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Keratinocyte carcinoma as an occupational disease
Keratinocyte carcinoma (KC) comprises basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and are the most common forms of non-melanoma skin cancer are the most frequently diagnosed cancers among people with fair skin in Europe.1 2 People with light skin, hair or eyes are at greatest risk of KC due to their susceptibility to UV damage.3 4 Although mortality rates are relatively low, KC has high rates of morbidity and can be associated with a significant negative impact on health-related quality of life and healthcare costs.5 6 Climate change is likely to amplify this problem in the future: changes to the...
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 13, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tate, J., Racovita, M., Cougnard-Gregoire, A., Delcourt, C., Harwood, C., Trakatelli, M. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Universal, selective and indicated interventions for supporting mental health at the workplace: an umbrella review of meta-analyses
The current umbrella review aimed to assess and summarise evidence on universal, selective and indicated interventions for mental health at the workplace. This umbrella review forms one of the evidence reviews which were commissioned by the WHO to develop global guidelines on mental health at work. We conducted systematic searches in five bibliographic databases (PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane and Global Medicus Index) and included meta-analyses of randomised trials examining psychosocial, physical activity and lifestyle interventions delivered to all general workers (universal interventions), at-risk workers (selectiv...
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Miguel, C., Amarnath, A., Akhtar, A., Malik, A., Baranyi, G., Barbui, C., Karyotaki, E., Cuijpers, P. Tags: Open access Systematic review Source Type: research

Longitudinal associations of household use of cleaning agents and asthma symptoms in women: the EGEA study
Conclusions This longitudinal study, with repeated assessment of exposure and respiratory health, supports the hypothesis that a persistent or increased weekly use of sprayed cleaning products over time may have an adverse effect on the evolution of asthma symptoms. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pacheco Da Silva, E., Ngutuka, M., Dumas, O., Orsi, L., Ait-hadad, W., Lemire, P., Quentin, J., Pin, I., Varraso, R., Siroux, V., Le Moual, N., on behalf of the Epidemiological Study on the Genetics and Environment of Asthma, Siroux, Demenais, Pin, Nadif, Tags: Environment Source Type: research

Comparison of factors associated with postpartum depression from two cohorts of nurses: the Korea Nurses Health Study and the Nurses Health Study 3
Conclusions Differences in PPD rates and related factors suggest the role of stress, cultural variation and differing work systems. Nurses and other women shift-workers noted to have depressive symptoms before and during pregnancy and exhibit PPD symptoms should especially be followed closely and offered supportive mental health services that include greater flexibility in returning to work. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kim, O., Kim, B., Kim, S.-Y., Cho, E., Lee, H. Y., Cha, C., Bae, N., Kim, M., Lee, D. H., Chavarro, J. E., Park, H.-Y., Kim, S. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research

Occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a nationwide register-based study of the Danish workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020-2021
This study examines the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection by occupational group based on real-time PCR (RT-PCR) tests. Methods The cohort includes 2.4 million Danish employees, 20–69 years of age. All data were retrieved from public registries. The incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of first-occurring positive RT-PCR test from week 8 of 2020 to week 50 of 2021 were computed by Poisson regression for each four-digit Danish Version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations job code with more than 100 male and 100 female employees (n=205). Occupational groups with low risk of workplace infection according t...
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Bonde, J. P. E., Begtrup, L. M., Jensen, J. H., Flachs, E. M., Schlünssen, V., Kolstad, H. A., Jakobsson, K., Nielsen, C., Nilsson, K., Rylander, L., Vilhelmsson, A., Petersen, K. K. U., Soegaard Toettenborg, S. Tags: Open access, COVID-19 Workplace Source Type: research

Association between prolonged exposure to long working hours and stroke subtypes in the CONSTANCES cohort
Conclusions LWH were associated with stroke, though it remained significant for haemorrhagic stroke only after adjustments. Differences in direct and indirect biological pathways and lack of power in the ischaemic subgroup may explain these results and further studies on the impact of mediating and effect measure modifying factors are needed. Nevertheless, policies that attenuate effects of both LWH and cardiovascular risks factor are warranted. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Fadel, M., Sembajwe, G., Li, J., Leclerc, A., Pico, F., Schnitzler, A., Roquelaure, Y., Descatha, A. Tags: Editor's choice Workplace Source Type: research

