Work, Obesity, and Occupational Safety and Health

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• Personal Author:
  Blanciforti LA ; Cutlip, Robert G. ; Krajnak, Kristine M. ; Luster M ; Miller DB ; Munson AE ; O'Callaghan JP ; Ostry A ; Parks CG ; Schulte, Paul A. ; Simeonova PP ; Wagner, Gregory R.
• Description:
  There is increasing evidence that obesity and overweight may be related, in part, to adverse work conditions. In particular, the risk of obesity may increase in high-demand, low-control work environments, and for those who work long hours. In addition, obesity may modify the risk for vibration-induced injury and certain occupational musculoskeletal disorders. We hypothesized that obesity may also be a co-risk factor for the development of occupational asthma and cardiovascular disease that and it may modify the worker's response to occupational stress, immune response to chemical exposures, and risk of disease from occupational neurotoxins. We developed 5 conceptual models of the interrelationship of work, obesity, and occupational safety and health and highlighted the ethical, legal, and social issues related to fuller consideration of obesity's role in occupational health and safety. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Stress, Psychological Vibration
• Keywords:
  Bronchial-asthma Immune-system-disorders Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Psychological-stress Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Vibration-disease Weight-factors
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; OD - Office of the Director ; HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  428-436
• Volume:
  97
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031824
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2007 Mar; 97(3):428-436
• Contact Point Address:
  Paul A. Schulte, Education and Information Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  pas4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1de1aa4ebf1f7a2fa7d7e71483c62e5a403b9f789f6f11d516eba526b856bb7dbfa1b590f2575588c2d6a7977881083d109f6dd804b0f08f7dbc16eccd70f99f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185970/cdc_185970_DS1.pdf
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