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Hairdressing sector agrees on new measures to improve health and safety standards

Posted: May , 2012, 2:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

An agreement on guidance for hairdressers to work in a healthy and safe environment has been reached by the trade union UNI Europa Hair & Beauty and the hairdressing employers, Coiffure EU.
The document builds on existing national best practices in the Member States that are effective in reducing occupational health risks.
Hairdressing is the most high risk profession for occupational skin diseases. In some countries up to 70% of hairdressers suffer from work-related skin damage, which is at least 10 times more than the average for workers of all sectors.
EU-OSHA contributes for the risk prevention in hairdressing through its Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) project which has been already successfully adapted and implemented in European hairdressing enterprises.

European framework agreement on the protection of occupational health and safety in the hairdressing sector

Declaration of the European Social Partners on health and safety in the hairdressing sector

Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) project

Working together: Risk prevention means active leadership and worker engagement

Posted: May , 2012, 2:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Management leadership and worker participation are the keys to good safety and health performance at the workplace.
While effective management is about securing the health, safety and welfare of all staff, managers do not have the solutions to all health and safety problems. Workers and their representatives have the detailed knowledge and experience of how the job is done and how it affects them. Therefore workers and managers need to work together closely to find joint solutions to common problems.

To find out more useful information that can help workers and managers to improve workplace safety and health visit our web sections:

Management Leadership
Worker participation
Our Healthy Workplaces Campaign website provides further practical information on the topics.

Europe Day — 9 May — Be part of the European Union

Posted: May , 2012, 2:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

On the 9th of May 1950, Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organised Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations.

EU-OSHA, as a key contributor to healthier, safer and more productive workplaces in Europe, invites European citizens on this 9 May to mainstream occupational safety and health into their daily lives. Napo, our most famous cartoon hero, can give you a lot of good examples on how to do it in an easy and funny way. Safety with a smile against noise, chemicals, maintenance risks, musculoskeletal disorders, cleaning risks, etc.

EU-OSHA">[osha.europa.euhttp:] celebrates Europe Day in Bilbao

Working together for risk prevention

Visit Napo website

Know better the European Union

Healthy Workplaces Film Award: Entries are now open

Posted: May , 2012, 1:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

EU-OSHA is supporting, for the fourth time, the Healthy Workplaces Film Award for the best documentary on work-related topics. The winning film will be selected during the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film.

Healthy Workplaces Film Award 2012
DOK Leipzig Festival
Watch trailers of the winners for 2009, 2010 and 2011

28th April 2012: World Day for Safety and Health at Work highlights OSH in the green economy

Posted: April , 2012, 2:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

On 28th April, thousands of representatives of governments, employers and workers celebrate the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, an annual event initiated by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote safe, healthy and decent work. The topic of this year brings in focus occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy – a topic already on the agenda of EU-OSHA.

New Healthy Workplaces Campaign: call to action to work together

Posted: April , 2012, 2:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

EU-OSHA launches its new two-year Healthy Workplaces Campaign on ‘Working together for risk prevention’ which turns the spotlight on the importance of management leadership and worker participation in improving workplace safety and health. EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Mr László Andor, alongside Dr Christa Sedlatschek, Director of EU-OSHA and Mr Bo Smith, Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Employment launch the campaign officially on 20 April 2012 at a press conference in Brussels.

Read the press release
See the blog
Photos of the event
Campaign website

World Health Day 2012 – 7 April

Posted: April , 2012, 1:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Occupational health and safety has a crucial role to play in securing a healthier and longer working life and to contribute in this way to active ageing. EU-OSHA has published, and throughout the year will be publishing, information related to the promoting of active ageing at work as well as passing the message on at public events and conferences.

EU-OSHA also engages in Workplace Health Promotion to encourage the improvement of health and wellbeing at work, and thereby cutting the cost of illness in the EU workforce, including ageing workers.

Workplace Health Promotion leads to reduced absenteeism, enhanced motivation, and improved productivity.

Workplace Health Promotion at a glance
Ageing workers
Healthcare sector workers
World Health Organisation

EP and agencies map out a better future for young workers

Posted: March , 2012, 1:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Resources, whether national or European, must be used for job creation for the EU’s next generation of workers. Young people need to be placed in safe and suitable jobs. They need to receive risk education, from the nursery through to university, to develop appropriate skills, knowledge and behaviour for when they enter work.
These were some of the key conclusions drawn during the seminar ‘Working Together for Youth Employment’ held in June, 2011. The event was hosted by the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and jointly organised by EU OSHA together with Cedefop, ETF, and Eurofound.

Learn more about the seminar’s outcome and access EUOSHA resources on youth and work.

Become an official EU Campaign partner

Posted: March , 2012, 1:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Pan-European or international organisations/companies willing to get substantially involved in the new Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2012-13 on ”Working together for risk prevention” are invited to submit their applications to become official partners of the campaign. The first round of applications is open from 28 March to 11 May 2012.

Campaign partnership offer

Application form

Stress in the workplace to rise, say 8 out of 10 in major pan-European opinion poll

Posted: March , 2012, 1:00am CEST by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Job-related stress is a concern for the large majority of the European workforce, concludes EU-OSHA’s 2nd European Opinion Poll on Occupational Safety and Health. Opinions on job-related stress, the importance of occupational safety and health for economic competitiveness and active ageing were measured in the survey, covering over 35,000 interviews in 36 European countries.

See the full results on our occupational safety and health in figures section

Read the press release

PowerPoint presentations with national results illustrated in graphs

Comprehensive press kit containing EU results, country summaries and methodology

European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012

Amiante : pas formé, pas toucher !

Posted: May , 2012, 1:00am CEST

Les salariés du BTP doivent être formés avant toute intervention sur des matériaux amiantés, qu'il s'agisse de travaux de maintenance ou de réhabilitation d'ouvrages. C'est le message principal de la campagne d'information lancée par l'OPPBTP, les fédérations professionnelles (CAPEB, FFB, SCOP BTP, FNTP), le ministère chargé du Travail, l'Assurance Maladie - Risques professionnels et l'INRS. Un site web dédié, www.amiantereponsedexpert.fr, a été créé pour l'occasion. On peut notamment y visionner l'émission télévisée interactive « Question d'expert » permettant de tester ses connaissances sur l'amiante. Des supports communications (affiches, brochures, documents interactifs) sont également disponibles en téléchargement.

8 salariés européens sur 10 craignent une hausse du stress au travail

Posted: May , 2012, 1:00am CEST

Selon un sondage réalisé par l'Agence européenne pour la sécurité et la santé au travail (EU-OSHA) 80 % des salariés européens pensent que le stress au travail augmentera dans les années à venir. 52 % redoutent une forte hausse au cours des 5 prochaines années. L'enquête révèle aussi que pour les travailleurs l'allongement de la durée de la vie active passe par une amélioration des conditions de travail. Par ailleurs, dans leur majorité, ils font confiance à leur entreprise pour résoudre les problèmes de santé et de sécurité.

Un guide pour mieux caractériser les expositions aux nanomatériaux

Posted: May , 2012, 1:00am CEST

Dans le cadre du plan Nano-INNOV, un partenariat entre l'INERIS, le CEA et l'INRS a permis d'élaborer un guide méthodologique pour aider les préventeurs à caractériser les potentiels d'émission de nanoparticules lors d'opérations mettant en oeuvre des nanomatériaux. Ces recommandations décrivent le mode opératoire d'une meilleure évaluation des expositions professionnelles aux nanoparticules pour renforcer la sécurité et préserver la santé des opérateurs.

L'INRS signe de nouvelles conventions avec les organisations professionnelles

Posted: May , 2012, 1:00am CEST

L'INRS a conclu 4 conventions avec des organisations professionnelles, le ministère chargé du Travail (DGT) et la CNAMTS. Les objectifs sont de renforcer la prévention des risques dans les secteurs de la réparation automobile, de l'ameublement, du bois et du BTP. Ces nouveaux accords s'inscrivent dans la continuité de la politique de l'Institut visant à développer les partenariats avec les branches professionnelles pour élaborer conjointement des actions de prévention.

Les 4 nouvelles conventions signées par l'INRS

Tout savoir sur le SST

Posted: April , 2012, 1:00am CEST

Pourquoi devenir sauveteur secouriste du travail ? Quelles sont ses missions ? Comment est-il formé ? L'INRS propose une nouvelle vidéo qui permet, à travers un témoignage, de découvrir la fonction de SST.

La vidéo

Pour un bon usage des TIC

Posted: April , 2012, 1:00am CEST

Intensification du travail, perte d'autonomie, affaiblissement des collectifs de travail, surinformation... Un rapport du centre d'analyse stratégique pointe les principaux risques induits par le développement mal contrôlé des technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC) dans les entreprises (email, intranet, extranet, bases de données, progiciels de gestion...). Pour prévenir ces risques, les auteurs insistent sur la nécessité d'une meilleure prise en compte des facteurs humains lors de la mise en place ou de l'évolution des systèmes d'information. Il s'agit en effet de lutter contre la prééminence des paramètres techniques pour redonner une place centrale aux salariés utilisateurs de ces technologies.

Le rapport du centre d'analyse stratégique

Des soignantes exposées aux risques pour la reproduction

Posted: April , 2012, 1:00am CEST

L'exposition professionnelle aux médicaments anticancéreux multiplierait par 2 les risques de fausse couche chez les infirmières. C'est ce qu'indique une récente étude publiée dans la revue médicale American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. D'autres agents couramment utilisés par le personnel soignant (désinfectants, rayons X) augmenteraient également les risques d'avortement spontané. Cette étude confirme les résultats d'autres recherches, notamment françaises, publiées depuis une vingtaine d'années. Elle doit notamment inciter à prendre en compte le plus tôt possible les risques liés aux produits anticancéreux en cas de grossesse. Les infirmières ne sont pas les seules exposées : les risques concernent également les aides soignantes, les employées de ménage et les ambulancières.

