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Från matsal till matlåda : Ergonomiska belastningar vid distribution av portionsförpackad varm mat
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)From dining room to lunch box: Ergonomic loads in distribution of individually portioned warm food During the last years in Sweden, distribution of warm food have been a service more commonly offered, then other forms of ... -
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling in risk assessment : Development of Bayesian population methods
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)In risk assessment of risk chemicals, variability in susceptibility in the population is an important aspect. The health hazard of a pollutant is related to the internal exposure to the chemical, i.e. the target dose, ... -
Att ofta byta arbetsplats : En jämförelse mellan uthyrda och korttidsanställda
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Work place mobility: Comparing two groups of atypical workers This study compares employees in two forms of atypical employment deviating from the traditional norm of permanent, full-time employment. The groups compared ... -
Induction of a non-allergic inflammation in the human respiratory tract by organic dust
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Swine farming is an occupation associated with high exposure levels to organic dust, but gases such as ammonia and hydrogen sulphide are also contributing to the potentially hazardous exposure. The prevalences for respiratory ... -
Handintensivt arbete : En belastningsergonomisk kunskapsöversikt gällande människans kapacitet och interaktion med verktyg och arbetsuppgifter
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Hand intensive work : A scientific review of human capacity and interaction with tools and tasks The state of the art regarding different aspects on professional hand intensive work is summarised in a broad literature ... -
X2001 Exposure Assesment in Epidemiology and Practice
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)This book contains the extended abstracts to the X2001 Conference on Exposure Assessment in Epidemiology and Practice in Göteborg, Sweden, June 10-13, 2001. The excellent work performed by the contributing scientists has ... -
Förtidspensionärer i ett tioårsperspektiv : En jämförelse av de nya förtidspensionärerna 1988, 1993 och 1998
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)The main objective with this study was to compile a picture of the individuals granted disability pension in Sweden in 1988, 1993 and 1998. It presents an overall picture of the social and professional backgrounds of the ... -
Arbete och besvär i rörelseorganen : En vetenskaplig värdering av frågor om samband : Andra upplagan
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Denna bok är en nytryckning av boken med samma titel som tidigare getts ut i serien Arbete och Hälsa. Den är till innehållet och kapitelindelning praktiskt taget helt oförändrad. Dock har kapitel 2 Begreppet arbets-skada ... -
Physical load in computer mouse work : working technique, sex and stress aspects
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to evaluate how working technique, sex and stress influenced the physical load during computer mouse work. The thesis is based upon three separate studies, two laboratory studies ... -
The Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation of Health Risks from Chemicals and The Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Standards : 127. Hydrogen sulphide
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a gas that can be generated in nature whenever organic material containing sulphur is present and oxygen is depleted. In addition it can be generated in several industrial settings. It is difficult ... -
Low back pain in a general population : Care seeking behaviour, life style factors, and methods of exposure assessment
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)This thesis is based on the MUSIC- Norrtälje study, a population-based case-referent study of low-back pain with a two-year follow-up. Included in the study were 449 female and 342 male cases. The specific aims were to ... -
Gränser i omsorgsarbete : En studie om arbetets innehåll, villkor och kvalitet
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Boundaries in home care work. A study of work content and its significance for working conditions and quality in care The aim of the study was to investigate work content and its significance for working conditions and ... -
Women s conditions in working life
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)This volume of Arbete och Hälsa (Work and Health) is a result of a workshop held in Brussels in September 2000. The workshop was one out of about 70 workshops that preceded the European Union Presidency Conference Work ... -
The Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation of Health Risks from Chemicals : 128. Triglycidyl isocyanurate
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) is a solid, slightly soluble in water. It has a very low vapour pressure, and will therefore occur as dust at the workplace. TGIC is an epoxy compound containing three epoxy groups. Technical ... -
Vetenskapligt underlag för hygieniska gränsvärden. : 22
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Scientific Basis for Swedish Occupational Standards 22 Critical review and evaluation of those scientific data which are relevant as a background for discussion of Swedish occupational exposure limits. This volume consists ... -
Scientific Basis for Swedish Occupational Standards. : XXII
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001)Critical review and evaluation of those scientific data which are relevant as a background for discussion of Swedish occupational exposure limits. This volume consists of the consensus reports given by the Criteria Group ... -
Arbetsmiljön i skolan och välbefinnande ur ett elevperspektiv En uppföljningsstudie av 13-14 åriga flickor och pojkar inom projektet Skolmiljö 2000
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2000)Environment at School and well being from a Pupil Perspective : A follow-up Survey Based on Completion of a Questionnaire among Aged 13-14 Girls and Boys The Swedish Work Environment Act includes the pupil the same way ... -
Specialister eller generalister : Arbetsvillkor och omsorgskvalitet i hemtjänst- och boendestödsverksamhet
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2000)Home care workers as specialists or generalists : Quality in work and care The study concerns the psychiatric reform and different solutions to organize home care for this client group. The aim of the study was to examine ... -
Promoting implementation of safety measures Long-term follow-up of a participatory method
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2000)The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term effects of a method for promoting implementation of safety measures in fishery. The evaluation was performed through an interview investigation 2.5 years subsequent ... -
Proceedings of the Third International Meeting on Thermal Manikin Testing, 3IMM, at the National Institute for Working Life, October 12-13, 1999
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2000)The third international meeting for users of thermal manikins was organised by the National Institute for Working Life in Stockholm, Sweden on October 12-13, 1999. The first meeting was organised at the same place in ...