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dc.contributor.authorHorneland, Alf Magneen_US
dc.contributor.authorMoen, Bente Elisabethen_US
dc.contributor.authorHolte, Kari Anneen_US
dc.contributor.authorMerkus, Suzanne L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEllingsen, Kjersti Lundeen_US
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Timen_US
dc.contributor.authorAas, Randi Wågøen_US
dc.contributor.authorUlven, Arne Johanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-04T09:47:25Z
dc.date.available2016-08-04T09:47:25Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.PublishedInternational Maritime Health 2011, 62(4):266-275eng
dc.identifier.issn2081-3252
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/12435
dc.description.abstractBackground: A health certificate is required to work on the offshore petroleum installations of the Norwegian Shelf. Loss of health certificate (“loss of licence”, LOL) may cause economic problems for the individual worker. A private compensation system (OSO) was established for Norwegian offshore workers in 2002, comprising 8000–11,000 individual members of workers organisations: approximately one third of the population offshore. This study aims at describing the reasons for compensation of offshore workers who have lost their certificates. Materials and methods: Of 595 workers who applied for compensation in the period 2002–2010, 38 declined to participate in the study. Of the remaining 557, 507 were granted and 50 were denied compensation. All medical records held by the scheme concerning the 507 compensated applicants were examined. Health data were systematically extracted, analysed, and compared with general population statistics. Results: Musculoskeletal conditions were the most frequent conditions causing LOL for both sexes (42.5%), followed by psychiatric, neurological, and malignant diseases for women, and cardiovascular (19%), neurological, and psychiatric conditions for men. Musculoskeletal disorders were more prevalent than in the general population, and the prevalence of knee problems was particularly high. Among malignant diseases we found a high proportion of brain tumours and renal cancer. The causes are unknown and warrant further investigation in this population. Among women granted compensation, 78% were catering workers, while 50% of the men were process workers, reflecting the gender distribution in these working groups. Conclusions: Musculoskeletal conditions were the most frequent cause of application for LOL compensation for both sexes, followed by psychiatric, neurological, and malignant diseases for women, and cardiovascular, neurological, and psychiatric conditions for men. The cause of the higher incidence of musculoskeletal diseases, brain tumours, and renal cancer found in this study compared to the general population warrants further investigation.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherVia Medicaeng
dc.relation.urihttp://www.google.no/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fczasopisma.viamedica.pl%2Fimh%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F26167%2F20961&ei=CukuU7DmGsOJyAOiuYHwCw&usg=AFQjCNGbnZ
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-NDeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0eng
dc.subjecthealth certificateeng
dc.subjectoffshoreeng
dc.subjectpetroleum industryeng
dc.subjectloss of licenceeng
dc.titleLoss of health certificates among offshore petroleum workers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf 2002-2010en_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2016-04-08T08:46:51Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2011 Via Medica
dc.identifier.cristin923101
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medisinske fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Yrkesmedisin: 809
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Midical sciences: 700::Health sciences: 800::Occupational health: 809


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