Téléphone au volant : un risque trop faiblement pris en compte

Posted: April , 2012, 1:00am CEST

Malgré les risques liés à l'usage du téléphone au volant, y compris avec un " kit mains libres ", 40 % des salariés passent leurs appels en conduisant lorsqu'ils sont amenés à se déplacer dans le cadre de leur travail. C'est ce que révèle un sondage publié par l'association Promotion et suivi de la sécurité routière en entreprise (PSRE). Moins de 20 % des salariés respectent les bonnes pratiques de prévention et arrêtent systématiquement leur véhicule pour téléphoner. L'étude montre également une faible prise en compte du danger par les employeurs : moins d'un tiers d'entre eux l'intègre dans l'évaluation des risques. Rappelons que les accidents de la route demeurent la première cause de mortalité au travail.

Infortuni sul lavoro e Malattie Professionali: protocollo Procura Asl Inail della Toscana

Posted: March , 2012, 7:48am CEST

La procura Generale la Regione Toscana e le Asl insieme all'Inail hanno definito un protocollo d'intesa (pdf 900 kb) per la gestione delle notizie di reati connessi a infortuni e malttie professionali.

La partecipazione dei lavoratori e dei loro rappresentanti all’opera di prevenzione all’interno delle aziende

Posted: March , 2012, 7:31am CEST

Pubblichiamo l'intervento (pdf 50 kb) del Dr. Beniamino Deidda procuratore generale di Firenze all'assemblea degli Rls della Filcams Cgil, Firenze 29 Novembre 2011

Should we share ideas or measurement data?

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Kromhout, H.

The ultimate challenge of occupational exposure assessment will persist as long as we are interested in the health outcomes arising from exposure to a wide array of chemical, biological, physical and even psychosocial agents in the workplace. Regardless of whether or not we define the complex interaction between an individual human being and its environment as ‘the exposome’,1 this does not lift the heavy burden of exposure assessment from those engaged in occupational and environmental epidemiology.

In their paper on turning industry specific job-exposure matrices into job-specific modules to improve on exposure assessment in community-based studies, Behrens et al2 (see page 444) seem to suggest that by sharing exposure ideas and tools our problems will be solved. Of course, sharing tools and relevant questions derived from industry-based studies is a good idea, as is the creation of a web-based depository for these questions...

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Effects of job strain on fatigue: cross-sectional and prospective views of the job content questionnaire and effort-reward imbalance in the GAZEL cohort

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Sembajwe, G., Wahrendorf, M., Siegrist, J., Sitta, R., Zins, M., Goldberg, M., Berkman, L.

Objectives

The objectives this study were (1) to investigate correlations between measures of psychosocial workplace stress as measured in separate years by the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and Effort–Reward Imbalance (ERI) scales; (2) to establish a valid measure of psychosocial job stress with its components (by identifying the individual and interactive associations of job stress components) and (3) to use the component measures to assess the risk of psychosocial strain at work on fatigue.

Methods

The JCQ and ERI from the annual survey of the GAZEL cohort established in 1989 initially with 20 624 respondents were used to investigate the associations of workplace stress on mental and physical fatigue in two separate years (1998 and 2006). First, the JCQ measures from separate years (1997 and 1999) were combined to create a measure for the same year as ERI (1998). The new measure was validated for internal and external consistency. Using logistic regression, the subcomponents of stress (upper tertiles of psychological demands, physical demands, decision latitude, social support, effort, reward, ERI and overcommitment) were tested for associations with the highest reporting of mental and physical fatigue.

Results

By combining JCQ responses from 1997 to 1999, we were able to increase the amount of information available on psychosocial factors in 1998. Psychometric properties of the workplace stress scales also showed expected factor loadings. Workplace psychosocial factors had greater associations with fatigue among men than women. Although psychosocial factors became less predictive of fatigue at 8 years of follow-up, associations between fatigue and psychosocial components (overcommitment, social support and rewards) remained significant.

Conclusions

These analyses continue to validate the various subcomponents scales of workplace stress as measured by the JCQ and effort–reward imbalance model in GAZEL. They also highlight the importance of psychosocial work factors in the experience of overall fatigue even after an 8-year follow-up.

Lung cancer mortality in North Carolina and South Carolina chrysotile asbestos textile workers

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Elliott, L., Loomis, D., Dement, J., Hein, M. J., Richardson, D., Stayner, L.

Objectives

Studies of workers in two US cohorts of asbestos textile workers exposed to chrysotile (North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC)) found increasing risk of lung cancer mortality with cumulative fibre exposure. However, the risk appeared to increase more steeply in SC, possibly due to differences in study methods. The authors conducted pooled analyses of the cohorts and investigated the exposure-disease relationship using uniform cohort inclusion criteria and statistical methods.

Methods

Workers were included after 30 days of employment in a production job during qualifying years, and vital status ascertained through 2003 (2001 for SC). Poisson regression was used to estimate the exposure-response relationship between asbestos and lung cancer, using both exponential and linear relative rate models adjusted for age, sex, race, birth cohort and decade of follow-up.

Results

The cohort included 6136 workers, contributing 218 631 person-years of observation and 3356 deaths. Cumulative exposures at the four study facilities varied considerably. The pooled relative rate for lung cancer, comparing 100 f-yr/ml to 0 f-yr/ml, was 1.11 (95% CI 1.06 to 1.16) for the combined cohort, with different effects in the NC cohort (RR=1.10, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.16) and the SC cohort (RR=1.67, 95% CI 1.44 to 1.93).

Conclusions

Increased rates of lung cancer were significantly associated with cumulative fibre exposure overall and in both the Carolina asbestos-textile cohorts. Previously reported differences in exposure-response between the cohorts do not appear to be related to inclusion criteria or analytical methods.

Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001-2009

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Paris, C., Ngatchou-Wandji, J., Luc, A., McNamee, R., Bensefa-Colas, L., Larabi, L., Telle-Lamberton, M., Herin, F., Bergeret, A., Bonneterre, V., Brochard, P., Choudat, D., Dupas, D., Garnier, R., Pairon, J.-C., Agius, R. M., Ameille, J., the members of

Objective

Knowledge on the time-course (trends) of work-related asthma (WRA) remains sparse. The aim of this study was to describe WRA trends in terms of industrial activities and the main causal agents in France over the period 2001–2009.

Method

Data were collected from the French national network of occupational health surveillance and prevention (Réseau National de Vigilance et de Prévention des Pathologies Professionnelles (RNV3P)). Several statistical models (non-parametric test, zero-inflated negative binomial, logistic regression and time-series models) were used and compared with assess trends.

Results

Over the study period, 2914 WRA cases were included in the network. A significant decrease was observed overall and for some agents such as isocyanates (p=0.007), aldehydes (p=0.01) and latex (p=0.01). Conversely, a significant increase was observed for cases related to exposure to quaternary ammonium compounds (p=0.003). The health and social sector demonstrated both a growing number of cases related to the use of quaternary ammonium compounds and a decrease of cases related to aldehyde and latex exposure.

Conclusions

WRA declined in France over the study period. The only significant increase concerned WRA related to exposure to quaternary ammonium compounds. Zero-inflated negative binomial and logistic regression models appear to describe adequately these data.

Paraquat application and respiratory health effects among South Korean farmers

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Cha, E. S., Lee, Y. K., Moon, E. K., Kim, Y. B., Lee, Y.-J., Jeong, W. C., Cho, E. Y., Lee, I. J., Hur, J., Ha, M., Lee, W. J.

Objectives

Paraquat is commonly used worldwide as major herbicide. The objective of this study was to investigate the association among farmers between occupational paraquat exposure and respiratory health effects.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of health effects related to an oil spill was conducted in South Korea from 2008 to 2009. For this analysis, a total of 2882 full-time farmers were selected from the overall sample. Data collection included an interviewer-administered questionnaire and spirometry testing. Logistic regression analysis and linear regression analysis were performed to evaluate the relationship between paraquat exposure and respiratory health outcomes after adjustment for potential confounders.

Results

The risks of self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allergic rhinitis were non-significantly increased among paraquat-applying farmers compared with non-paraquat-applying farmers. Although the results of a pulmonary function test fell within normal limits, a decline in forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in one second was apparent among paraquat-applying farmers compared with non-paraquat-applying farmers. Forced vital capacity (β=–5.20, p<0.001) and forced expiratory volume in one second (β=–1.89, p=0.010) significantly decreased with each unit increase in years of paraquat application. Paraquat-applying farmers showed a significant exposure–response relationship between restrictive ventilatory defects and paraquat application years (p trend=0.015) or lifetime days of application (p trend=0.007).

Conclusions

Our findings suggest a possible association between paraquat application and adverse respiratory health effects among farmers.

Does uranium induce circulatory diseases? First results from a French cohort of uranium workers

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Guseva Canu, I., Garsi, J.-P., Caer-Lorho, S., Jacob, S., Collomb, P., Acker, A., Laurier, D.

Objectives

Increased risk of circulatory system diseases (CSDs) was observed in nuclear workers handling uranium and plutonium in Russia and the UK. This work examines the CSD mortality after chronic intake of uranium among 2897 workers (79 892 person-years) at a uranium processing plant (1960–2006) in France.

