New global indicator for workers’ health: mortality rate from diseases attributable to selected occupational risk factors
Author(s): Pega, F., Al-Eman, R., Cao, B. Davis, C.W., et al. Source: Bull World Health Organ 2023;101:418–430Q; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.23.289703 Abstract: Through sustainable development goals 3 and 8 and other policies, countries have committed to protect [...]
House-dust mites: Challenges with establishing causal associations in occupational health for ubiquitous agents- a retrospective study
Author(s): Matuka, D.O., Ratshikhopha, E., Singh, T. Source: Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology. June 2023; Vol 36, No 2 Abstract: In this retrospective study, the sensitisation profiles of 846 workers (≥18 years old) were tested [...]
Hairdressers in Johannesburg: knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding occupational health
Author(s): Mphaga, K.V, Rathebe, P.C, Utembe, W. Source: Occupational Health Southern Afr. 2023; 29(2):75-82. Abstract: Introduction: Hairdressers are exposed to hazardous chemicals in haircare products, which can cause adverse respiratory, skin, and reproductive effects. The [...]
Managing the risks of an asbestos bulk storage facility at a research institute
Author(s): Ntlailane, L., Sebola, L., Singo, D., Nthoke, T., Mizan, G. Source:Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 2023, wxad028, 1–5 https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxad028 Abstract: The South African National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), formerly the Pneumoconiosis Research [...]
Occupational bioaerosol exposures associated with poultry farming
Author(s): Matuka, O.D., Ngajilo, D., Baatjies, R., Dayal, P., Jeebhay, M.F., Singh T.S Source: Journal of Agromedicine 2023, DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2023.2206405 Abstract: This study aimed to investigate occupational exposure to particulate dust, endotoxin, and (1–3)- β-D-glucan [...]
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