Successful lung transplantation for artificial stone-associated accelerated silicosis: a case report
This report focuses on the occupational health risks associated with the use of artificial stones containing high levels of crystalline silica in the production of kitchen countertops. It presents the case of a 43-yr-old man who developed severe silicosis due to his occupation involving cutting and polishing quartz stone raw materials. A retrospective analysis of the patient's medical records and occupational history was conducted. The diagnosis of severe silicosis, moderate restrictive lung disease, and bilateral pneumothorax was based on clinical manifestations, pulmonary function test, radiological findings, and histolo...
Source: Industrial Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Shou-Chien Hsu Yun-Ju Chen Hao-Yi Fan Chih-Wei Wang Han-Jui Lee Yu-Chung Tsao Source Type: research
Identifying factors that inhibit or facilitate on-site implementation of chemical risk assessment at small and medium-sized companies
This study aimed to identify the factors that inhibit or facilitate such assessment. Twelve individuals in charge of risk assessment at one medium-sized client company and eight small and medium-sized contract companies and responsible for innovation in the manufacturing and construction industries were interviewed. The interview transcripts were analyzed via text mining using KH Corder ver. 3 and a co-occurrence network was used to identify the keywords' connections and each factor in consideration of the interviews. Six factors inhibited or facilitated risk assessment: (1) education on hazardous work in the workplace, (2...
Source: Industrial Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hiroki Arao Mitsuo Hinoue Kunio Hara Akiyoshi Ito Source Type: research
Successful lung transplantation for artificial stone-associated accelerated silicosis: a case report
This report focuses on the occupational health risks associated with the use of artificial stones containing high levels of crystalline silica in the production of kitchen countertops. It presents the case of a 43-yr-old man who developed severe silicosis due to his occupation involving cutting and polishing quartz stone raw materials. A retrospective analysis of the patient's medical records and occupational history was conducted. The diagnosis of severe silicosis, moderate restrictive lung disease, and bilateral pneumothorax was based on clinical manifestations, pulmonary function test, radiological findings, and histolo...
Source: Industrial Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Shou-Chien Hsu Yun-Ju Chen Hao-Yi Fan Chih-Wei Wang Han-Jui Lee Yu-Chung Tsao Source Type: research
Identifying factors that inhibit or facilitate on-site implementation of chemical risk assessment at small and medium-sized companies
This study aimed to identify the factors that inhibit or facilitate such assessment. Twelve individuals in charge of risk assessment at one medium-sized client company and eight small and medium-sized contract companies and responsible for innovation in the manufacturing and construction industries were interviewed. The interview transcripts were analyzed via text mining using KH Corder ver. 3 and a co-occurrence network was used to identify the keywords' connections and each factor in consideration of the interviews. Six factors inhibited or facilitated risk assessment: (1) education on hazardous work in the workplace, (2...
Source: Industrial Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hiroki Arao Mitsuo Hinoue Kunio Hara Akiyoshi Ito Source Type: research
Successful lung transplantation for artificial stone-associated accelerated silicosis: a case report
This report focuses on the occupational health risks associated with the use of artificial stones containing high levels of crystalline silica in the production of kitchen countertops. It presents the case of a 43-yr-old man who developed severe silicosis due to his occupation involving cutting and polishing quartz stone raw materials. A retrospective analysis of the patient's medical records and occupational history was conducted. The diagnosis of severe silicosis, moderate restrictive lung disease, and bilateral pneumothorax was based on clinical manifestations, pulmonary function test, radiological findings, and histolo...
Source: Industrial Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Shou-Chien Hsu Yun-Ju Chen Hao-Yi Fan Chih-Wei Wang Han-Jui Lee Yu-Chung Tsao Source Type: research
Identifying factors that inhibit or facilitate on-site implementation of chemical risk assessment at small and medium-sized companies
This study aimed to identify the factors that inhibit or facilitate such assessment. Twelve individuals in charge of risk assessment at one medium-sized client company and eight small and medium-sized contract companies and responsible for innovation in the manufacturing and construction industries were interviewed. The interview transcripts were analyzed via text mining using KH Corder ver. 3 and a co-occurrence network was used to identify the keywords' connections and each factor in consideration of the interviews. Six factors inhibited or facilitated risk assessment: (1) education on hazardous work in the workplace, (2...
Source: Industrial Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hiroki Arao Mitsuo Hinoue Kunio Hara Akiyoshi Ito Source Type: research