Methods

Cumulative exposure to different uranium compounds, classified by their isotopic composition and solubility type, was quantified on the basis of a plant-specific job-exposure matrix and individual job histories. HRs and associated 95% CI for CSD (n=111) and specific CSD categories were estimated using Cox regression models, stratified on sex and birth cohort and adjusted for potential confounders. The effect of smoking was analysed among 260 smokers (42 CSD deaths).

Results

Compared to unexposed workers, CSD mortality was increased among workers exposed to slowly soluble reprocessed uranium (RPU) (HR=2.13, 95% CI=0.96 to 4.70) and natural uranium (HR=1.73, 95% CI=1.11 to 2.69). The risk increased with cumulative exposure and exposure duration. In the subgroup of smokers, the risk estimates were higher but with larger CIs: HR=1.91 (95% CI=0.92 to 3.98) for natural uranium and HR=4.78 (95% CI=1.38 to 16.50) for RPU.

Conclusions

The authors observed that exposure to slowly soluble uranium, namely RPU, may increase the risk of CSD mortality. However, these results are preliminary since the study is lacking statistical power and many other biological and lifestyle-related factors may cause CSD. More detailed investigations are necessary to confirm these findings and analyse in depth the effects of internal radiation exposure on the circulatory system.

A case-crossover study of laceration injuries in pork processing

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Lander, L., Sorock, G., Stentz, T. L., Smith, L. M., Mittleman, M., Perry, M. J.

Objectives

The authors estimated the associations between transient risk factors and laceration injuries in workers at two meatpacking plants in the Midwest.

Methods

The case-crossover design was used to collect within-subject transient work task and personal-level exposure information. RRs of laceration injuries were estimated by comparing exposures during the ‘hazard’ period (just before the laceration injury) with exposures in the ‘control’ period (the previous workweek). Stratified analyses were utilised to estimate the effects of gender, ethnicity, training and the number of adjacent coworkers on each transient risk factor.

Results

The authors interviewed 295 meatpacking workers with laceration injuries (mean age 36.6 years, SD 11.2, 75% men, 48% Hispanic). Recent tool sharpening (RR 5.3, 95% CI 3.8 to 7.4) and equipment malfunction (RR 5.3, 95% CI 3.9 to 7.3) were associated with the highest RR for laceration injury, followed by using an unusual work method to accomplish a task (RR 4.1, 95% CI 2.6 to 6.4) and performing an unusual task (RR 2.3, 95% CI 1.8 to 3.0). Rushing and being distracted were not significantly associated with an elevated RR of a laceration injury. In stratified analyses, there were a number of significant differences in laceration risk factors by gender, ethnicity, training, and number of workers on the line.

Conclusions

Sharpening tools, equipment malfunction, using an unusual work method to accomplish a task and performing an unusual task were all associated with increased risk of lacerations. Expanded training in atypical work circumstances and evaluation of tool sharpening procedures are intervention areas in meatpacking that need examination.

Cardiovascular disease mortality among British asbestos workers (1971-2005)

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Harding, A.-H., Darnton, A., Osman, J.

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 cardiovascular disease has not been established. The objective of this study was to investigate cardiovascular disease mortality in a large cohort of workers occupationally exposed to asbestos.

Methods

Cardiovascular disease mortality in a cohort of 98 912 asbestos workers, with median follow-up of 19 years, was analysed. Unadjusted and smoking-adjusted standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated. The association between indicators of asbestos exposure and mortality was analysed with Poisson regression models, for deaths occurring during the period 1971–2005.

Results

Altogether 15 557 deaths from all causes, 1053 deaths from cerebrovascular disease and 4185 deaths from ischaemic heart disease (IHD) occurred during follow-up. There was statistically significant excess mortality from cerebrovascular disease (SMR: men 1.63, women 2.04) and IHD (SMR: men 1.39, women 1.89). Job and birth cohort were associated with the risk of cerebrovascular and IHD mortality in the Poisson regression model including sex, age, smoking status, job, cohort and duration of exposure. For IHD only, duration of exposure was also statistically significant in this model.

Conclusions

Cerebrovascular and IHD mortality was significantly higher among these asbestos workers than in the general population and within the cohort mortality was associated with indicators of asbestos exposure. These findings provide some evidence that occupational exposure to asbestos was associated with cardiovascular disease mortality in this group of workers.

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Association between long-term exposure to traffic particles and blood pressure in the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Schwartz, J., Alexeeff, S. E., Mordukhovich, I., Gryparis, A., Vokonas, P., Suh, H., Coull, B. A.

Objectives

Particulate air pollution is associated with cardiovascular events, but the mechanisms are not fully understood. The main objective was to assess the relationship between long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and blood pressure (BP).

Methods

The authors used longitudinal data from 853 elderly men participating in the Veterans Administration Normative Aging Study, followed during 1996–2008. Long-term average exposures to traffic particles were created from daily predictions of black carbon (BC) exposure at the geocoded address of each subject, using a validated spatiotemporal model based on ambient monitoring at 82 Boston-area locations. The authors examined the association of these exposures with BP using a mixed model. The authors included the following covariates: age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol, fasting glucose, creatinine clearance, use of cardiovascular medication, education, census-level poverty, day of week and season of clinical visit.

Results

The authors found significant positive associations between 1-year average BC exposure and both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. An IQR increase in 1-year average BC exposure (0.32 μg/m³) was associated with a 2.64 mm Hg increase in systolic blood pressure (95% CI 1.47 to 3.80) and a 2.41 mm Hg increase in diastolic blood pressure (95% CI 1.77 to 3.05).

Conclusions

Long-term exposure to traffic particles is associated with increased BP, which may explain part of the association with myocardial infarctions and cardiovascular deaths reported in cohort studies.

Immediate ozone effects on heart rate and repolarisation parameters in potentially susceptible individuals

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Hampel, R., Breitner, S., Zareba, W., Kraus, U., Pitz, M., Geruschkat, U., Belcredi, P., Peters, A., Schneider, A., for the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) Study Group

Objectives

Elevated ozone levels have been associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We investigated the effects of ozone on heart rate (HR) and repolarisation parameters in potentially susceptible populations.

Methods

Between March 2007 and December 2008, 363 ECG recordings including >2000 1 h intervals were measured in 64 individuals with type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance and in 46 healthy individuals with a potential genetic predisposition on the detoxification pathways from Augsburg, Germany. Associations between 1 h averages of ozone and HR, Bazett-corrected QT-interval (QTc), T-wave amplitude and T-wave complexity were analysed using additive mixed models. A variable indicating season and participants' location during the 1 h ECG recordings (summer and outdoors vs winter or indoors) was used as a potential ozone effect modifier.

Results

We observed concurrent and 1–4 h lagged increases in HR of 0.5–0.7% for each 20 μg/m³ increase in ozone. These effects were stronger (1.0–1.2%) when participants were outdoors during the summer. We detected in all participants a concurrent (–1.31%; 95% CI –2.19% to –0.42%) and 1 h lagged (–1.32%; –2.19% to –0.45%) T-wave flattening. Elevated ozone levels were associated with 1 h (2.12%; 0.81 to 3.52) and 2 h lagged (1.89%; 0.55% to 3.26%) increases in T-wave complexity. However, no effects were seen for QTc. Ozone effects were generally more pronounced in individuals with metabolic disorders than a potential genetic predisposition.

Conclusions

Changes in repolarisation might contribute to underlying pathophysiological changes associated with the link between elevated ozone levels and reported adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

Basal ganglia intensity indices and diffusion weighted imaging in manganese-exposed welders

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Criswell, S. R., Perlmutter, J. S., Huang, J. L., Golchin, N., Flores, H. P., Hobson, A., Aschner, M., Erikson, K. M., Checkoway, H., Racette, B. A.

Objectives

Manganese exposure leads to diffuse cerebral metal deposition with the highest concentration in the globus pallidus associated with increased T1-weighted MRI signal. T1 signal intensity in extra-pallidal basal ganglia (caudate and putamen) has not been studied in occupationally exposed workers. Diffusion weighted imaging is a non-invasive measure of neuronal damage and may provide a quantification of neurotoxicity associated with welding and manganese exposure. This study investigated extra-pallidal T1 basal ganglia signal intensity as a marker of manganese exposure and basal ganglia diffusion weighted imaging abnormalities as a potential marker of neurotoxicity.

Methods

A 3T MR case:control imaging study was performed on 18 welders and 18 age- and gender-matched controls. Basal ganglia regions of interest were identified for each subject. T1-weighted intensity indices and apparent diffusion coefficients were generated for each region.

Results

All regional indices were higher in welders than controls (p≤0.05). Combined basal ganglia (=0.610), caudate (=0.645), anterior (=0.595) and posterior putamen (=0.511) indices were more correlated with exposure than pallidal (=0.484) index. Welder apparent diffusion coefficient values were lower than controls for globus pallidus (p=0.03) and anterior putamen (p=0.004).

Conclusions

Welders demonstrated elevated T1 indices throughout the basal ganglia. Combined basal ganglia, caudate and putamen indices were more correlated with exposure than pallidal index suggesting more inclusive basal ganglia sampling results in better exposure markers. Elevated indices were associated with diffusion weighted abnormalities in the pallidum and anterior putamen suggesting neurotoxicity in these regions.

Sharing the knowledge gained from occupational cohort studies: a call for action

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Behrens, T., Mester, B., Fritschi, L.

Objectives

An immense body of knowledge has been created by establishing various job-exposure matrices (JEMs) to assess occupational exposures in community- and industry-based cohort studies. These JEMs could be made available to occupational epidemiologists using knowledge-sharing technologies, thereby saving considerable amounts of time and money for researchers investigating occupation-related research questions. In this paper, the authors give an example of how a detailed JEM can be easily transformed into a job-specific module (JSM) for use in community-based studies.

