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Gastric and rectal cancers in workers exposed to asbestos: a case series

Choi BJ, Lee S, Lee IJ, Park SW, Lee S

BACKGROUND: The Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI) of the Korea had not recognized gastrointestinal cancer as work-related disease during their evaluation. However, in 2018 OSHRI recognized gastric and...
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Factor Analysis of the Insomnia Severity Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Shift Workers

Park H, Lee SJ

BACKGROUND: Over one million Korean night shift workers undergo clinical assessment of sleep using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) by occupational medical examination each year....
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A Case Study on Workers' Compensation Approval for a Hospital Nurse's Suicide

Yi K, Choi S, Park B

PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine the process from occurrence of a hospital nurse's suicide to workers' compensation approval, responses of the parties involved, issues debated during approval deliberations, and...
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Health Problems and Coping of Workers under Special Employment Relationships: Home-visit Tutors, Insurance Salespersons, and Credit Card Recruiters

Park B, Jo Y, Oh S

PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine health problems experienced by workers in special employment relationships (WSER) and identify coping strategies used when such problems occur. METHODS: This qualitative study used the...
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A Simple Proposition for Improving Industrial Hygiene Air Sampling Methods

Paik SY, Zalk DM

When conducting an exposure assessment, the primary goal of the industrial hygienist is to fully characterize the worker's exposure during a work shift to compare it with an occupational exposure...
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Controlling Painters' Exposure to Volatile Organic Solvents in the Automotive Sector of Southern Colombia

Castaño B, Ramírez V, Cancelado

BACKGROUND: Painters in the automotive sector are routinely exposed to volatile organic solvents, and the levels vary depending on the occupational health and safety controls enforced at the companies. This...
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Design and Development of an Ergonomic Trolley-Lifter for Sheet Metal Handling Task: A Preliminary Study

Radin Umar RZ, Ahmad N, Halim I, Lee PY, Hamid M

BACKGROUND: There have been some concerns related to manual handling of large items in industry. Manual handling operations of large sheet metal may expose workers to risks related to efficiency...
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Screening of Workers with Presumed Occupational Methanol Poisoning: The Applicablility of a National Active Occupational Disease Surveillance System

Eom H, Lee J, Kim EA

BACKGROUND: Methyl alcohol poisoning in mobile phone–manufacturing factories during 2015–2016 was caused by methyl alcohol use for cleaning in computerized numerical control (CNC) processes. To determine whether there were health...
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From Workers to the Working-Age Population: A New Paradigm for the Occupational Health Service

Park J, Kim Y

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Working Conditions and Health Status of Delivery Workers

Lee B

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare working condition and health status between parcel delivery workers (PDW) and food delivery workers (FDW) and to examine the factors influencing...
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Background and Activities of the Samsung Ombudsperson Commission in Korea

Lee C, Kang SK, Kim H, Kim I

OBJECTIVES: The Samsung Ombudsperson Commission was launched as an independent third-party institution following an agreement among Samsung Electronics, Supporters for Health and Right of People in Semiconductor Industry (Banolim in...
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Resilience as a Protective Factor for Depressive Mood and Anxiety among Korean Employees

Shin YC, Kim SM, Kim H, Min KJ, Yoo SK, Kim EJ, Jeon SW

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate resilience as a protective factor for depressive mood and anxiety among Korean employees. METHODS: Participants were employees of eight private and local government organizations in...
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The Interplay Between Supervisor Safety Support and Occupational Health and Safety Vulnerability on Work Injury

Yanar B, Lay M, Smith PM

BACKGROUND: Workers exposed to hazards without adequate protections are at greater risk of injury and illness. Supervisor activities have also been associated with injury risk. We examined the interplay between...
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Transformational Leadership and Depressive Symptoms in Germany: Validation of a Short Transformational Leadership Scale

Seegel ML, Herr RM, Schneider , Schmidt B, Fischer JE

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the present study was to validate a shortened transformational leadership (TL) scale (12 items) comprising core TL behaviour and to test the associations of this shortened...
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Achievements, Problems, and Future Direction of the Quality Control Program for Special Periodic Health Examination Agencies in Republic of Korea

Won YL, Ko KS, Park JO, Choi YJ, Lee H, Sung JM, Lee MY

The ultimate goal of the quality control program for special periodic health examination agencies is to diagnose the health condition of a worker correctly, based on accurate examination and analysis...
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Evaluation of Hazardous Chemicals with Material Safety Data Sheet and By-products of a Photoresist Used in the Semiconductor-Manufacturing Industry

Jang M, Yoon C, Park J, Kwon O

BACKGROUND: The photolithography process in the semiconductor industry uses various chemicals with little information on their constitution. This study aimed to identify the chemical constituents of photoresist (PR) products and...
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Process Evaluation of a Mobile Weight Loss Intervention for Truck Drivers

Wipfli B, Hanson G, Anger K, Elliot DL, Bodner T, Stevens V, Olson R

BACKGROUND: In a cluster-randomized trial, the Safety and Health Involvement For Truck drivers intervention produced statistically significant and medically meaningful weight loss at 6 months (−3.31 kg between-group difference). The current manuscript...
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Occupational Exposure to Metals in Shooting Ranges: A Biomonitoring Study

Vandebroek E, Haufroid V, Smolders E, Hons L, Nemery B

BACKGROUND: Lead (Pb) exposure in shooting ranges has been reduced by various measures such as jacketed ammunition and lead-free primers. Nevertheless, this may lead to exposure to other metals, potentially...
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The Relationship between Firefighters' Work Demand and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Moderating Role of Task Characteristics

Kodom-Wiredu JK

BACKGROUND: Emergency workers such as firefighters are cataloged within the most demanding and injurious professions globally. Considering the health and safety implications in firefighting, a lot of research needs to...
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Health Promotion at Work: A Comparison of Policy and Practice Across Europe

Verra SE, Benzerga A, Jiao B, Ruggeri K

BACKGROUND: Promoting healthy lifestyles at work should complement workplace safety programs. This study systematically investigates current states of occupational health and safety (OHS) policy as well as practice in the...
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