... to many hazards like polluted water and occupational carcinogens. [1]. Each dive consists of a compression phase (from sea level to bottom), a bottom phase (often the working level) and a decompression ...
... oil and gas industries accept each other’s national health certificates. Germany’s health certificate for wind energy offshore workers, which is based on DGAUM (German Society of Occupational and Environmental ...
... inequalities in issues such as: medical care, payment of fishers, hours of rest, occupational safety, health and accident, accommodation, etc. Relationships between employers/shipowners and workers are ...
... undertaken. Population of ex seafarers Details are rarely available, but they may sometimes be found in national statistics comparing death or illness in different occupational groups. Investigations ...
... the most important and definitive findings on health risks, for instance in onshore occupational health. Specific issues in data collection The definition of at-risk populations among merchant seafarers ...
... 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 ...
... individual-oriented medicine, occupational medicine and medical selection, integrated with knowledge of the maritime context. This textbook was first published as the Textbook of Maritime Medicine in ...
... is that the stress can make the Master and others try to cut corners in order to meet a tight schedule. It is argued that the high occupational casualty rate of the shipping industry is a consequence of ...
... Polio or Meningococcal Disease that are currently or formerly required by some national governments. On the other hand, vaccines for specific occupational risks such as Hepatitis A, Chickenpox, Measles ...
Occupational Health International Labour Organisation (ILO)/International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Guidelines on the medical examinations of seafarers (30.9.2011) www.ilo.int and the concurrent national ...
... of infection, occupational disease transmission and the occurrence of clinical disease in the population of seafarers is very limited. However, in our personal experience as practicing port physicians ...
... of the 15 cases reported an occupational exposure such as overseas travel or repair work of the ship’s sanitary installation (3). One case report on hepatitis A infection from a cargo ship was published ...
... depends on many factors including liver function and the availability of therapy in the country. Beyond any doubt first aid and medical in the shipping environment is an occupational risk for hepatitis ...
... in seafarers but risk patterns may differ. Equally, the magnitude of infectious disease occurrence in seafarers as an occupational group is ill defined due to several challenges for researchers. The ...
... factors, to duties and job demands on board or to a combination of both. Other significant contributors are occupational diseases and accidents. These are not considered further here, as there are well ...
... A ship is also a ‘whole’ in the water. It envelops the seafarer’s existence, not just occupationally, but socially and personally. Living in a series of confined small spaces and moving through huge ...
... AI. 2011. Body mass index interacts with age to determine work ability in seafarers. Occupational Medicine, 61(3): 157-162 [8] ISO 6385:2016 Ergonomics principles in the design of work systems. https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:6385:ed-3:v1:en ...
... performance, reduction in muscular strength and co-ordination. At the same time, it is important to be aware that for people in an occupational setting, symptoms may go unrecognized and be interpreted ...
... guides. recommendations regarding the medical supplies and equipment carried on board, and the necessary training for seafarers to use them, occupational safety and health hours of rest and work, ...
... and health of crew members are: the winch, cables, ropes and otterboards[1], which are clear causes of occupational injuries; tasks associated with fishing operations, such as shooting or hauling ...