... of medical care and devotion to his work on minimizing community exposures to marine contaminants. Specifically, he has overseen the examinations of over 3,000 Faroe Islanders of five prospective studies ...
... His research topics are within occupational medicine, with a focus on exposure assessment and health effects related to chemical and physical hazards. He has been project leader and researcher in a number ...
... 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 ...
... style factors Medical condition type Stage/score Response to treatment Prognostic parameters General likelihood for an incident Occupational exposure Level of training Profession ...
... osteonecrosis (DON) is associated with prolonged hyperbaric exposure and rapid decompression that cause nitrogen bubbles to enter the fatty marrow-containing shafts of long bones leading to reduction in ...
... with other jobs offshore, including exposure to and dependence on weather conditions including storms, humidity, cold and sun. People usually work in 12hrs shift, working day and night for 14 days followed ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... use of information collected for other purposes. This is likely to mean that aspects such as the standardisation of information on patterns of exposure, and on the determination of adverse effects will ...
... where studies take advantage of differences in exposure to presumed risks that are found in different parts of the seafaring population. The methods used to assess all forms of intervention are similar ...
... site for the global transportation company, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine Forum OEL Occupational Exposure Limits OGUK Oil&Gas UK OOW ...
... The general health of migrants JON MAGNUS HAGA The health of migrants may be thought of as a product of their pre-flight health, exposures, and healthcare access, adjusted for their experiences ...
... signs of exposure to gas, poison or corrosive liquids. Cargo may also move and cause injuries or a loss of stability. Injuries to passengers and seafarers If hull damage occurs in areas where seafarers ...
... by effective supervision. The diversity of infectious agents and routes of exposure means that precautionary measures sometimes need to be tailored to the characteristics of certain infections. Environmental ...
... by the nature of their job, seafarers cannot avoid exposure to malaria there are well studied preventative measures that greatly reduces the risks of severe disease and death in sailors. The mainstay of ...
... as appropriate for treatment and, if indicated for prophylaxis, monitoring of the effects of intervention vaccination programmes including post exposure vaccination where available and appropriate. ...
... Koopmanns M. Multiple exposure during a Norovirus outbreak on a river-cruise sailing through Europe 2006. Eurosurveillance 2008;1 3(2) (9) Isakbaeva ET, Widdowson MA, Beard RS, Bulens SN, Mullins J, ...
... mucosal exposure to infective body fluids. Major modes of HBV transmission include sexual or close household contact with an infected person, perinatal mother-to-infant transmission, injecting drug use, ...
... recreational facilities, making arrangements for sporting events when ashore. The modification of environmental or working conditions to reduce risks to health, for example, avoidance of exposure to ...
... the health and performance of crews on merchant ships. Seafarers’ sleep may be adversely affected by continuous exposure to noise, vibration, and movement of the vessel and by the need to work in shifts ...