Das arbeitsmedizinische Informationssystem in der DDR 1983 bis 1990

Bräunlich, A; Enderlein, G.; Heuchert, G; Wulke, P; Berger, R.

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“…The exception is the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), in which the number of workers exposed to intense occupational stress was reported to the Ministry for Health by the enterprises. Braunlich et al [1990] estimated that about 88% of the total labor force in the former GDR was covered by these reports. According to their summary [Braunlich et al, 19901 in 1989, there were 292,021 persons exposed to wbv with an intensity exceeding the exposure limit of the international standard I S 0 263 1 [ 19851 by at least 30% (factor 1.3).…”

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Selected health risks caused by long‐term, whole‐body vibration

Seidel

1993

American J Industrial Med

138

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The problem of a "vibration disease" caused by low-frequency whole-body vibration (wbv) is critically discussed. Disorders of the nervous, circulatory, and digestive systems are interpreted not to be predominantly wbv-specific, but to be related to the totality of working conditions. Long-term wbv exposure can probably contribute to the pathogenesis of disorders of female reproductive organs (menstrual disturbances, anomalies of position) and disturbances of pregnancy (abortions, stillbirths). Animal experiments suggest harmful effects on the fetus. WBV has a minor synergistic effect on the development of noise-induced hearing loss. Degenerative changes of the spine are more prevalent among wbv-exposed workers. Model calculations demonstrate an increased spinal load in pregnant women exposed to wbv or self-induced vibration, and illustrate a possibility for the comparison of data on stress, strain, and strength. The analysis of individual exposure-effect relationships is suggested as a future approach for evaluating potential occupation-related diseases.

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Section: Introduction Materials and Methodsmentioning

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Selected health risks caused by long‐term, whole‐body vibration

Seidel

1993

American J Industrial Med

138

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“…An attempt is made to describe the potential exposures present or formerly present in the industries of Germany and the statistics referring to the burden of occupational cancer. Official statistics (3,4) relate to newly diagnosed and compensated occupational diseases, which are only the "tip of the iceberg" of the true total, as many patients fail to obtain compensation because their disease is not recognized as occupational and is not reported to the authorities. Skov et al (5) showed that the Register of Reported Occupational Diseases of Denmark contained only about 50% of the cases of pleural mesothelioma and sinonasal adenocarcinoma in the Danish Cancer Register.…”

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Occupational cancer in Germany

Brüske‐Hohlfeld¹

1999

Environ Health Perspect

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As in probably mostly all other European countries, the incidence of occupational cancer in Germany increased steadily after World War II. In 1994 about 1,600 cases of occupational cancer were compensated--more than ever before. More than half of these cases were lung cancer, most caused either by asbestos (n=545) or by ionizing radiation ((italic)n(/italic)=306). Other frequent target organs of asbestos were the pleura and the peritoneum with 495 cases of mesotheliomas. Asbestos was the single most important risk factor for occupational cancer, causing more than 1000 deaths per year. All other malignant diseases, such as bladder cancer, leukemia, angiosarcoma of the liver, adenocarcinoma of the nose or nasal sinuses, and skin cancer, were comparatively rare. Although primary exposure to ionizing radiation in uranium ore mining occurred in the 1950s and attributable lung cancers seem to be on the decline, this is not true for asbestos, where the peak incidence in lung cancer and mesothelioma has not been reached yet.

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Das arbeitsmedizinische Informationssystem in der DDR 1983 bis 1990

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Selected health risks caused by long‐term, whole‐body vibration

Selected health risks caused by long‐term, whole‐body vibration

Occupational cancer in Germany

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