OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to determine the lead levels in blood samples from nielloware workers, to determine airborne lead levels, to describe the workers' hygiene behaviors, and to ascertain and describe any correlations between lead levels in blood samples and lead levels in airborne samples. METHODS Blood samples and airborne samples from 45 nielloware workers were coll...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms from occupational lung hazards among workers in industries of south Tehran, IRAN. METHODOLOGY This was a cross-sectional study in which by multistage random sampling items on demographic characteristics, cigarette smoking, occupational history and respiratory symptoms were collected of workers. RE...

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) continues to be one of the most prevalent occupational conditions and occurs across a wide spectrum of industries. Occupational hearing loss is preventable through a hierarchy of controls, which prioritize the use of engineering controls over administrative controls and personal protective equipment. The occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) physician w...

OBJECTIVES Exposure and clinical data concerning cases of toxic convulsions and hypoglycemia due to tetramethyl succinonitrile (TMSN) exposure are reported. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-four workers exposed to TMSN in the PVC production plant participated in occupational health medical check-ups including medical history, clinical examination and clinical chemistry. A 4-year follow-up was perfo...

Occupational hazards have been known for centuries, but the creation of facilities capable of carrying out the testing necessary to assess these risks is a comparatively recent development. The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) created the Wisconsin Occupational Health Laboratory (WOHL) in 1937 to address this need. Since then, WOHL's range of analytical capacity has grown to include...

In response to a recent court decision, the Annals of Occupational Hygiene is reviewing our procedures to ensure transparency in authorship and direct and indirect conflicts of interest. These improvements are intended to help protect the integrity of the science presented in the journal.

1 Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, London, United Kingdom. 2 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. 3 National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands. 4 School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene,...

1 Institute of Preventive Medicine Environmental and Occupational Health, Athens, Greece 2 Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece 3 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece 4 Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece 5 Department of P...

We report here 2 cases of occupational contact dermatitis aggrevated by contact allergy to sodium cocoamphopropionate, a surfactant present in the disinfectant soap used at the workplace. The patients worked in fast-food restaurants of multinational chains, where hygiene routines require very frequent hand washing. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first cases of contact allergy to so...