Effects of occupational hazards on job stress and mental health of factory workers and miners: a propensity score analysis

Y Lu, Z Zhang, H Yan, B Rui… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study is to evaluate the effects of different occupational hazards on job stress and
mental health of factory workers and miners. A total of 6120 workers from factories and …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational hazards and safety measures amongst the paint factory workers in Lagos, Nigeria

O Awodele, TD Popoola, BS Ogbudu, A Akinyede… - Safety and health at …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The manufacture of paint involves a variety of processes that present with
medical hazards. Safety initiatives are hence introduced to limit hazard exposures and …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of occupational health hazards among oil industry workers: A case study of refinery workers

F Eyayo - IOSR J Environ Sci, 2014 - academia.edu
Occupational Health Hazard which is different from Occupational Safety Hazard is
prevalently on the rise as industrialization increases in the global world. And identifying …

Exposure to volatile organic compounds in paint production plants: levels and potential human health risks

S Ghobakhloo, AH Khoshakhlagh, S Morais… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
A wide range of volatile organic solvents, including aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons,
alcohols, and ketones, are used in the production of paints, and they comprise more than …

Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory functions among quarry workers in Edo state, Nigeria

AR Isara, VY Adam, AQ Aigbokhaode… - Pan African Medical …, 2016 - ajol.info
Introduction: Workers in the quarry industries are exposed to hazards resulting from the
inhalation of air borne particulates. The study determined the prevalence of respiratory …

Occupational ocular health problems among marble workers at Shaq El Tho'ban industrial area in Egypt

EAE Khorshed, SA El-Naggar, SS El-Gohary… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Eye health of the working population is an essential condition for productivity. Marble
industry is processed at large scale at Shaq El Tho'ban area where much dust, crushed …

Respiratory health of dust-exposed Congolese coltan miners

N Leon-Kabamba, NR Ngatu, SJB Kakoma… - International archives of …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose In Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), informal coltan mining has
been expanding amidst increased insecurity due to armed conflicts. We investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment of the immune status of some stone quarry workers in Ondo state, Nigeria

SO Onemu, EI Obeagu, AA Popoola, MA Osuntuyi… - Medicine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Stone quarry activities in Nigeria are mostly unregulated such that the workers in these
quarries are continuously exposed to the inhalation of silica dust. It has been observed that …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational hazards, safety and hygienic practices among timber workers in a South Eastern State, Nigeria

KC Diwe, CB Duru, AC Iwu, IA Merenu… - Occupational Diseases …, 2016 - scirp.org
Background: Timber workers, especially in developing countries, are faced with challenges
of prevention and control of work place hazards and illnesses. Objective: To determine the …

[PDF][PDF] Pattern of occupational hazards and provisions of occupational health services and safety among workers of Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company …

AA Aliyu, S Saidu - Continental Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2011 - academia.edu
In today's world man lives in a “chemical age” as there is hardly any industry that does not
make use of and or produce chemicals in the work process. So every person is exposed to …