Projects
Skin exposure and skin problems among workers handling oil-drilling waste
This project aims to assess skin exposure among workers handling oil-drilling waste, effects of chemical exposure on the skin barrier, su...
Particle exposure in dental clinics (Dentex)
Dental procedures, such as drilling, grinding, and polishing of composite materials used as dental fillings, create air borne particles a...
Risk factors and consequenses of hearing loss with regard to working life
Project title: Generation, protection and health effects of nano-sized dust in the ferroalloy industry (DEMASKUS)
There are tremendous efforts applied in the ferroalloy and SiC industry to control and reduce exposures of the dust generated during the ...
Low back pain, workplace absenteeism and disability pensioning
The purpose of the proposed project is to examine the interaction between gender, individual genetics and psychosocial work factors with ...
Psychosocial risk factors for doctor certified sick leave: A prospective population study
Sick leave is a current topic in the public debate and has also gotten increased attention from the research community, especially afte...
Work participation and work-related health: a life course perspective
The study population is all 626 928 live born women and men in Norway 1967-1976. Thus, the study is restricted to young adults. The main ...
The new workplace II: Work factors that determine absence and exit from working life. A prospective, full-panel longitudinal study
The primary aim of the present project is to determine factors and mechanisms that contribute to sickness absence and early retirement (...
Psychosocial work factors, persistent back pain and sickness absenteeism – the role of mental distress and epigenetic changes
The purpose of the project is to provide new knowledge on how psychosocial work factors may lead to persistent back pain and workplace ab...