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DECOS and NEG Basis for an Occupational Standard Platinum
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
The most significant health risk from occupational exposure to soluble platinum compounds is sensitisation of the airways. It is during the production and handling of hexachloroplatinic acid and certain complex halogenated ...
Unga mäns och kvinnors arbetssituation
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
This report, which is the second on this questionnaire study, presents the responses from a representative sample of young people in Sweden. The results describe the situation of two groups: (i) those who were employed, ...
Den kvalificerande erfarenheten Lärande vid störningar i automatiserad produktion
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
Technical development and new organizational solutions have given rise to changed demands on operators as handlers of disturbances in modern industrial production. This thesis is concerned with learning in relation to the ...
Exponering för aluminium i smältverk Effekter på nervsystemet
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
The purpose of this investigation was to study nervous system function in workers exposed to aluminium at a foundry and a primary smelter. The aim was to find a level of aluminium in urine and/or blood where no early signs ...
Trötthet efter arbete i buller en registerstudie och tre fältstudier
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
The contribution of noise exposure to fatigue at work was studied in a survey study and three field studies. The survey study was based on a questionnaire covering symptoms and work place exposure answered by 50 000 state ...
Arbetslivsinstitutets expertkommitté för ergonomiska frågor Dokument 2. Ländryggsbesvär i sjukvårdsarbete
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
Nursing work in close contact with patients often involves both heavy loads and unfavourable body positions. It also often includes elements such as "save the patient" situations, for example where the patient's legs give ...
Provtagningseffektivitet för den svenska metoden för mätning av totaldamm
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
The open-face 37 mm filter cassette used in Sweden as a sampler for total dust has been tested in a wind-tunnel, with cassettes mounted on a mannequin. The experiments show that the total dust sampler does not sample all ...
Acute Cytokine Responses to Inhaled Swine Confinement Building Dust
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
Inhalation of swine house dust (swine dust) may cause an acute inflammatory reaction known as Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome (ODTS). The reaction does not require sensitisation and is associated with airway inflammation, ...
Allergy to Laboratory Animals Risk Factors for Development of Allergy and Methods for Measuring Airborne Rodent Allergens
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
Between 10-50% of workers exposed to laboratory animals, mainly rats or mice, develop laboratory animal allergy (LAA) with symptoms of rhinitis, conjuctivitis, asthma, or urticaria, and develop IgE against animal allergens. ...
Buller exponering och hälsoeffekter inom kraftindustrin
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)
In the Elmiljö investigation noise turned out to be the most common work load in the power industry. In a case- controlstudy a cohort employees who developed a hearing impairment during the studied period were compared to ...