Methods

OccIDEAS is operationalised as a web-based software, combining the use of JSMs with an individual expert exposure assessment to assess occupational exposures in various industries according to a set of predefined rules. The authors used a JEM focusing on endocrine-disrupting chemicals from a German study on testicular cancer in the automobile industry to create a JSM in OccIDEAS.

Results

The JEM was easily translated into OccIDEAS requiring about 50 h of work by an epidemiologist familiar with the German JEM to learn about the OccIDEAS structure, establish the required set of exposure rules and to translate the JEM into OccIDEAS. Language did not represent an obstacle for translation either. To make the data available in an international context, an interpreter had to translate the German tasks and exposures after they were coded into OccIDEAS.

Conclusions

JEMs which are constructed based on identifying tasks that determine exposure can be easily transformed into a JSM. Occupational epidemiologists are invited to contribute to the international scope of OccIDEAS by providing their previously established JEMs to make existing data on occupational exposures widely available to the epidemiological community.

Cancer incidence among workers exposed to softwood dust in Lithuania

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Smailyte, G.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess cancer incidence in a cohort of woodworkers exposed to softwood dust in a Lithuanian wooden joinery products factory.

Methods

The study population consisted of 1518 workers (1080 men and 438 women) employed in the factory for at least 1 year between 1947 and 1996 and living in Lithuania on 1 January 1978, when the follow-up for cancer incidence began. The follow-up period for cancer was 1978–2007. Cancer risk was assessed by standardised incidence ratios (SIR) with reference to the national population.

Results

Overall cancer incidence was not increased among woodworkers. However, the number of mouth and pharynx cancer cases among male woodworkers was significantly increased compared with expected numbers (SIR 2.19, 95% CI 1.17 to 3.74). A higher risk was found for cancer of the buccal cavity than for pharyngeal cancer (SIRs 2.83 and 1.45, respectively). The SIR for larynx cancer was also elevated (SIR 1.39, 95% CI 0.64 to 2.64) among men, while the number of lung cancer cases was higher than expected only among women (SIR 2.07, 95% CI 00.57 to 5.31).

Conclusions

This results of this study support the hypothesis that exposure to softwood dust may increase the risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer. No support was found for an increased risk of other respiratory cancers among workers exposed to softwood dust.

Contact dermatitis due to dipentene and pine oil in an automobile mechanic

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by D'Erme, A. M., Francalanci, S., Milanesi, N., Ricci, L., Gola, M.

Occupational contact dermatitis (OCD), usually localised to the hands, is a common problem in automobile mechanics suffering from irritant and allergic contact dermatitis.1 2 The risk of occupational dermatoses in these patients can be related to several factors such as type of work and exposure.3 The most important risk factors for OCD among the automobile mechanics are atopic background and long duration of work.4 5

We report the case of a 44-year-old man who has been working as a mechanic for 19 years. He presented with chronic eczema on his hands and forearms, which first appeared 3 years ago. His personal and family history was negative for skin diseases and atopy.

The patient had several eczematous and lichenificated patches with intense itching on the dorsum of the hands, flexor surface of wrists and forearms (figure 1). Previous treatments with...

Analyses of cadmium and kidney function in lead workers should be adjusted for lead

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Kawada, T.

Weaver et al1 have published data on the associations between urinary cadmium and four glomerular filtration measures or N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase (NAG) as a biological renal effect. Their target subjects were lead-handling workers and they concluded a paradoxical result that urinary cadmium was significantly associated with lower serum creatinine as well as higher estimated glomerular filtration rate and calculated creatinine clearance. My colleagues and I have previously reported the combined effects of low-level cadmium and lead exposure on urinary indicators including NAG and β2-microglobulin (BMG) of workers with geometric means of urinary cadmium and lead being 1.17 and 1.27 μg/g creatinine, respectively.2 In that study, we used multiple regression analysis to predict log-transformed values of urinary NAG or BMG using age, pH, log-transformed urinary cadmium and log-transformed urinary lead. As a result, log-transformed urinary cadmium was the only significant predictor variable of NAG (β=0.572; p<0.01) and log-transformed urinary...

Suboptimal radiation protection for municipal employees operating in the Fukushima designated zone

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Yokogawa, T., Takahashi, K., Nagata, T., Mori, K., Horie, S.

At Fukushima, many public sector workers have experienced occupational exposure to radiation. The area around the stricken nuclear power plant comprises an emergency evacuation preparation zone (radius 30 km) with an inner no-entry zone (radius 20 km) and a planned evacuation zone (‘designated zone’ hereinafter).1 The designated zone comes under the purview of the local governments of one prefecture, four cities, six towns and three villages, with a combined workforce of about 34 000 employees2 3 (figure 1). These workers perform various functions in the designated zone, such as overseeing evacuation and temporary return of residents, accompanying searches for bodies, and surveying debris. Also working in the designated zone are employees of various ministries and emergency agencies, including defence, fire and police, and their local departments. Administrative measures to protect public servants from radiation exposure are regulated by the Industrial Safety and Health Law

Authors' response

Posted: May , 2012, 2:09am CEST by Weaver, V. M., Kim, N.-S., Jaar, B., Schwartz, B. S., Parsons, P., Steuerwald, A., Todd, A., Simon, D., Lee, B.-K.

We thank Dr Kawada for his interest in our article entitled ‘Associations of low-level urine cadmium with kidney function in lead workers.’1 As discussed in the methods and shown in the footnotes to tables 3 and 4 in the manuscript, we adjusted for blood and tibia lead. We have presented lead analyses in this cohort in multiple past publications;2–8 so, in order to focus on the unique cadmium associations and comply with space considerations, we did not show the lead regression coefficients. Multiple linear regression was used in the analysis.

Competing interests

None.

Provenance and peer review

Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

Cadmium and lung cancer mortality accounting for simultaneous arsenic exposure

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Park, R. M., Stayner, L. T., Petersen, M. R., Finley-Couch, M., Hornung, R., Rice, C.

Objectives

Prior investigations identified an association between airborne cadmium and lung cancer but questions remain regarding confounding by arsenic, a well-established lung carcinogen.

Methods

A cadmium smelter population exhibiting excess lung cancer was re-analysed using a retrospective exposure assessment for arsenic (As), updated mortality (1940–2002), a revised cadmium (Cd) exposure matrix and improved work history information.

Results

Cumulative exposure metrics for both cadmium and arsenic were strongly associated making estimation of their independent effects difficult. Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were modelled with Poisson regression with the contribution of arsenic to lung cancer risk constrained by exposure–response estimates previously reported. The results demonstrate (1) a statistically significant effect of Cd independent of As (SMR=3.2 for 10 mg-year/m³ Cd, p=0.012), (2) a substantial healthy worker effect for lung cancer (for unexposed workers, SMR=0.69) and (3) a large deficit in lung cancer mortality among Hispanic workers (SMR=0.27, p=0.009), known to have low lung cancer rates. A supralinear dose-rate effect was observed (contribution to risk with increasing exposure intensity has declining positive slope). Lung cancer mortality was somewhat better predicted using a cadmium burden metric with a half-life of about 20–25 years.

Conclusions

These findings support an independent effect for cadmium in risk of lung cancer mortality. 1/1000 excess lifetime risk of lung cancer death is predicted from an airborne exposure of about 2.4 μg/m³ Cd.

Prevention of hand eczema among Danish hairdressing apprentices: an intervention study

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Bregnhoj, A., Menne, T., Johansen, J. D., Sosted, H.

Objectives

To investigate whether an evidence-based intervention could reduce the incidence of hand eczema in a cohort of Danish hairdressing apprentices during their training, as hairdressing apprentices are known to have a high risk of developing hand eczema.

Methods

This study was a clinically controlled, prospective intervention study. Within 2 weeks of starting their training, 502 hairdressing apprentices were enrolled in the study on occupational hand eczema. Approximately half of the apprentices were assigned to an intervention group and received an evidence-based training program developed for this study and delivered by teachers specially trained in the prevention of hand eczema; the other half received normal training and served as a control group. All apprentices completed self-administered questionnaires including questions regarding hand eczema, use of gloves and degree of wet work, and were all clinically examined for hand eczema three times during the 18-month study period. The three examinations were scheduled as school visits and consisted of a baseline examination and two follow-up examinations approximately 8 and 18 months later.

Results

More apprentices from the intervention group used gloves during wet work procedures and significantly fewer developed hand eczema compared with apprentices from the control group (p=0.04). A logistic regression model showed that atopic dermatitis had a significant influence on the development of hand eczema in the cohort irrespective of the intervention.

Conclusions

We were able to increase the use of gloves and reduce the incidence of hand eczema in hairdressing apprentices by implementing a training program in hairdressing schools.

Comparison of data sources for the surveillance of work injury

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Mustard, C. A., Chambers, A., McLeod, C., Bielecky, A., Smith, P. M.

Objective

The objective of this study was to compare the incidence of work-related injury and illness presenting to Ontario emergency departments to the incidence of worker's compensation claims reported to the Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board over the period 2004–2008.

Methods

Records of work-related injury were obtained from two administrative data sources in Ontario for the period 2004–2008: workers' compensation lost-time claims (N=435 336) and records of non-scheduled emergency department visits where the main problem was attributed to a work-related exposure (N=707 963). Denominator information required to compute the risk of work injury per 2 000 000 work hours, stratified by age and gender was estimated from labour force surveys conducted by Statistics Canada.

