk groups, as well as the practical issue of physiochemical hazards. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - January 14, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

The association between long working hours and the metabolic syndrome: evidences from the 5th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 2010 and 2012
Conclusion No significant differences in prevalence of metabolic syndrome of the subjects stratified by gender were found according to weekly increasing working hours. However, due to some limitations of this study, further prospective studies may be necessary for verification. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 21, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Fatigue and related factors among hotel workers: the effects of emotional labor and non-standard working hours
Conclusion These results indicate that fatigue is associated with emotional labor and, especially, emotional disharmony among hotel workers. Therefore, emotional disharmony management would prove helpful for the prevention of fatigue. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 18, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

High lead exposure in two leaded bronze ingot foundry workers
Conclusions Foundry workers in a small-scale businesses might be at high risk of lead exposure because these businesses might be vulnerable to poor industrial hygiene. Therefore, regular occupational health checkups are required. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Work-relatedness of lung cancer by smoking and histologic type in Korea
Conclusions Approximately, 9.5% of all lung cancer cases in Korea are occupational-related lung cancer. Well-known substances associated with lung cancer, such as crystalline silica, asbestos, and diesel engine exhaust, are of particular concern. However, the histologic types of lung cancer related to smoking were inconsistent with previous studies when work-relatedness was taken into account. Future studies are required to clarify the incidence of occupational lung cancer in agricultural workers exposed to non-arsenical insecticides and the associations between work-relatedness and the histologic typ...
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Association between long working hours and serum gamma-glutamyltransferase levels in female workers: data from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010-2011)
Conclusions Long working hours were significantly associated with high serum GGT levels in Korean women. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

A case of chronic myeloid leukemia in a diagnostic radiographer
Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first approved case report using quantitative assessment of radiation. More approved cases are expected based on objective radiation exposure data and the probability of causation. We need to find a resolution to the ongoing demands for appropriate compensation and improvements to the environment at radiation workplaces. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - November 28, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Emotional labor and dysmenorrhea in women working in sales and call centers
Conclusions Emotional labor was found to be associated with dysmenorrhea in call center workers. Further studies to investigate other factors, such as management strategies and the relationship between emotional labor and dysmenorrhea, are needed to support interventions to prevent dysmenorrhea that will further promote the quality of health and life of working women. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - November 7, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

The association between shift work and hyperuricemia in steelmaking male workers
Conclusions Among male steel workers, a significant association between shift work and hyperuricemia was observed. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - November 4, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Serum prostate-specific antigen levels and type of work in tire manufacturing workers
Conclusions This study showed that serum PSA levels were significantly higher among the group with hypertension or the group of individuals that did not exercise regularly or group of office workers who were considered to have lesser physical activities. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - November 4, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Risk factors of musculoskeletal symptoms in university hospital nurses
Conclusion Regarding the occupational factors related to musculoskeletal symptoms of university hospital nurses, it was found that ANSI Z-365 checklist high risk group, total job tenure, department, shiftworks, and job stress had high relation with musculoskeletal symptoms. It is necessary to find an ergonomic solution and a stress reduction plan to prevent musculoskeletal disease. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - November 4, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Acute liver injury in two workers exposed to chloroform in cleanrooms: a case report
We report 2 cases of hepatotoxicity in cleanroom workers due to high retained chloroform air concentrations. The women, aged 34 and 41 years, who had been working in a medical endoscopic device manufacturer as cleanroom workers for approximately 40–45 days suffered severe liver damage. Two measured time-weighted averages of the chloroform concentration in the air in the cleanroom were 82.74 and 64.24 ppm, which are more than 6 times the legal occupational exposure limit in Korea. Only 7% of the cleanroom air was newly introduced from outside. The clinical courses of these cases and workplace inspection, led us to concl...
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - November 4, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Workers’ experiences with compensated sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorder: a qualitative study
Conclusions Interventions to alleviate the negative experiences of injured workers, including quality control of the medical care institutions and provisions for mental and psychological care for injured workers, are needed to help injured workers return to work earlier and more healthy. (Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - November 4, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research