AbstractObjectiveBoth exposure to occupational chemicals and to unusual working hours have well documented effects on health. Determination of occupational exposure limits is, however, usually based on chemical-only exposure and assumes an 8-h workday, 5 days/week and a 40-h work week. A significant proportion of the workforce is exposed to chemicals...

AbstractObjectiveThe main objective of this study was to comprehensively investigate the association between trichloramine (TCA) exposure and respiratory health effects in swimming pool workers.MethodologyIn this study, air sampling was performed for TCA concentrations at fixed locations (static measurements) and on individual workers (personal measurements)...

This is a correction to: Jared H. Cooper, David L. Johnson, Margaret L. Phillips, Respirable Silica Dust Suppression During Artificial Stone Countertop Cutting, The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Volume 59, Issue 1, January 2015, Pages 122–126, https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meu083

AbstractObjectiveOccupational Safety and Health (OSH) professionals increasingly need to assess and mitigate a broad scope of worker safety, health, and well-being concerns that extend beyond traditional OSH training curricula. Work-related and non-work-related psychosocial hazards, chronic physical and mental health conditions, and changing work arrangements...

AbstractObjectivesThis study: (i) quantified the typical noise levels in an Irish neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and compared the values to recommendations by the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) and the European Standards for Care for Newborn Health (EFCNI) and to occupational exposure limit value and exposure action values; and (ii) qualified...

AbstractBackgroundAt the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, healthcare personnel (HCP) faced a dire shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). This shortage has been identified as a major source of distress among HCP during the early COVID-19 pandemic, though the specific consequences of this shortage have not been identified...