... guidelines of maritime authorities. These Guidelines document standards for the pre-employment fitness examinations of seafarers. Gastrointestinal diseases, Tuberculosis, HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, ...
As with all other forms of risk, the control of infectious diseases depends on a range of engineered controls, safe working practices and monitoring and surveillance. All are supported by training and ...
... which are reported to occur in international short and long term travellers and immigrants, such as impetigo, scabies, pediculosis and infected insect bites, fungal infection or rare skin diseases like ...
... toxicological studies of time to pregnancy and semen quality as well as age-related functional deficits and degenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and cardiovascular diseases, concerning lifetime ...
Dr. med. Clara Schlaich, MPH (Johns Hopkins University, USA) ist an epidemiologist and medical doctor specialized in infectious diseases and occupational medicine. She has worked in the field of maritime ...
... Focus Fitness for work / absence of disease Working environment / Occupational injuries and diseases Individual’s health Perspective Maximum two years ...
... disorders in the military: an historical survey. J Med Screen 2003;10:40-46 [16] The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), by the WHO [17] PEME = Pre-Employment ...
... and contagious diseases, including contagious tuberculosis[6]. Development by the UN Agencies During the 20th century, several steps were taken regarding improvement of the regulations on medical examinations. ...
... are permanently exposed to high noise levels, making hearing loss one of the most common occupational diseases. Noise levels vary according to the areas of the boat and are linked to sea and weather conditions. ...
... America and Africa, from adulteration, spoilage, bacterial infections and parasitic diseases. Seasonal risk factors are also important. Prolonged high humidity during the monsoon increases the likelihood ...
TIM CARTER Gaps are considered by reference to the categories listed in Figure 1 in A.3.1 At home Patterns of ill-health in home country For some countries there is good information on the causes ...
... them rather than on patterns of illness and injury to individuals. This lack of analysis on personal injuries and diseases does not appear to be deliberate neglect as there were few public demands for ...
... examples can be cited in relation to infectious diseases such as smallpox and tuberculosis as well as for chronic conditions such as arterial disease and noise induced hearing loss.[1] Quality of information ...
... Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1976 ICD-10 International Classifiaction of Diseases, 10th edition (From the WHO) ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...
... movements’, involving people from different countries. Many have been waiting to set out to sea for a long time, under bad living conditions where diseases spread easily. In addition, spending days crowded ...
... accessible. A safe communication with ships command should be possible. The evacuation site (e.g. helicopter deck) should be easily accessible. For infectious diseases, ideally it should be possible ...
Introduction Vaccinations are a highly effective method of preventing certain diseases. Vaccinations in travellers are one of the safest methods to avoid a range of dangerous infections that may be encountered ...
... and their vectors, such as rodents and arthropods including cockroaches, mites or mosquitoes (1,2). Vector-borne diseases on ships and the implication of spreading the vectors globally by travel and trade ...
... and then touch their eyes, nose or mouth. Infective aerosols can also be source of infection. Other infectious diseases such as varicella, rubella and measles are also spread in this way, attack rates ...