Introduction to maritime health To be at sea is to be away from the environment in which humans evolved and in which most people live. Maritime health is a medical discipline concerned with recognition, ...
Introduction Infections in this cluster are transmitted by animals (zoonotic) or from agents in water and soil (environmental). Shipping is associated with the potential threat of the dispersal of microbes ...
... Dr Herttua has experience and interests particularly in topics such as health inequalities, mortality, morbidity, mental health, medication use, work environment, evacuations at sea, alcohol-related harm ...
... of the health certificates for seafarers. He has been active in research of the working environment on fishing vessels, including accidents and fatigue. Dr Weihe has published more than 150 scientific ...
MIKE TIPTON MBE, PhD, MSc, FTPS Professor of Human & Applied Physiology, Extreme Environments Laboratory, School of Sport Health & Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, UK. Professor Tipton ...
George Panagakos is a senior researcher at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and works on the environmental performance of transport operations with a specialization in shipping and policy related ...
Dr. Olaf C. Jensen, MD, MPH, PhD Senior Researcher, University of Southern Denmark, Medical Doctor (MD), Specialist in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Master of Public Health (MPH) and Doctor ...
Kim Jefferies is an American qualified lawyer who joined Gard P&I Club in 1999 as part of the People Claims group. She subsequently worked with Casualty, Environment and Property and Charterers and Traders ...
... since 2013 and an Expert of the EU Health Workforce Working Group. Her research interests include the impact of working environment on seafarers’ health and safety, with a focus on economic assessment ...
Magne Bråtveit is professor in the Research Group for Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen. He has a PhD in physiology. ...
... Focus Fitness for work / absence of disease Working environment / Occupational injuries and diseases Individual’s health Perspective Maximum two years ...
... ships, usually including positive selection. The crew is much larger than on a merchant ship. The positions and job tasks are focused on warfare. Exposure hazards in the working environment encompasses ...
... factors Medical condition factors Environmental factors Race/age/sex Weight and height Comorbidity Compliance Physical fitness Mental fitness Medical records Life ...
... of any voyage. In doing so they protect local infrastructure and the environment while promoting safe and efficient commerce. Pilotage services may be offered by a national or local authority, private ...
... environment poses a high risk of fatal or serious accidents. Contamination of the breathing gas with chemical substances during diving has been observed both inshore and offshore. Divers may be exposed ...
... section aims to give an idea of what it means to work in that new industry: a special working environment that is changing rapidly with the development of bigger and higher performing turbines and rapidly ...
... environment for the workforce, usually up to 150 in number. They work continuous shifts, often 12hrs at a time, for up to three weeks or more. Oil production requires a chemical processing and heavy ...
... Common to all fishing vessels is the exposure to current and wind. Current and wind can separately and together create big waves, which can make the working environment very exhausting, and breakers ...
... derogations and equivalences of technical requirements for a specific craft; deliberates on priority topics regarding safety of navigation, protection of the environment, and other areas of inland navigation. ...
... By definition, such waters are more sheltered, so environmental exposure tends to be less. However, overall risk is not insubstantial for the following reasons: There are a large number of participants ...