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Work-related depression and associated factors in a shoe manufacturing factory in Haiphong City, Vietnam
ConclusionsStrengthening the social support network (involving supervisors and co-workers), reducing psychological job demand and assuring work protection materials at the workplace may highly facilitate reducing work-related depression. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Photobiological safety of the recently introduced energy efficient household lamps
ConclusionsResults of this study indicate that the UV and BL radiation from the newly introduced lamps does not exceed the current exposure limit values and thus, in comparison with the former incandescent bulbs, does not result in a higher risk for general public. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Falling asleep at the wheel among Italian professional drivers (PDs): Results from the HiRis PD study
ConclusionsThere are different work and human factors underlying FAW among PDs. The Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire might be useful in measuring fatigue in this group and in detecting PDs at high risk of experiencing FAW. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Editorial
(Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

The use of Spielberger ’s State-Trait Personality Inventory (trait anxiety subscale) with naval subaquatic specialists
ConclusionsUsing the trait anxiety subscale as part of occupational health surveillance of subaquatic specialists could support prevention of accidents by identifying high-risk candidates during their annual health assessments, and referral for timeous intervention. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Levels and sources of PCDDs, PCDFs and dl-PCBs in the water ecosystems of central Poland — A mini review
Abstract Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are unwanted by-products in a variety of industrial and thermal processes. They have been present on Earth long before the human era, since they may be also formed as a result of forest fires or volcanic explosions. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in turn, have been intentionally produced by humans. Poland was a minor producer of PCB mixtures (Chlorofen and Tarnol), which were a source of direct and indirect environmental diffusion with PCB and less with PCDDs/PCDFs. Industrial accidents with PCDDs/PCDFs were absent in Poland....
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Editorial
(Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - December 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

The use of Spielberger ’s State-Trait Personality Inventory (trait anxiety subscale) with naval subaquatic specialists
Conclusions < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > Using the trait anxiety subscale as part of occupational health surveillance of subaquatic specialists could support prevention of accidents by identifying high-risk candidates during their annual health assessments, and referral for timeous intervention. < /p > < /span > (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - November 30, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Work stress and the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease events: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The objective of this study was to review and synthesize the existing epidemiological evidence on whether work stress increases the risk of recurrent CHD events in patients with the first CHD. A systematic literature search in the PubMed database (January 1990 –December 2013) for prospective studies was performed. Inclusion criteria included: peer-reviewed English papers with original data, studies with substantial follow-up (> 3 years), end points defined as cardiac death or nonfatal myocardial infarction, as well as work stress assessed with reliable and valid instruments. Meta-analysis using random-effects modeling...
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - November 8, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Work stress and the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease events: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The objective of this study was to review and synthesize the existing epidemiological evidence on whether work stress increases the risk of recurrent CHD events in patients with the first CHD. A systematic literature search in the PubMed database (January 1990–December 2013) for prospective studies was performed. Inclusion criteria included: peer-reviewed English papers with original data, studies with substantial follow-up (> 3 years), end points defined as cardiac death or nonfatal myocardial infarction, as well as work stress assessed with reliable and valid instruments. Meta-analysis using random-effects modeling ...
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - November 8, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Healthcare workers ’ occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens: A 5-year observation in selected hospitals of the Małopolska province
ConclusionsThere was no upward or downward trend in the number of reported cases of exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the studied period in any of the hospitals. Statistically significant differences in the percentages of exposures were reported between individual hospitals in some years of the analyzed period, which confirms the need for registries in individual units in order to plan and evaluate the effectiveness of preventative measures. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Occupational exposure to particulate matter in 2 Portuguese waste-sorting units
Conclusions Workers from both waste-sorting plants are exposed to particles. Particle counting provided additional information that is of extreme value for analyzing the health effects of particles since higher values of particles concentration were obtained in the smallest fraction. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Selected oxidative stress parameters after single and repeated administration of octabromodiphenyl ether to rats
Conclusions After repeated administration of OctaBDE at the lowest dose (0.4 mg/kg/day), changes were observed in the parameters (MDA, TAS, GSSG) indicative of oxidative stress. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Concomitant contact allergy to formaldehyde and methacrylic monomers in students of dental medicine and dental patients
Conclusions The students of the 3rd and 4th year of dental medicine could be outlined as a group at risk of sensitization to MMA and TEGDMA and of cross-sensitization to MMA and formaldehyde. Probably, due to the ubiquitous occurrence of formaldehyde and the wide use of composite resins and bonding agents containing TEGDMA, ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate, 2-HEMA and tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate in dentistry, the group of dental patients could be at risk of cross-sensitization to formaldehyde and some methacrylic monomers. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Shiitake mushroom ( Lentinus edodes ): A poorly known allergen in Western countries responsible for severe work-related asthma
Conclusions Here, we present the first European case of SM-induced occupational asthma, a disease more frequently occurring in Asia. Asthma attacks stopped when the patient avoided contact with shiitake mushrooms. No skin reactions and no IgE-binding proteins by immunoblotting were detectable with the other mushrooms tested. The positive skin test with shiitake mushrooms and IgE-binding components in the shiitake extract confirmed the IgE-mediated etiology of the reaction. (Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health - October 1, 2014 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research