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Vibration from handheld power tools can be reduced by 75 percent
Working with vibrating power tools can lead to reduced hand function. Now, researchers at STAMI have contributed to the development of po...
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Cellular offices contribute to job control
Employees in cellular offices experienced a higher level of percieved job control than colleagues with shared or open offices. Moving fro...
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Increase in contact allergy and eczema
The number of Norwegians with contact allergy to methylisothiazolinone (MI) has increased significantly since 2008, a recent study by STA...
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Difficult to defend oneself against exposure to bullying behaviour
Are some employees better equipped to defend themselves against workplace bullying than others? A recent study investigates effects of th...
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Bioaerosol exposure at automated and manual waste sorting plants
Working in the waste sorting industry can be associated with several health outcomes. A recent study from the National Institute of Occup...
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Shift work with night work and cardiovascular disease
Using new methods, researchers at the National Institute of Occupational Health in Norway (STAMI) have obtained new knowledge of the asso...
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The Inclusive Workplace Agreement (IA) contributed to keeping paid employment
Working in an IA company increased the probability of returning to work after more than 16 days’ sick leave and of maintaining paid emplo...
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Gender differences in early work exit probability
Certain factors in the working environment are associated with the probability of early exit from paid employment among older workers, bu...
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These occupations affect workers’ hearing the most
Scientists at the National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI) have studied hearing decline in different occupations in Norway the l...
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Relations between office concepts and sick leave
Employees in conventional open-plan offices had higher probability of self-certified sick leave than those in private offices, researcher...
