Is Smoking an Occupational Risk?

Smoking cessation among transit workers: beliefs and perceptions among an at-risk occupational group

BACKGROUND Transit workers, in comparison to the general population, have higher rates of smoking. Although smoking cessation programs are often available through workers' HMOs, these programs are frequently underutilized. Quitting practices, including participation in cessation programs, are often associated with beliefs about smoking behaviors and the ability to quit. We analyzed how transit ...

SMOKING Childhood smoking is an independent risk factor for obstructive airways disease in women

Objective: To assess whether starting to smoke in childhood increases the risk of obstructive airways disease (OAD) in adult life. Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was undertaken of 12 504 current and ex-smokers in the EPICNorfolk cohort. The main exposure was starting to smoke during childhood (age ,16 years). Three definitions of OAD were used: doctor diagnosed asthma, doctor diagnose...

An occupational risk assessment approach for construction and operation period of wind turbines

As wind energy is one of the most important renewable energy sources over the globe, need for increasing safety for this type of energy is gaining importance. Although this sector is not suffering an excessive amount of fatal injury accidents, there are many aspects open for improvements in occupational health and safety management. The construction and operation processes of wind turbines incl...

Confounding from smoking in occupational epidemiology.

Smoking, Smoking Cessation, and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes among Japanese Adults: Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study

AIMS To examine the association of smoking status, smoking intensity, and smoking cessation with the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) using a large database. METHODS The present study included 53,930 Japanese employees, aged 15 to 83 years, who received health check-up and did not have diabetes at baseline. Diabetes was defined as fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dl, random plasma glucose ≥200 mg/...