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Occupational chemical exposures in combination with unusual working hours
(GÖTEBORGS UNIVERSITET, 2023-10-12)A significant proportion of the work force is employed in unusual work schedules. The combined effects of working hours and chemical agents at the workplace may depend on the duration and/or timing of exposure. However, ... -
Occupational exposure limits approaches and criteria : Proceedings from a NIVA course held in Uppsala, Sweden, 24-28 September 2001
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2003)This volume presents selected lectures given at the course Occupational exposure limits approaches and criteria, third international course . The main objectives were to: describe and differentiate between the various ... -
Occupational Health and Public Health : Lessons from the Past Challenges for the Future
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2006)About a hundred years ago occupational and environmental health became an increasingly urgent topic in Western societies. Today's perceptions and organisation for the prevention and treatment of occupational health problems ... -
Occupational Safety and Health in Mining
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Om lärande i verksamhetsanknutna samtal En studie om prat och lärande i möten på en arbetsplats
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1999)Bjerlöv, M (1999). Learning in Workbased Discourse. A Study of Talk and Learning in Meetings at a Workplace. (Doctoral Thesis no. 89. Department of Education, Stockholm University, Arbete och Hälsa 1999:1. Solna, National ... -
Omorganisation och ohälsa : Skyddsombuden om förändringsarbetet vid kommunala arbetsplatser
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2004)Reorganization and Sick Leave : The Ombudsman s Report on Organizational Change at Local Government Workplaces The aim was to analyze why certain reorganizations at public sector workplaces seem to generate both organizational ... -
On causes of neck and shoulder pain in the general population : Epidemiological studies on associations between workload and leisure-time activities, and disorders in the neck/shoulder region
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2000)The aim of this thesis was to identify risk factors for neck/shoulder pain and disorders. In accordance with the bio-psychosocial perspective used, both physical and psychosocial factors were studied at work as well as ... -
On the Identification and Prevention of Ergonomic Risk Factors, with Special Regard to Reported Occupational Injuries of the Musculo-skeletal System
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1997)A checklist for the screening of ergonomic risks was designed, evaluated and applied at work place assessments. Training for measurements for the NIOSH lifting equation was described and the inter-observer reliability ... -
On the relation between psychosocial work environment and musculoskeletal symptoms : A structural equation modeling approach
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2006)The aim of the present thesis was to investigate the relation between aspects of the psychosocial work environment and musculoskeletal symptoms including the testing of process models of the potential mediating mechanisms ... -
Organic dust from pig environment induces activation of human T cells
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2002)Farmers suffer more frequently from inflammatory airway disorders than the population in general and a ongoing airway inflammation has been shown also in symptom free healthy farmers. Exposure in a swine confinement building ... -
Organisatoriska faktorers betydelse för långa sjukskrivningar i kommuner
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2003)The Effect of Organizational Factors on Long-term Sick Leave in Swedish Municipalities The aim with this study was to explain the variation in long-term sick leave within the public sector among workers in different ... -
På väg : En kvalitativ studie av arbete, långtidssjukskrivning och rörlighet
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2006)Long-term sick leave and workplace mobility. A qualitative study This study investigates opportunities of returning to work after long term sickleave. Work history, perceived opportunities and obstacles on the road back ... -
Perceived fatigue related to work
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1998)Perceived fatigue at work is important because it may be unpleasant for the individual, it may interfere with productivity, and prolonged fatigue without recovery may lead to work-related disorders. This thesis presents a ... -
Performance-based self-esteem : A driving force in burnout processes and its assessment
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2005)Burnout is assumed to occur after unsuccessful self-esteem strivings, activated and maintained by enduring or recurring stressors in central life domains and roles. People high in performance-based self-esteem are vulnerable ... -
Physical exposure, musculoskeletal symptoms and attitudes related to ICT use
(2009-07-02)Sammanfattning Fysisk exponering, muskuloskeletala symtom och attityder relaterat till ICT användning Muskuloskeletala symtom/besvär i nacke och övre extremiteterna rapporteras vara vanliga bland datoranvändare. Den ... -
Physical load in computer mouse work : working technique, sex and stress aspects
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to evaluate how working technique, sex and stress influenced the physical load during computer mouse work. The thesis is based upon three separate studies, two laboratory studies ... -
Physical load, psychosocial and individual factors in visual display unit work
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2003)The overall aim of this thesis was to explore associations between physical load, psychosocial and individual factors in visual display unit (VDU) work. Furthermore, the aim was to investigate whether perceived muscular ... -
Physical loads and aspects of physical performance in middle-aged men and women
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 1999)This investigation aimed at a description of different aspects of physical loads during a 24 year follow-up (1970-1993) in 484 men and women born between 1935 and 1952, in relation to different aspects of physical performance, ... -
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling in risk assessment : Development of Bayesian population methods
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)In risk assessment of risk chemicals, variability in susceptibility in the population is an important aspect. The health hazard of a pollutant is related to the internal exposure to the chemical, i.e. the target dose, ... -
Positiv och negativ påverkan på livssituationen vid långtidssjukskrivning
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2003)The influence of longterm sick leave on daily life The aim of the study was to analyse the influence of long-term sick leave on different aspects of daily life. The study group consisted of 862 men and women with a consecutive ...