Exposures and health effects at sea: report on the NIVA course: Maritime Occupational Medicine, Exposures and Health Effects at Sea Elsinore, Denmark, May 2014

Carter, Tim; Jepsen, Jørgen Riis

doi:10.5603/imh.2014.0024

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“…Concerning climatic influences, an own study including 134 male seafarers revealed that heat in workplaces was regarded 24 times as the most important stressor aboard [1]. In total, there is only little knowledge about levels of exposure to potential health risks in seafarers due to the often temporary and insecure working situation on vessels and the lack of valid longterm information of seafarers' health impairments that can be related to ship-related physical influences [29].…”

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Physical influences on seafarers are different during their voyage episodes of port stay, river passage and sea passage: A maritime field study

Oldenburg¹,

Felten²,

Hedtmann³

et al. 2020

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Introduction During a sea voyage, crew members of vessels are permanently exposed to physical stress caused by noise, vibration and heat. This study aims to describe the extent of the physical influences on board container ships and the resulting stress. Methods Up to four scientific investigators accompanied six sea voyages on container ships under German management. Workplace and person-related measurements for noise, vibration and climatic parameters were carried out on the vessels during the three different voyage episodes (port stay, river passage and sea passage). Results The interviewed seafarers reported, in decreasing order, the level of psychological stress due to vibration (80.6%), noise (71.8%) and, much less, heat (45.7%) in the workplace. In terms of workplace-related physical measurements, the highest noise levels were found in the engine room (104 dB (A)), in the workshop (81 dB (A)) and on deck (77 dB (A)), irrespective of the voyage episode. Some noise measurements in the recreational area revealed levels above the threshold. All measured 180 vibration values were below the relevant threshold limits-with the highest values in the engine room (62 mm/s 2), followed by the workshop (37 mm/s 2) and the engine control room (34 mm/s 2). In terms of thermal comfort, none of the measured climatic parameters differed significantly between the voyage episodes. According to the person-related physical measurements, the noise exposure was particularly pronounced among the engine room personnel with an average noise level of 96 dB (A) (often during cleaning, painting and repair work). In contrast, the deck crew and nautical officers were respectively exposed to an average level of 83 dB (A) and 77 dB (A) at work.

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Physical influences on seafarers are different during their voyage episodes of port stay, river passage and sea passage: A maritime field study

Oldenburg¹,

Felten²,

Hedtmann³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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“…Previous studies showed that seafarers are exposed unique psychosocial stressors, such as diverse climate and long term separation from family, which are related to their ill-health [ 10 , 51 ]. In this study, we found that seafarers were most worried about family members (66.5%), ship safety (64.2%), and sea piracy (59.5%).…”

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Association between social support and health-related quality of life among Chinese seafarers: A cross-sectional study

Xiao

Huang²,

Shen

et al. 2017

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BackgroundSeafarers have reported impaired health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Social support might increase HRQOL, but little is known about this association among Chinese seafarers. The aim of this study was to describe social support and explore its association with HRQOL among Chinese seafarers.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in the ports of Nantong and Rugao, China, from April to December 2013. A total of 917 Chinese seafarers were interviewed on social support, mental distress, perceived occupational stress, and HRQOL using the following self-administered questionnaires: The Social Support Rating Scale, Self-rating Depression Scale, Occupational Stress Questionnaire, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Hierarchical linear regression modelling was used to analyze the association between seafarers’ subjective level of social support and their HRQOL.ResultsOf the 917 male Chinese seafarers included in the study, 40.7% perceived high levels of social support, and 39.1% were highly satisfied with their overall quality of life (QOL). Hierarchical regression analysis showed significant associations between level of social support and all health dimensions in the WHOQOL-BREF, even after adjusting for depressive symptoms, occupational stress, occupational activities, sleep duration, and other relevant covariates. Compared with the medium or low level social support group, seafarers with a high level of social support had better QOL scores in the general facet health and QOL (β = 2.43, p<0.05), and the physical health (β = 3.23, p<0.001), psychological health (β = 5.56, p<0.001), social relation (β = 6.07, p<0.001), and environment domains (β = 4.27, p<0.001). In addition, depression, occupational stress, occupational activities, and sleep duration were found to be determinants of seafarers’ HRQOL.ConclusionsChinese seafarers have poorer HRQOL than the general population, but social support has a significant positive effect on their HRQOL. Efforts to improve social support should be undertaken.

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“…Future studies should investigate vessel and task‐specific hazards. Although a recently published study using seafarer self‐reported data has given some insight of potential shipboard hazards, data on occupational hazards assessments for seafarers working in the modern shipping environment are limited …”

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Injury, illness, and disability risk in American seafarers

Lefkowitz

Slade

Redlich

2017

American J Industrial Med

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Exposures and health effects at sea: report on the NIVA course: Maritime Occupational Medicine, Exposures and Health Effects at Sea Elsinore, Denmark, May 2014

Abstract: (Int Marit Health 2014; 64, 3: 114-121)

Cited by 19 publications

References 18 publications

Physical influences on seafarers are different during their voyage episodes of port stay, river passage and sea passage: A maritime field study

Physical influences on seafarers are different during their voyage episodes of port stay, river passage and sea passage: A maritime field study

Association between social support and health-related quality of life among Chinese seafarers: A cross-sectional study

Injury, illness, and disability risk in American seafarers

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