Health outcomes among offspring of US Coast Guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 2010-2011
Conclusion Infant health outcomes were comparable between the offspring of male USCG oil spill responders and non-responders. Findings were limited by the small number of infants identified, particularly among female responders, and should be interpreted with caution. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hall, C., Conlin, A. M. S., Burrell, M., Romano, C. J., Bukowinski, A. T., Gumbs, G. R., Harville, E. W., Thomas, D. L., Denic-Roberts, H., Rusiecki, J. A. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research

Incidence and mortality from malignant mesothelioma 1982-2020 and relationship with asbestos exposure: the Australian Mesothelioma Registry
Conclusions With effective control of occupational asbestos use, the decline in age-standardised incidence and death rates has occurred. Incidence rates among women, in whom occupational asbestos exposure is rarely detectable, remain unchanged, pointing to the role of household and /or environmental asbestos exposure. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Walker-Bone, K., Benke, G., MacFarlane, E., Klebe, S., Takahashi, K., Brims, F., Sim, M. R., Driscoll, T. R. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research

Precarious employment and occupational injuries in Sweden between 2006 and 2014: a register-based study
Conclusions While several mechanisms may explain why precarious workers in Sweden present lower risks of OIs, several dimensions of PE such as temp agency work and multiple job-holding could be important risk factors for OIs and merit further research. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kreshpaj, B., Wegman, D. H., Burstrom, B., Davis, L., Hemmingsson, T., Hakansta, C., Jonsson, J., Johansson, G., Kjellberg, K., Sanchez Martinez, N., Matilla-Santander, N., Orellana, C., Bodin, T. Tags: Open access Workplace Source Type: research

Estimating the relationship between precarious employment and occupational injury: do the registry data tell the whole story?
Do employees with a precarious attachment to the employer have higher risk of occupational injuries (OIs) than non-precarious workers? Kreshpaj et al1 have cleverly analysed Swedish OI registry data and show that the risk of OIs varies between different employment relationships. The results are interesting and somewhat puzzling. On the one hand, precarious workers, as measured by a summative index, have a decreased risk of OIs. However, when the researchers investigate the risk associated with each dimension of precariousness, they find that male agency workers, multiple jobholders of both genders and female workers earnin...
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - March 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Holm Ingelsrud, M. Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Health check-ups as interventions for work disability management: supervisors and occupational healthcare follow the recommendations to a great extent
Conclusion Supervisors and OHC units followed the recommendations for management of work disability to a great extent. Employees were active in looking for help early when they had problems with work ability. This positive finding should be promoted even more. OHC units did not initiate HCUs or recommend rehabilitation in mental disorders as actively as they did in musculoskeletal disorders. Support of employees with mental disorders should be improved and studied more. Registration of the study The study protocol was approved and registered on 22 September 2017 by the Doctoral Program of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medi...
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kuronen, J., Winell, K., Kopra, J., Räsänen, K. Tags: Open access Practice Source Type: research

Workers in Australian prebake aluminium smelters: update on risk of mortality and cancer incidence in the Healthwise cohort
Conclusions No excess risk of death from bladder cancer or non-malignant respiratory disease was found. Excess lung cancer mortality and incidence may be explained by smoking and excess mortality from mesothelioma may be explained by asbestos exposure. An excess risk of mortality from liver and prostate cancer has been shown in production workers and requires further investigation. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Del Monaco, A., Dimitriadis, C., Xie, S., Benke, G., Sim, M. R., Walker-Bone, K. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research

Trends in fatal occupational injury rates among older workers before and after the Great Recession of 2008
Conclusions Older workers have persistently high rates of fatal occupational injury in North Carolina before and after the Great Recession. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Richey, M. M., Golightly, Y., Marshall, S. W., Novicoff, W., Keil, A., Nocera, M., Richardson, D. B. Tags: Editor's choice Workplace Source Type: research

Four-year follow-up of surface contamination by antineoplastic drugs in a compounding unit
Conclusions From the beginning of the study and from month to month, surface contamination was limited to the nearest sampling points to the compounding unit. This 4-year monitoring study allowed us to determine the intravenous conventional antineoplastic drugs and sampling points to be focused on. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Saint-Lorant, G., Vasseur, M., Allorge, D., Beauval, N., Simon, N., Odou, P. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research

Dupuytrens disease is a work-related disorder: results of a population-based cohort study
Conclusions Manual work exposure is a risk factor for DD, with a clear dose–response relationship. Physicians treating patients should recognise DD as a work-related disorder and inform patients accordingly. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: van den Berge, B. A., Wiberg, A., Werker, P. M. N., Broekstra, D. C., Furniss, D. Tags: Open access Workplace Source Type: research