Results

The frequency of emergency department visits for all work-related conditions was approximately 60% greater than the incidence of accepted lost-time compensation claims. When restricted to injuries resulting in fracture or concussion, gender-specific age differences in injury incidence were similar in the two data sources. Between 2004 and 2008, there was a 14.5% reduction in emergency department visits attributed to work-related causes and a 17.8% reduction in lost-time compensation claims. There was evidence that younger workers were more likely than older workers to seek treatment in an emergency department for work-related injury.

Conclusions

In this setting, emergency department records available for the complete population of Ontario residents are a valid source of surveillance information on the incidence of work-related disorders. Occupational health and safety authorities should give priority to incorporating emergency department records in the routine surveillance of the health of workers.

Cumulative years in occupation and the risk of hip or knee osteoarthritis in men and women: a register-based follow-up study

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Andersen, S., Thygesen, L. C., Davidsen, M., Helweg-Larsen, K.

Objectives

Occupational workload has been associated with an increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA), but only little research has been conducted among female workers. The objective of this study was to analyse if men and women in farming, construction or healthcare work have increased risk of developing OA of the hip or knee.

Methods

A follow-up study based on register data of the whole Danish working population in the period 1981 to 2006 followed up for hip or knee OA during 1996 to 2006. Cumulative years in occupation were calculated for assessment of dose–response relationship. Gender-specific analyses were carried out with Cox regression models using age as timescale and adjusting for calendar period, income, unemployment and previous knee injury, and done separately for hip and knee OA.

Results

Male floor layers and bricklayers and male and female healthcare assistants had the highest risks of knee OA, and farmers had the highest risk of hip OA. Male farmers had increased risk of hip OA already after 1–5 years in occupation (HR, 1.63) and a dose–response-related risk of hip OA (HR up to 4.22). Generally, the risk of OA increased with cumulative years in the occupation in both men and women.

Conclusions

Occupations with heavy physical workload present a strong risk for hip and knee OA in both men and women, and the risks increase with cumulative years in occupation and noticeable hip OA among male farmers.

Respiratory, allergy and eye problems in bagasse-exposed sugar cane workers in Costa Rica

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Gascon, M., Kromhout, H., Heederik, D., Eduard, W., van Wendel de Joode, B.

Aims

To evaluate bagasse (sugar cane fibres) and microbiological exposure among sugar cane refinery workers in Costa Rica and its relationships with respiratory, allergy and eye problems.

Methods

Ventilatory lung function and total serum IgE were measured in 104 sugar cane workers in five departments at one refinery before the harvesting season, and repeated for 77 of the workers at the end of the season. Information on the prevalence of respiratory and other symptoms was collected with a standardised questionnaire. During the harvesting season, inhalable dust, endotoxin and mould levels were measured among 74 randomly selected sugar cane workers across departments.

Results

During the harvesting season, dust levels were relatively high in some departments, while endotoxin and mould levels were around background levels. Workers' ventilatory lung function differed between departments before, but not during the harvesting season or between seasons. During the harvesting season, the prevalence of wheeze and eye problems almost doubled in workers exposed to bagasse and other types of dust, whereas shortness of breath and rhinitis increased only in bagasse-exposed workers. Reporting wheeze and shortness of breath was positively associated with the number of years working at the refinery, suggesting a long-term health effect.

Conclusion

In this refinery, the differences in workers' ventilatory lung function before the harvesting season are unlikely to be explained by bagasse exposure. However, the increase in reported symptoms (wheeze, shortness of breath, eye problems and rhinitis) over the season is likely due to irritation by dust, in particular bagasse, rather than microbiological agents.

Night shift work characteristics and 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (MT6s) in rotating night shift nurses and midwives

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Peplonska, B., Bukowska, A., Gromadzinska, J., Sobala, W., Reszka, E., Lie, J.-A., Kjuus, H., Wasowicz, W.

Objectives

Synthesis of melatonin follows a circadian cycle, with high melatonin levels during the night and low levels during the day. Light exposure at night has been hypothesised as one of potential mechanisms of breast carcinogenesis in the night shift workers through inhibition of melatonin synthesis. The aim of the study was to examine a number of determinants for night shift work in relation to 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (MT6s), primary melatonin metabolite.

Methods

The cross-sectional study included 354 nurses and midwives (aged 40–60 years) currently working on rotating night shifts and 370 working days only. Data from questionnaires and 1-week diaries were used to characterise current job and total occupational history. Associations between rotating night shift work characteristics and MT6s (creatinine adjusted) in spot morning urine were tested in multiple linear regression models.

Results

No significant differences were found for MT6s concentrations between women currently working on rotating night shifts and those working only day shifts (means 47.2 vs 45.7 ng/mg Cr, respectively). The adjusted means among rotating night shift nurses and midwives varied depending on the department of employment, from 35.1 ng/mg Cr in neonatology to 68.2 ng/mg Cr in the orthopaedics department. Women working eight or more night shifts per month had significantly lower MT6s levels than those having fewer night shifts per month (37.9 vs 47.4 ng/mg Cr, respectively). Total night shift work history was not associated with MT6s.

Conclusions

The results of this study indicate that working eight or more night shifts per month may disrupt the synthesis of melatonin.

Can online networks provide quality answers to questions about occupational safety and health?

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Rhebergen, M. D. F., Lenderink, A. F., van Dijk, F. J. H., Hulshof, C. T. J.

Objectives

To assess whether experts can provide high-quality answers to occupational safety and health (OSH) questions in online Question & Answer (Q&A) networks.

Methods

The authors evaluated the quality of answers provided by qualified experts in two Dutch online networks: ArboAntwoord and the Helpdesk of the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases. A random sample of 594 answers was independently evaluated by two raters using nine answer quality criteria. An additional criterion, the agreement of answers with the best available evidence, was explored by peer review of a sample of 42 answers. Reviewers performed an evidence search in Medline.

Results

The median answer quality score of ArboAntwoord (N=295) and the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases Helpdesk (N=299) was 8 of 9 (IQR 2). The inter-rater reliability of the first nine quality criteria was high ( 0.82–0.90, p<0.05). A question answered by two or more experts had a greater probability of a high-quality score than questions answered by one expert (OR 4.9, 95% CI 2.7 to 9.0). Answers most often scored insufficient on the use of evidence to underpin the answer (36% and 38% for the networks, respectively) and on conciseness (35% and 31%, respectively). Peer review demonstrated that 43%–72% of the answers in both online networks were in complete agreement with the best available evidence.

Conclusions

OSH experts are able to provide quality answers in online OSH Q&A networks. Our answer quality appraisal instrument was feasible and provided information on how to improve answer quality.

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A rural community intervention targeting biomass combustion sources: effects on air quality and reporting of children's respiratory outcomes

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Noonan, C. W., Ward, T. J., Navidi, W., Sheppard, L.

Objective

Improvements in urban air quality are largely driven by controls on industrial and mobile source emissions, but such factors may have limited influence on many rural environments where biomass combustion (eg, wood stoves) serves as the primary source of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The authors tracked changes in children's respiratory health during a wood stove intervention in a rural mountain valley community heavily impacted by wood smoke-derived PM2.5.

Methods

Community-wide impacts on children's health were assessed by prospectively collecting surveys from parents of school children during four winter periods in Libby, Montana. Generalised estimating equations with a logit link were used to estimate the effect of reduction in ambient PM2.5 on wheeze prevalence and other reported symptoms and infections.

Results

Over 1100 wood stoves were replaced with new lower emission wood stoves or other heating sources. Ambient PM2.5 was 27.6% lower in the winters following the changeout programme compared with baseline winters. There was a 26.7% (95% CI 3.0% to 44.6%) reduced odds of reported wheeze for a 5 μg/m³ decrease in average winter PM2.5. Lower ambient PM2.5 was also associated with reduced odds for reported respiratory infections, including cold (25.4% (95% CI 7.6% to 39.7%)), bronchitis (54.6% (95% CI 24.2% to 72.8%)), influenza (52.3% (95% CI 42.5% to 60.5%)) and throat infection (45.1% (95% CI 29.0% to 57.6%)).

Conclusion

This wood stove intervention provided a unique opportunity to prospectively observe health benefits resulting from a targeted air pollution reduction strategy in a rural community.

Associations between radiographic findings and spirometry in a community exposed to Libby amphibole

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Larson, T. C., Lewin, M., Gottschall, E. B., Antao, V. C., Kapil, V., Rose, C. S.

Background

Among asbestos-exposed individuals, abnormal spirometry is usually associated with parenchymal abnormalities or diffuse pleural thickening. Localised pleural thickening (LPT), the most common abnormality associated with asbestos exposure, is typically thought to be a marker of exposure with little clinical consequence. Our objective was to determine if abnormal spirometry is associated with LPT independent of other abnormalities, using data from community-based screening conducted in Libby, Montana.

Methods

Subjects were a subset of screening participants comprising persons with interpretable spirometry and chest radiograph results (n=6475). Chest radiographs were independently evaluated by two or three B readers, and participants were classified by mutually exclusive categories of spirometry outcome: normal, restriction, obstruction or mixed defect.

Results

Restrictive spirometry was strongly associated with parenchymal abnormalities (OR 2.9; 95% CI 1.4 to 6.0) and diffuse pleural thickening (OR 4.1; 95% CI 2.1 to 7.8). Controlling for the presence of these abnormalities as well as age, smoking status and other covariates, restrictive spirometry was also associated with LPT (OR 1.4; 95% CI 1.1 to 1.8). The risk of restrictive spirometric findings correlated with the severity of LPT.

Conclusions

In this large community-based screening cohort, restrictive spirometry is significantly associated with LPT, indicating that this abnormality may result in lung function impairment. Physicians treating patients exposed to Libby amphibole should be aware that LPT may have functional consequences.

