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Association of musculoskeletal disorders and inflammation markers in workers exposed to lead (Pb) from Pb-battery manufacturing plant
Conclusion: Pb-exposure and inflammatory markers were significantly associated with lower limbs of MSDs. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 24, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kalahasthi Ravibabu Bhavani Shankara Bagepally Tapu Barman Source Type: research

Electric field exposure assessments and a novel control method for buildings installed nearby high-voltage lines
A Shemshadi, AK MalekiIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019 23(2):63-67 This essay presents a review of new methods for electric field value assessment in high-voltage areas. For buildings that are placed near high-voltage transmission line corridor, two main scenarios are modeled using finite element method. A new approach to reduce electric field value is also simulated and the results are discussed in detail. The results are compared to related standards values. In some cases the improvement rate exceeds 65%. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 24, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: A Shemshadi AK Maleki Source Type: research

Obituary - Dr. G K Kulkarni, Editor, Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
T RajgopalIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019 23(2):61-62 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 24, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: T Rajgopal Source Type: research

Universal occupational health care & #8211; the need of the hour
Bobby JosephIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019 23(2):59-60 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - September 24, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Bobby Joseph Source Type: research

Better psychosocial work environment: For well-being of the worker and the organization
Raja Danasekaran, Ravivarman GovindasamyIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019 23(1):57-58 (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Raja Danasekaran Ravivarman Govindasamy Source Type: research

Prevalence of upper cross syndrome in laundry workers
Conclusions: These findings reported in the study provide a better understanding of impact and the extent of upper crossed syndrome. We found out that there is a significant prevalence of upper crossed syndrome in laundry workers. Neck pain presents as the main symptom, and these patients also present with forward head-and-neck posture. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Junaid Chandsaheb Mujawar Javid Hussain Sagar Source Type: research

A cross-sectional study of prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among professional cab drivers in New Delhi
Conclusion: Cab drivers are at high risk of acquiring mental health diseases, yet the mental health of this large workforce is ignored. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Akanksha Rathi Vikas Kumar Amrita Singh Panna Lal Source Type: research

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pesticides use among agricultural workers
Conclusion: It is proposed that educational sets consisted of acquaintance with poisons and their applications, storage, and carrying the pesticides, the methods for effective of different individual protection facilities, and utilizing the behavior to reduce the exposure to poisons should be developed and be available to farmers. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Fatemeh Rostami Maryam Afshari Masomeh Rostami-Moez Mohammad Javad Assari Ali Reza Soltanian Source Type: research

Contact sensitization to formaldehyde in veterinary medicine & #8211; An unexplored field in occupational health
Conclusions: The exposure to formaldehyde during the education in veterinary medicine and practice could be an important risk factor for the onset of contact sensitization. Stricter preventive measures are needed to reduce veterinary student's and lecturer's exposures. Equipment of dissection tables with local exhaust ventilation system could reduce the concentration of formaldehyde in the gross anatomy laboratory. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Maya G Lyapina Vasil K Manov Mariana P Cekova Source Type: research

Knowledge and perception of farmers regarding pesticide usage in a rural farming village, Southern India
Conclusion: These findings showed that knowledge level is adequate among farmers but this did not reflect in their practice. There is a need for continuous pesticide safety education along with training to the farmers regarding use of personal protective devices, personal hygiene and sanitation practices during and after application of pesticides. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Minnikanti Venkata Satya Sai G Devi Revati R Ramya Ann Mary Swaroop Eswaran Maheswari Mudigubba Manoj Kumar Source Type: research

Blood pressure and lipid profile in automechanics in relation to lead exposure
Conclusion: The result of this study indicates that blood pressure is elevated and lipid profile altered in automechanics which suggests that these groups of workers are prone to increased risk of developing hypertension and cardiovascular disorders due to occupational exposure to lead. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Chikaodili Nwando Obi-Ezeani Chudi Emmanuel Dioka Samuel Chukwuemeka Meludu Ifeoma Joy Onuora Saheed Opeyemi Usman Obiageli Bridget Onyema-Iloh Source Type: research

Risk assessment in mining-based industrial workers by immunological parameters as copper toxicity markers
Conclusion: Miners are prone to morbidity such as type 2 diabetes and respiratory discomfort (asthma and hypersensitivity) since imbalance in both IgM and IgE is known to be associated with such morbidity. Immunopathy observed in chronically exposed miners could be attributed to copper toxicity in them. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rajani Ganpatrao Tumane Nirmalendu Nath Aqueel Khan Source Type: research

How safe are industries in India ? Ascertaining industrial injuries in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India by capture-recapture method
Conclusions: Both records of police and government health facilities underestimate fatal and non-fatal injuries with under-reporting more pronounced in police records. (Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sajjan S Yadav Source Type: research

Perceived and manifested health problems among informal e-waste handlers: A scoping review
Sapna MishraIndian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019 23(1):7-14 E-waste being hazardous in nature demands scientific management thereby protecting and safeguarding the health of the workers. A major chunk of e-waste ends up in informal sectors where crude methods are employed thereby risking the health of workers. The current scoping review, Based on Arksey and O'Malley's framework was done to explore the available literature to summarize the perceived and manifested health problems among informal e-waste workers. A literature search was done in three databases namely PubMed, We...
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sapna Mishra Source Type: research

Stress among workers in diamond cutting and polishing occupations
This study was conducted to assess the level of stress among diamond workers with respect to their job task. Three hundred and forty-two diamond workers were enrolled from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with age ranging between 18 and 60 years, belonging to five different job tasks – ghat tarasi (N = 37), table cutting (N = 35), talia bottom (N = 123), athpel (N = 78), and mathala (N = 69). Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS) was used to assess the level of stress among diamond workers. Results showed a mild level of stress (M = 15.41, SD = 8...
Source: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 14, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Girijesh Kumar Yadav Sunil Kumar Mahatam Mishra Source Type: research