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    • Benzene exposure and risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers in 25 000 offshore oil industry workers 

      Stenehjem, Jo Steinson; Kjærheim, Kristina; Bråtveit, Magne; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Barone-Adesi, Francesco; Rothman, Nathaniel; Lan, Qing; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian (Journal article, 2015-03-24)
      Background: The aim of this work was to examine the risk of lymphohaematopoietic (LH) cancer according to benzene exposure among offshore workers. Methods: Cancer registry data were used to identify 112 cancer cases diagnosed ...

    • Dealing with workplace violence in emergency primary health care: a focus group study 

      Morken, Tone; Johansen, Ingrid H.; Alsaker, Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-01)
      Background Prevention and management of workplace violence among health workers has been described in different health care settings. However, little is known about which phenomena the emergency primary health care (EPC) ...

    • Health risks in international container and bulk cargo transport due to volatile toxic compounds 

      Baur, Xaver; Budnik, Lygia Therese; Zhao, Zhiwei; Bråtveit, Magne; Djurhuus, Rune; Verschoor, Louis; Rubino, Federico Maria; Colosio, Claudio; Jepsen, Jørgen Riis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-20)
      To ensure the preservation and quality of the goods, physical (i.e. radiation) or chemical pest control is needed. The dark side of such consents may bear health risks in international transport and production sharing. In ...

    • Hearing loss in the royal Norwegian navy: a cross-sectional study 

      Irgens-Hansen, Kaja; Sunde, Erlend; Bråtveit, Magne; Baste, Valborg; Oftedal, Gunnhild; Koefoed, Vilhelm F; Lind, Ola; Moen, Bente Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-07)
      Objectives Prior studies have indicated a high prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among Navy personnel; however, it is not clear whether this is caused by work on board. The present study aimed to assess the ...

    • Loss of health certificates among offshore petroleum workers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf 2002-2010 

      Horneland, Alf Magne; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Holte, Kari Anne; Merkus, Suzanne L.; Ellingsen, Kjersti Lunde; Carter, Tim; Aas, Randi Wågø; Ulven, Arne Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)
      Background: 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. ...

    • Predictors of microbial agents in dust and respiratory health in the Ecrhs 

      Tischer, Christina; Zock, Jan-Paul; Valkonen, Maria; Doekes, Gert; Guerra, Stefano; Heederick, Dick; Jarvis, Deborah; Norbäck, Dan; Olivieri, Mario; Sunyer, Jordi; Svanes, Cecilie; Täubel, Martin; Thiering, Elisabeth; Verlato, Guiseppe; Hyvärinen, Anne; Heinrich, Joachim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-02)
      Background Dampness and mould exposure have been repeatedly associated with respiratory health. However, less is known about the specific agents provoking or arresting health effects in adult populations. We aimed to assess ...

    • Shift work and age in the offshore petroleum industry 

      Waage, Siri; Pallesen, Ståle; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)
      Background. Shift work is associated with sleep and health problems. Tolerance to shift work is reported to decrease with age. Shift work tolerance should be considered in different shift work populations. The aim of the ...

    • A survey of occupational health in The Royal Norwegian Navy 

      Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Koefoed, Vilhelm F; Bondevik, Kristin; Haukenes, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008)
      Objective. The aim of this article is to describe possible risk factors in the work environment that can affect the health of staff of the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN). The article presents the main results from a subproject ...