The study was conducted on 20 farm workers to identify the occupational health hazards in threshing operation. Four different protective masks were given and tested on various parameters. Respondents reported respiratory health problems which were mainly due to heat and organic dust in the surroundings. All respondents reported irritation in eyes and throat followed by nose (85.0%) and ears (75...

A brief description of the potential occupational health hazards encountered in the manufacture of plastics (polymers) is given. In general, these hazards are due to the monomers used to make the various plastics, to unreacted monomer contained within the finished products, and to the fillers, stabilizers, pigments, inhibitors, and initiators used in fabricating the finished products. They run ...

Dentists, as well as other dental personnel are constantly exposed to a number of specific occupational hazards. These cause the appearance of various ailments, specific to the profession, which develop and intensify with years. In many cases they result in diseases and disease complexes, some of which are regarded as occupational illnesses. Relying on relevant literature, the present paper dis...

1 Department of Dental anthropology, School of Dental medicine, university of Zagreb, Zagreb, croatia; 2 Department of Dental medicine, university hospital centre Zagreb, Zagreb, croatia; 3 School of medicine, university of Split, Split, croatia; 4 Faculty of medicine, university of prishtina, prishtina, Kosova; 5 Department of conservative Dentistry and endodontics, medical university of lubli...

1 is a poignant reminder to medical students and physicians of the risks of exposure to occupational hazards that are inherent to our profession. The risks of occupational exposure to potential hazards are high in the health care industry; it is an industry with a poor health and safety record, in which little attention has been paid to training its members in minimizing risks. The risk of expo...

JACQUELINE KARNELL CORN, Response to occupational health hazards: a historical perspective, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992, pp. xvi, 182, £31.00 (0-442-00499-5). In 1970 the United States' Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The Act's main provision was to establish a federal regulatory agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), responsible for ...