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Evaluation of direct workers' compensation costs for musculoskeletal injuries surrounding interventions to reduce patient lifting

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by Lipscomb, H. J., Schoenfisch, A. L., Myers, D. J., Pompeii, L. A., Dement, J. M.

Objectives

We evaluated costs for workers' compensation (WC) injuries of a musculoskeletal (MS) nature in a large tertiary care hospital and an affiliated community hospital in the 13 years surrounding an institution-wide shift to a ‘minimal manual patient-lifting environment’ supported with inpatient mechanical lift equipment.

Methods

Negative binomial regression was used to model adjusted and discounted payment rates based on full-time equivalents (FTEs), and payment ratios. The risk of higher cost was assessed based on type of injury (patient-handling vs non-patient-handling), hospital, job, age, gender, institutional tenure and time since the implementation of lift equipment. Lagging was used to evaluate the latency of the intervention effect.

Results

Patient-handling injuries (n=1543) were responsible for 72% of MS injuries and 53% of compensation costs among patient care staff. Mean costs per claim were 5 times higher for those over age 45 than those <25 years of age. Physical and occupational therapy aides had the highest cost rates ($578/FTE) followed by nursing aides ($347/FTE) and patient transporters ($185/FTE). There was an immediate, marked decline in mean costs per claim and costs per FTE following the policy change and delivery of lift equipment.

Conclusions

The observed patterns of changes in cost likely reflect the effects of activities other than use of lift equipment, including targeted efforts to close WC claims and an almost simultaneous policy that shifted cost responsibility to the budgets of managers on individual units. Inference was facilitated through the use of longitudinal data on the workgroups and an internal injury comparison.

Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma: a Cochrane systematic review

Posted: April , 2012, 4:54pm CEST by de Groene, G. J., Pal, T. M., Beach, J., Tarlo, S. M., Spreeuwers, D., Frings-Dresen, M. H. W., Mattioli, S., Verbeek, J. H.

Introduction

Occupational asthma is the most frequently reported work-related respiratory disease in many countries. It is defined as asthma that is caused by a specific workplace exposure to certain substances and not to factors outside the workplace. In a recent review, the population attributable risk for adult onset asthma being caused by occupational exposures was 17.6%. Occupational asthma can lead to decreased quality of life, sickness absence and increased costs for the patient, the employer and society. Common causes of occupational asthma include exposure to high molecular weight (HMW) agents such as wheat, latex and animal proteins, or to low molecular weight (LMW) agents such as di-isocyanates, acid anhydrides, platinum salts and plicatic acid. There are no systematic reviews of controlled studies of workplace interventions for occupational asthma. Therefore, we conducted a Cochrane systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of workplace interventions on the outcome of occupational asthma.

Sentenza eternit, i vertici aziendali conoscevano i rischi - Lavika Web Magazine

Posted: May , 2012, 12:09pm CEST

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Sentenza eternit, i vertici aziendali conoscevano i rischi
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AMIANTO: PACCHETTO DI INIZIATIVE IDV SENATO SU SALUTE E SICUREZZA - AgenParl - Agenzia Parlamentare

Posted: May , 2012, 10:40am CEST

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Amianto: Balduzzi, picco decessi nel 2020 poi la discesa - Agenzia di Stampa Asca

Posted: May , 2012, 9:48am CEST

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Amianto: Balduzzi, picco decessi nel 2020 poi la discesa
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Lo ha dichiarato il ministro della Salute, Renato Balduzzi in un'intervista a 'La Stampa' in merito al processo e alle vittime dell'Eternit sottolineando che ''al contrario dell'Italia a livello globale non si e' smesso di produrre amianto.
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Eternit: Di Pietro, giustizia e' stata fatta - Adnkronos/IGN

Posted: May , 2012, 5:10pm CEST

Eternit: Di Pietro, giustizia e' stata fatta
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Dalla sentenza emerge un quadro di gravi ed evidenti carenze preventive, sia collettive che individuali, con riferimento all'esposizione dei lavoratori alle fibre di amianto in tutti gli stabilimenti di Eternit Spa oggetto di imputazione.

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Amianto, il danno collaterale della finta modernità - Agora Magazine

Posted: May , 2012, 6:07am CEST

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Amianto, il danno collaterale della finta modernità
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Inail: prorogati i benefici per l'esposizione all'amianto - MondoFinanzaBlog.com (Blog)

Posted: May , 2012, 7:27pm CEST

Inail: prorogati i benefici per l'esposizione all'amianto
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Come è noto, non sono pochi purtroppo quei lavori che implicano una esposizione diretta all'amianto, la quale causa delle malattie professionali molto gravi: in questo caso, si va a sfruttare un coefficiente moltiplicativo pari a 1,5, da sfruttare in ...

Amianto, conto salato ai marittimi di Puglia un centinaio di malati - La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno

Posted: May , 2012, 8:44am CEST

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Amianto, conto salato ai marittimi di Puglia un centinaio di malati
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Solo l'avvocato barese Pierpaolo Petruzzelli ha al momento per le mani un centinaio di casi (alcuni riguardanti la Campania, per la verità) di risarcimenti per malattie contratte da lavoratori marittimi a causa dell'esposizione all'amianto.

Morta per esposizione all'amianto, condannato ministero Difesa - StatoQuotidiano.it

Posted: May , 2012, 4:09pm CEST

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Morta per esposizione all'amianto, condannato ministero Difesa
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Roma – IL Tribunale di Velletri, Sezione Lavoro, ha condannato il ministero della Difesa al risarcimento dei danni per la morte di una dipendente del Policlinico Militare di Anzio esposta all'amianto. Il Giudice Giulio Cruciani ha accolto le richieste ...

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Fiumicino, l'amianto in procura - L'Espresso

Posted: May , 2012, 7:06pm CEST

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Amianto, niente esposizione - Senzacolonne.it

Posted: May , 2012, 7:46am CEST

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Amianto, niente esposizione
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L'azienda ha riconosciuto loro il periodo d'esposizione all'amianto. L'Inail no. Almeno dieci ex lavoratori, in virtù di questa presa di posizione dell'ente, rischiano di dover mantenere moglie e figli con una pensione da fame.

“Sicurezza e Prevenzione” n. 4/2012 - PuntoSicuro

Posted: May , 2012, 12:02am CEST

“Sicurezza e Prevenzione” n. 4/2012
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I principali rischi associati con lo smantellamento comprendono l'esposizione a sostanze e rifiuti pericolosi, come amianto, oli, oli residui, vernici tossiche, policlorobifenili, isocianuri, acido solforico, piombo e mercurio.

Amianto e contributi (Cass. n. 5481/2012) - Diritto & Diritti

Posted: May , 2012, 12:17pm CEST

Amianto e contributi (Cass. n. 5481/2012)
Diritto & Diritti
In ordine ai benefici derivanti dall'esposizione alle polveri di amianto di cui all'art. 13 della L. 257/1992, elemento indispensabile per poterne usufruire è l'esistenza di una soglia di rischio In ordine ai benefici derivanti dall'esposizione alle ...

Attivo lo sportello informativo per la sicurezza - La Nuova Sardegna

Posted: May , 2012, 11:01am CEST

Attivo lo sportello informativo per la sicurezza
La Nuova Sardegna
Fornisce informazioni specifiche e aggiornate in tema di prevenzione e sicurezza, in merito ai piani di prevenzione in fase di attuazione (edilizia, agricoltura, sorveglianza sanitaria ex esposti amianto, tutela delle lavoratrici madri, altro) e agli ...
Asl, attivato lo Sportello Informativo per la sicurezza (SIS)Sardies (Blog)

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Unità speciale amianto attivata dalla Regione Per Ezio Bonanni ... - Gazzetta del Sud

Posted: May , 2012, 5:16am CEST

Unità speciale amianto attivata dalla Regione Per Ezio Bonanni ...
Gazzetta del Sud
La strategia dell'associazione che tutela i lavoratori ei famigliari delle vittime esposti ad amianto è stata illustrata ieri mattina nel corso di un convegno pubblico svoltosi nella sala consiliare. "Amianto: un killer da sconfiggere, Crotone un caso ...
Amianto in Italia, è necessario intervenire con la bonifica [VIDEO]Ecoo

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Amianto in Italia, è necessario intervenire con la bonifica [VIDEO] - Ecoo

Posted: May , 2012, 11:47am CEST

Amianto in Italia, è necessario intervenire con la bonifica [VIDEO]
Ecoo
La storia di Antonio Dal Cin è quella di un uomo che si è ammalato a causa dell'amianto, per una forte esposizione dal 1992 al 2004 a Trieste, dove è rimasto per i servizi resi alla nazione in qualità di militare appartenente alla Guardia di Finanza.
Unità speciale amianto attivata dalla Regione Per Ezio Bonanni ...Gazzetta del Sud

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Rischio amianto: premiazione campagna Anmil - News PMI Servizi

Posted: May , 2012, 10:17am CEST

News PMI Servizi

Rischio amianto: premiazione campagna Anmil
News PMI Servizi
Il suo impiego è illegale nel nostro Paese dal 1992, grazie alla legge 257 che si occupa non solo della dismissione delle attività inerenti all'estrazione e alla lavorazione dell'asbesto, ma anche dei lavoratori esposti all'amianto.

