... capability to carry out the necessary task using either fine movements, for instance to adjust a control or forceful ones, as in handling mooring ropes. The effects of the actions taken need to be ...
EVELYNE ROGGE Introduction The outcome of a medical incident, in terms of costs and effects or impact, is very difficult to predict. The impact can vary greatly and does not always show a proportional ...
... and written English Ship types and positions on board Dangerous cargoes and their potential health effects Medical facilities around the world and the variation in services and quality The variations ...
... the risk. Fitness to fly. Although less of a consideration in helicopter flights than fixed wing aircraft due to the lower altitude of flight, the potential effects of changes in air pressure on the ...
... about dosage, length of treatment and possible side effects, how and where the medication should be kept and how and when to use it. Reports and instructions should always mention the generic names. Pharmacies ...
... 8000 feet (2440 metres)[1], [2] with a subsequent drop in pressure from 1 atm at sea level to 0.75 atm when flying. This fall in pressure has two significant physiological effects in humans: There ...
... a long period, as in deafness caused by noise, or because effects can take many years to become apparent, such as in the case of cancers. Processes may be reversible if identified early enough to reduce ...
TIM CARTER Further information on the principles of health risk management is available in Ch xxx Risk assessment The health effects of many hazardous agents are well known. In some cases such as ...
... the substance enter the body? How much of the substance enters the body? Does the substance cause immediate adverse effects? Does the substance have long-term health effects? Can the substance ...
... documented negative health effects (1) (2) (3). The recommendations vary with frequency because the different fields can exhibit different effects due to frequency. For example, the frequency of the field ...
... because of the high drag coefficient of the wheelhouse, the wind’s effects on the wheelhouse lead to significant levels of background noise. Noise levels on board ships Merchant vessels As mentioned ...
... information on the effects of vibration can be found in Ch xxx. Handling and staying in cramped positions for long periods are common in some types of welding and sheet metal jobs. A full welding kit ...
SUE STANNARD, TIM CARTER Acute and Long Term Harm Seafarers may use alcohol and drugs that impair their ability to work and these may also have serious acute and long term effects on their health. ...
... while minimising adverse health effects. Disciplines include designers, engineers and managers as well as professional practitioners in medicine, psychology, occupational safety and health and related ...
... effects or injury potential? For health hazards, data from toxicology, epidemiology and other sciences are of great value in this process. How many people will be involved in performing the task or be ...
... committee? If there is any intervention, to take samples, give treatments or alter living or working environments, could this have any negative effects on the participants? Will the study be halted ...
... of current, and previously used, medicines with doses previous illnesses and surgeries, known allergies, adverse effects from prior medication, own blood type and rhesus factor A copy of ...