Blood pressure control for working people.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Brown TC ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  After a brief description of the cardiovascular system of the human body, this pamphlet discusses what the term blood pressure means and how it is measured and describes the causes and treatment of high blood pressure. Experience has indicated that certain individuals are more prone to high blood pressure than others. Risk factors may include being born into a family where heart problems exist, as well as certain environmental or dietary exposures which can be controlled by the individual. Established occupational risk factors for high blood pressure were described. Mercury (7439976), cadmium (7440439) and arsenic (7440382) can cause kidney disease which may, in turn, cause high blood pressure. While exposure to lead (7439921) itself may elevate the blood pressure, if a person already has kidney disease or gout, lead exposure will worsen matters significantly. Carbon-disulfide (75150) has been associated with heart and artery diseases. Excessive noise has been linked to high blood pressure during noise exposure. Prolonged exposure to noise, and acute psychological stress may also raise blood pressure. Treatment must be tailored to the individual needs of the worker. The patient must inform the doctor about conditions at the workplace, not only to find possible causes for the high blood pressure, but also to avoid complications between medications which might be given and exposures to various chemicals on the job. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Diet Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Cardiovascular-system-disorders; Cardiovascular-disease; Heart-rate; Job-stress; Psychological-factors; Risk-factors; Dietary-effects; Workplace-studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet or Booklet
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00174294
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88155338
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Fund, Washington, D.C.; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Carbon disulfide (CAS RN 75-15-0) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health Fund, Washington, D.C.
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242379/cdc_242379_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]