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Crotone, Osservatorio nazionale amianto: bonificare subito le scuole - Adnkronos/IGN

Posted: May , 2012, 7:12pm CEST

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Crotone, Osservatorio nazionale amianto: bonificare subito le scuole
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L'Osservatorio nazionale amianto si e' costituito anche nella citta' di Crotone, ed opera anche il comitato settoriale ''Genitori degli scolari esposti all'amianto e altri patogeni nelle scuole pubbliche''. La presenza di materiali tossici e' stata ...
Crotone: mamme denunciano presenza agenti patogeni nelle scuole ...Strill.it

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Torino, Gioventù Italiana: "Basta amianto nelle scuole e nei ... - Torino Oggi Notizie

Posted: May , 2012, 9:19am CEST

Torino Oggi Notizie

Torino, Gioventù Italiana: "Basta amianto nelle scuole e nei ...
Torino Oggi Notizie
La vittima aveva infatti lavorato per 30 anni presso l'istituto torinese e pare che sia stata l'esposizione all'amianto emanato da pavimenti e pareti a causarne la morte. Inoltre secondo l'Osservatorio Regionale sempre l'amianto potrebbe aver causato ...

Il caro prezzo della polvere killer Amianto, un nuovo appello alla ... - L'Unione Sarda

Posted: May , 2012, 1:18pm CEST

L'Unione Sarda

Il caro prezzo della polvere killer Amianto, un nuovo appello alla ...
L'Unione Sarda
Portavoce delle loro richieste è l'Associazione ex esposti amianto, che proprio nei giorni scorsi ha lanciato ancora una volta l'appello alla Regione per potenziare i controlli medici che già esistono ma che non ritiene siano sufficienti.

Amianto, sette indagati per la morte della docente in servizio per ... - La Stampa

Posted: April , 2012, 7:36pm CEST

La Stampa

Amianto, sette indagati per la morte della docente in servizio per ...
La Stampa
Il caso è stato segnalato alla Procura dall'Osservatorio regionale sull'amianto, che conta 28 insegnanti nel Torinese che potrebbero essere morti a causa dell'esposizione al pericoloso materiale. La donna, una sessantenne residente a Torino, ...
BASTA AMIANTO NELLE NOSTRE SCUOLEPiemontepress
Amianto: professoressa morta di mesotelioma, 7 indagati a TorinoLa Repubblica Torino.it

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Amianto, insegnante muore dopo 30 anni di servizio - La Repubblica

Posted: April , 2012, 4:08pm CEST

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Amianto, insegnante muore dopo 30 anni di servizio
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Il caso è stato segnalato alla procura dall'Osservatorio regionale sull'amianto, che conta 28 insegnanti nel Torinese che potrebbero essere morti a causa dell'esposizione al pericoloso materiale. La donna, una sessantenne residente a Torino, ...
Amianto, insegnante morta a Torino: sette indagatiTorino Oggi Notizie

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Torino,morta per amianto:7 indagati - TGCOM

Posted: April , 2012, 2:23pm CEST

TGCOM

Torino,morta per amianto:7 indagati
TGCOM
... la morte avvenuta nel 2007 di un'insegnante della scuola media Vivaldi di Torino. L'ipotesi è che la causa del decesso sia l'esposizione a fibre di amianto, contenute in diverse parti della struttura scolastica, dove la donna ha insegnato per 30 anni.

Una speranza per il mesotelioma pleurico - Corriere della Sera

Posted: April , 2012, 12:20pm CEST

Una speranza per il mesotelioma pleurico
Corriere della Sera
Perché il mesotelioma pleurico maligno è il tumore causato dall'asbesto, dall'amianto. Una mina nell'organismo che “esplode” in un periodo compreso tra i 20 ei 40 anni dall'esposizione alle fibre di asbesto di cui l'aria era piena negli anni '60-'70.

Isochimica, pensione anticipata. Centrella: il decreto è pronto - Ottopagine

Posted: April , 2012, 10:50am CEST

Ottopagine

Isochimica, pensione anticipata. Centrella: il decreto è pronto
Ottopagine
L'obiettivo è giungere a un decreto che chiuda definitivamente la partita Isochimica e renda giustizia a quanti si sono ammalati a causa dell'esposizione all'amianto, ma è necessario che ogni operaio a questo punto faccia la sua parte.

Bredini in corteo a Sesto: "Amianto e lavoro uccidono ancora" - Il Giorno

Posted: April , 2012, 9:34am CEST

Il Giorno

Bredini in corteo a Sesto: "Amianto e lavoro uccidono ancora"
Il Giorno
Insieme agli ex bredini, per le strade cittadine, hanno camminato anche i rappresentanti dell'Aiea, l'Associazione italiana Esposti amianto. Oltre ottanta lavoratori sestesi deceduti per mesiotelioma, «di amianto si muore ancora», denunciano le ...

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Amianto: corteo a Cagliari per Giornata mondiale vittime - ANSA.it

Posted: April , 2012, 1:14pm CEST

TG3web

Amianto: corteo a Cagliari per Giornata mondiale vittime
ANSA.it
I manifestanti, "esposti" o familiari di malati dell'Associazione italiana esposti amianto (Aiea), hanno sfilato per le strade con palloncini bianchi in mano. Nell'isola si registrano ogni anno 15-18 casi di mesotelioma ai quali vanno aggiunti 20 nuovi ...
Fuori l'amianto da vita e lavoro, il 28 aprile la giornata delle ...Il Cambiamento
amianto; corteo per giornata mondiale vittimeL'Unione Sarda
Giornata Mondiale delle Vittime dell'Amianto. Corteo pacifico a ...Comune Cagliari News
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Amianto in una ex fabbrica di Ferentino - La Repubblica Milano.it

Posted: April , 2012, 7:52pm CEST

Amianto in una ex fabbrica di Ferentino
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Il 28 aprile Ã¨ la giornata mondiale delle vittime dell'amianto e l'associazione Italia esposti amianto del Lazio ha realizzato questo video che denuncia un grave rischio ambientale per la popolazione di Ferentino (Frosinone) per via della presenza di ...
Quella fabbrica piena di amiantoIl Manifesto (Abbonamento)

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Presidio sull'amianto davanti all'Inail - Citta della Spezia

Posted: April , 2012, 10:11am CEST

Presidio sull'amianto davanti all'Inail
Citta della Spezia
La Spezia - Presidio organizzato dalle 9.30 di questa mattina alle 16 davanti alla sede dell'inail dall'Associazione Familiari Esposti all'Amianto. Il candidato a sindaco Giulio Guerri partecipa alla manifestazione insieme alle liste civiche che lo ...

PERICOLO AMIANTO - Metro

Posted: April , 2012, 6:10am CEST

Metro

Pericolo amianto
Metro
E non finisce qui, perchè l'Osservatorio, considerando che il problema è più esteso che mai, ha costituito un Comitato di genitori di alunni esposti, che verrà presentato ufficialmente domani, in occasione della giornata mondiale contro l'amianto.

Corteo dell'Associazione Italiana Esposti all'Amianto - Casteddu on Line

Posted: April , 2012, 7:11pm CEST

Corteo dell'Associazione Italiana Esposti all'Amianto
Casteddu on Line
Sabato 28 aprile sarà la giornata mondiale delle vittime dell'amianto, l'Associazione Italiana Esposti aell'Amianto (AIEA) sarà in corteo a Cagliari per rivendicare i diritti delle vittime da amianto. Ogni anno in Italia l'amianto uccide 3000 persone.

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Pescara, al via la rimozione amianto da capannoni ex Consorzio Agrario - PagineAbruzzo

Posted: April , 2012, 5:54pm CEST

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Pescara, al via la rimozione amianto da capannoni ex Consorzio Agrario
PagineAbruzzo
“La vicenda dell'ex Consorzio Agrario – ha brevemente ricostruito l'assessore Del Trecco – è iniziata intorno al 2003-2004, quando i residenti del posto cominciarono a presentare esposti e denunce, anche all'amministrazione comunale, per lamentare la ...
Pescara, via l'amianto dal tetto dell'ex Consorzio AgrarioIlPescara

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Pensioni amianto, ad alcuni lavoratori benefici negati, Palladini ... - Genova24.it

Posted: April , 2012, 3:54pm CEST

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Pensioni amianto, ad alcuni lavoratori benefici negati, Palladini ...
Genova24.it
In riferimento alla vicenda di alcuni lavoratori liguri cui verrebbero negati i benefici previdenziali per esposizione ad amianto, interviene l'onorevole Giovanni Paladini, coordinatore regionale di Italia dei Valori e membro della commissione lavoro ...

Crescono le malattie correlate all'amianto, nel 2010 un incremento ... - Adnkronos/IGN

Posted: April , 2012, 1:17pm CEST

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Crescono le malattie correlate all'amianto, nel 2010 un incremento ...
Adnkronos/IGN
I dati, rilevati dall'Inail, sono stati diffusi oggi dalla Fondazione Anmil che ha lanciato una campagna per proggeti di ricerca sulla prevenzione e la cura delle malattie collegate all'esposizione all'amianto. Per portare all'attenzione questo ...
In Italia aumentano le malattie correlate all'amiantoViViCooL

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Gaffe di Syndial: testimoni in azienda - Gazzetta di Mantova

Posted: April , 2012, 2:24am CEST

Gaffe di Syndial: testimoni in azienda
Gazzetta di Mantova
Inattesa e involontaria: rispondendo all'avvocato Laura Mara (Associazione italiana esposti amianto e Medicina democratica), Amedeo Goffredi (in Montedison per più di 30 anni) rivela di essere stato convocato tre settimane fa «dalla direzione di ...

