Sentences with phrase «as occupational exposure»

There are other documented influences of temperature on fertility and the SSR, such as occupational exposure of the testes to extreme temperatures (e.g. bakers)[12], [42].

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According to a study in Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, exposure to air fresheners during pregnancy and within the first six months of a baby's life was associated with diarrhea and earaches in infants, as well as headaches and depression in mothers.

The number of men who worked as occupational cleaners was also small, and their exposure to cleaning agents was likely different from that of women working as cleaning professionals.

Their occupational health standards are not as stringent as ours, and so there was a much higher exposure in that population.

The study, which was published earlier this month in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, compared gender inequality across Europe as measured by perceived exposure to «work - related psychosocial hazards.»

«Our findings provide further evidence of the effects of exposure to disinfectants on respiratory problems, and highlight the urgency of integrating occupational health considerations into guidelines for cleaning and disinfection in healthcare settings such as hospitals.

The authors acknowledge that women and children can be exposed to fibrous minerals as a result of their husband's or father's occupational exposure when bringing these fibers home on their clothes.

Long term exposure to aircraft noise, particularly during the night, is linked to an increased risk of developing high blood pressure and possibly heart flutter and stroke as well, suggests research published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

Roel Vermeulen at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and his team found that people whose jobs exposed them to high levels of very low frequency magnetic fields were twice as likely to develop ALS as people who have never had this kind of occupational exposure (Occupational & Environmental Medicine, dooccupational exposure (Occupational & Environmental Medicine, doOccupational & Environmental Medicine, doi.org/b43j).

Occupational exposure to dust and certain disorders, such as lupus, cause some cases of the disease.

Before joining the Center, he worked as a scientific researcher in the Oregon Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, studying the links between exposure to environmental toxicants and cancer.

Current projects focus on air pollution, occupational exposures such as shift work, biomarkers such as melatonin, vitamin D, and sex hormones, and other factors such as physical activity, and genetic variants.

A study, published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, looked at the neurobehavioral effects of long - term exposure to pesticides as a 4 - year follow - up of the PHYTONER study.

These problems manifest as difficulty carrying out voluntary and involuntary actions and have a significant correlation to occupational exposure.

The human health risk assessment concluded that there are no risks of concern because no toxic effects have been identified when used as a dermally applied insect repellent, and there is no dietary or occupational exposure for DEET.

Boric acid has shown some evidence for reproductive toxicity and diatomaceous earth is listed by the State of California as a known carcinogen for occupational exposure (not listed by EPA).

Finally, the doses received from reactor accidents can fall into the range of occupational exposures, where excess cancers have been found with epidemiological data, when huge worker populations are merged, as I wrote in a previous message.

Under these relatively conservative assumptions, this level and duration of mercury exposure is not likely to be dangerous, as it is lower than the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard of 0.05 mg / m3 of metallic mercury vapor averaged over eight hours.

Where an employer refuses an employment opportunity to a handicapped person on the basis that the person's physical handicap could, as a result of the performance of the job and whether or not reasonable accommodation is made, cause an unreasonable risk to himself or herself, and before he or she refuses such employment opportunity based on a bona fide occupational requirement, the employer shall show that the exposure of the person to the risk would likely result in the disruption of the employer's business.

OSHA regularly cites construction companies in New Jersey for safety violations, such as exposing workers to fall hazards, unsafe equipment, and occupational exposures.

Exposure to toxins and hazardous materials in the workplace can result in occupational diseases such as cancer.

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recognizes certain cancers as occupational diseases linked to workplace exposure when the injured worker's claim meets entitlement criteria (see Schedules 3 & 4 of O.Reg.

In reference to criminal prosecution cases, we deal with all types of incidents including falls from height, trench collapses, electrocutions, collisions between plant and collisions between plant and pedestrians, overturning plant, crane collapses, incidents involving machinery and guarding, exposure to noxious gases and legionella cases as well as occupational health cases e.g. Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome.

Now as a Management Analyst within a Programs and Manpower division, he has benefited from much exposure to the inner workings of OPM occupational standards, the tailoring of interview questions, applicant selection, and the critical importance of quality recruitment.

Physical effort as specified by Position Physical Requirements and Occupational Exposure form.

While occupational therapists have a central role in teaching SPH to caregivers, it is important to enhance SPH curricula to reduce exposure to musculoskeletal risk, thereby, increasing the health and safety of the occupational therapy workforce as well those whom the profession serves.