Pescara via del Circuito, parte rimozione amianto ex Consorzio Agrario - Leggimi - Cronaca d'Abruzzo

Posted: April , 2012, 1:40am CEST

IlPescara

Pescara via del Circuito, parte rimozione amianto ex Consorzio Agrario
Leggimi - Cronaca d'Abruzzo
“La vicenda dell'ex Consorzio Agrario – ha brevemente ricostruito l'assessore Del Trecco – è iniziata intorno al 2003-2004, quando i residenti del posto cominciarono a presentare esposti e denunce, anche all'amministrazione comunale, per lamentare la ...
Pescara, via l'amianto dal tetto dell'ex Consorzio AgrarioIlPescara

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Ex Isochimica - Gli operai chiederanno all'Inail 30% di invalidità - ilCiriaco.it

Posted: April , 2012, 8:03am CEST

Ex Isochimica - Gli operai chiederanno all'Inail 30% di invalidità
ilCiriaco.it
Cianciosi ha già rivisitato dieci dei 105 ex lavoratori esposti all'amianto e oggi scopertisi ammalati a causa dell'inalazione delle fibre killer. Per Cianciosi le stesse patologie valutate dall'Inail tra lo 0% e il 6% massimo, sarebbero invece ...

Amianto: confermata la condanna all'ex ad della "fabbrica della morte" - PuntoSicuro

Posted: April , 2012, 12:13am CEST

La Repubblica

Amianto: confermata la condanna all'ex ad della "fabbrica della morte"
PuntoSicuro
Bari, 24 Apr - L'esposizione (diretta e indiretta) alle fibre di amianto è causa di mesotelioma pleurico - letale tipologia di tumore che aggredisce i polmoni - non solo per i lavoratori delle fabbriche dove viene trattata la fibra-killer, ...
Familiari risarciti processo Pirelli, condanna ex dirigente ...www.quotidianosicurezza.it
Fibronit - Confermata la condanna per l'ex dirigente della ...BariLive.it

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Marsciano, discarica a cielo aperto: amianto e altri rifiuti ... - PerugiaToday

Posted: April , 2012, 12:40pm CEST

PerugiaToday

Marsciano, discarica a cielo aperto: amianto e altri rifiuti ...
PerugiaToday
Nella campagna di monitoraggio dei materiali deteriorati contenenti amianto presenti in strutture abbandonate, personale del Comando della Forestale, perlustrava la Via Sant'Elena del Comune di Marsciano notando due capannoni con la copertura ...

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Inail, 1.000 pratiche intoccabili, l'ira degli esposti: «Diritti ... - La Nazione

Posted: April , 2012, 8:40am CEST

La Nazione

Inail, 1.000 pratiche intoccabili, l'ira degli esposti: «Diritti ...
La Nazione
La Spezia, 23 aprile 2012 - OLTRE MILLE pratiche presentate da ex militari per l'ottenimento dei benefici previdenziali riconosciuti dalla legge agli 'esposti' all'amianto restano congelate nel freezer. Accade all'Inail della Spezia per effetto di un ...

Amianto: il problema deve diventare europeo e occorre investire ... - Radiogold

Posted: April , 2012, 12:13am CEST

Amianto: il problema deve diventare europeo e occorre investire ...
Radiogold
Oltre a questo anche la necessità di investire nella ricerca per approfondire meglio le malattie legate all'esposizione da amianto. Sono questi alcuni dei punti emersi nel vertice sulla questione amianto organizzato sabato in Prefettura, alla presenza ...

«Amianto, in Veneto 6 mila lavoratori a rischio» - Il Giornale di Vicenza

Posted: April , 2012, 12:07pm CEST

«Amianto, in Veneto 6 mila lavoratori a rischio»
Il Giornale di Vicenza
«L'Europa proceda alla creazione di un fondo per le vittime dell'inquinamento ambientale e verifichi l'applicazione della Direttiva sulla protezione dei lavoratori esposti all'amianto. Sono seimila i lavoratori Veneti esposti all'amianto, ...

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Amianto: Bozzotto (Ln), in Veneto 6000 lavoratori a rischio - ANSA.it

Posted: April , 2012, 5:46pm CEST

Amianto: Bozzotto (Ln), in Veneto 6000 lavoratori a rischio
ANSA.it
(ANSA) - BRUXELLES, 21 APR - In Veneto ci sono 6000 lavoratori esposti al rischio amianto e l'Ue deve intervenire per tutelare tutti i cittadini che corrono il pericolo di subirne le conseguenze. E' quanto sottolinea l'europarlamentare della lega Nord ...

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Sorrento convegno amianto ingiustizie per i marittimi della ... - Positanonews

Posted: April , 2012, 1:55pm CEST

Positanonews

Sorrento convegno amianto ingiustizie per i marittimi della ...
Positanonews
Con un decreto interministeriale del 12 gennaio 2011 è stato istituito il “Fondo Amianto” che eroga un indennizzo a quanti hanno contratto una malattia dipendente dall'esposizione all'amianto a causa del lavoro svolto, cumulabile con altri diritti già ...

Amianto killer alla Scala Parte l'indagine dell'Asl - Il Giorno

Posted: April , 2012, 7:29am CEST

Il Giorno

Amianto killer alla Scala Parte l'indagine dell'Asl
Il Giorno
Morta qualche tempo fa per mesotelioma, cancro che dottrina medica e sentenze giudiziarie hanno associato all'esposizione prolungata all'asbesto, il suo caso è stato inserito nel dossier Piermarini dell'Asl: acquisite le cartelle cliniche, i funzionari ...

Amianto, Cassazione conferma condanna ex dirigente Fibronit per ... - Adnkronos/IGN

Posted: April , 2012, 6:40pm CEST

Adnkronos/IGN

Amianto, Cassazione conferma condanna ex dirigente Fibronit per ...
Adnkronos/IGN
Decisivo è stato il riscontro anche della malattia dell'asbestosi che dimostrerebbe un'esposizione prolungata e massiccia che non può dipendere da amianto eventualmente presente nelle abitazioni dei deceduti Bari, 20 apr. (Adnkronos) - La Corte di ...
Amianto: Cassazione conferma condanna ex dirigente Fibronit Bari ...La Repubblica Bari.it
Amianto alla Fibronit, confermata condanna per l'ex dirigenteBariToday

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Rifiuti triturati misti a eternit: sequestrata area di 5mila metri - Il Resto del Carlino

Posted: April , 2012, 6:00pm CEST

Il Resto del Carlino

Rifiuti triturati misti a eternit: sequestrata area di 5mila metri
Il Resto del Carlino
Il grosso era invece ridotto a un pericoloso miscuglio comprendente una grande quantità di microfibre di amianto, anche di pochi micron, inalabili dagli operai addetti alla triturazione e dalle persone nelle immediate adiacenze esposti quindi alle ...

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Morti d'amianto alla Pirelli: risarcite le prime sei famiglie - Il Giorno

Posted: April , 2012, 8:39am CEST

Il Giorno

Morti d'amianto alla Pirelli: risarcite le prime sei famiglie
Il Giorno
Secondo l'accusa i morti sarebbero stati una quarantina, operai esposti quotidianamente alle insidiose fibre d'amianto contenute - come si usava allora - nei soffitti, nelle pareti, nei trasformatori di calore, in corde, trecce, guarnizioni, ...

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Eternit: Corte Strasburgo rigetta ricorso contro Francia - Agenzia di Stampa Asca

Posted: April , 2012, 1:19pm CEST

Agenzia di Stampa Asca

Eternit: Corte Strasburgo rigetta ricorso contro Francia
Agenzia di Stampa Asca
(ASCA-AFP) - Strasburgo, 18 apr - La Corte europea dei diritti dell'uomo di Strasburgo ha respinto un ricorso contro la Francia presentato dalla societa' Eternit che ha contestato la procedura con cui uno dei suoi lavoratori esposti all'amianto ha ...

«Via l'amianto dall'ex Lima» - Il Giornale di Vicenza

Posted: April , 2012, 12:08pm CEST

«Via l'amianto dall'ex Lima»
Il Giornale di Vicenza
Esposti dei cittadini e interrogazioni consiliari sullo stato di degrado della storica fabbrica di trenini I capannoni dismessi della fabbrica dei trenini Lima. FOTO CISCATO La copertura in amianto dell'ex Lima, la storica azienda di Isola che negli ...

Isochimica, cartelle cliniche al vaglio del ministro Martone - Ottopagine

Posted: April , 2012, 11:44am CEST

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Isochimica, cartelle cliniche al vaglio del ministro Martone
Ottopagine
Il fascicolo, redatto sulla base della relazione a suo tempo stilata dal dottor Stefano La Verde, parla di circa 105 operai su 300, che presentano malattie asbesto correlate derivanti dall'esposizione prolungata all'amianto durante gli anni di attività ...

'Debelliamo l'amianto' - Città Oggi Web

Posted: April , 2012, 8:47pm CEST

'Debelliamo l'amianto'
Città Oggi Web
L'Associazione Italiana Esposti Amianto (Aiea) sezione di Turbigo, in collaborazione con 'Medicina Democratica', organizza - venerdì 20 aprile, alle 21 – l'assemblea annuale, L'incontro, patrocinato dal Comune di Turbigo, si terrà presso la sala 'Nuovo ...

Amianto, iniziato processo Fibronit di Broni Pavia - www.quotidianosicurezza.it

Posted: April , 2012, 11:34am CEST

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Amianto, iniziato processo Fibronit di Broni Pavia
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Il processo accerterà cause e responsabilità in merito all'esposizione ad amianto negli stabilimenti di Broni e nelle aree circostanti gli stessi. Sui lavoratori e sulla popolazione. Esposizione che potrebbe aver causato all'incirca un migliaio di ...
Mille i morti della Fibronit Processo al viaCorriere della Sera

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