Health status and occupational risk factors in Greek small fisheries workers

Frantzeskou, Elpida; Jensen, Olaf Chresten; Linos, Athena

doi:10.5603/imh.2016.0026

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“…The results of the analysis of work cycles for the different fishing techniques and the data collected from the questionnaires on the perception of work risk and the self-perception of health conditions showed that workers on fishing vessels were exposed to a high risk of biomechanical overload resulting from different fishing tasks. In a study conducted in 2013, an interviewer-administered questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 172 workers on fishing vessels in north-eastern Greece, and the authors found results comparable to ours [28]. In particular, the risks related to repetitive movements of the upper limbs were mainly due to the selection of catch, withdrawal of hooks and sieving of mussels, while the risks from the manual handling of loads were the greatest during the lifting and transporting fish and packing of mussel sacks.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…A cross-selectional study in a sample of 465 fishermen revealed that the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms was 61% (95%; CI: 56.6-65.4%) [27]. In a recent study Frantzeskou et al conducted an interviewer-administered questionnaire to a random sample of 172 fishermen in North-Eastern Greece and they found high prevalence (77%) of MSDs in group over 50 of age [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Occupational Exposure on Board Fishing Vessels: Risk Assessments of Biomechanical Overload, Noise and Vibrations among Worker on Fishing Vessels in Southern Italy

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Sea fishing is one of the sectors with the highest risk of illness and work-related accidents. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the exposure of fishing workers to three major risks: biomechanical overload, noise, and whole-body vibrations. We used common methods and measurement tools in the field: observational video analysis, questionnaires, and direct measurement. Noise and vibrations levels were measured aboard five boats belonging to the main fishing communities of Southern Italy. The random sample consisted of 310 workers, of whom 108 agreed to complete a questionnaire to collect data on the perception of occupational risk and self-perception of health conditions. We found that fishermen had a high prevalence of osteoarticular pathologies (42%) and that the biomechanical overload risk is mainly related to handling manual loads. Furthermore, the results indicate that the levels of weekly noise exposure exceed the exposure limit value of 87 decibel A (dBA) for fishing workers, and that the most noisiest area is the engine room. Exposure levels to whole-body vibrations were below <0.5 m/s2. Knowledge on occupational hazards and health effects in the fisheries sector should be used to develop ship technology, raise awareness of the correct use of personal protective equipment, and improve health surveillance of these workers.

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Occupational Exposure on Board Fishing Vessels: Risk Assessments of Biomechanical Overload, Noise and Vibrations among Worker on Fishing Vessels in Southern Italy

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“…Thus, the hands remain the part of the body that is the most often injured, as it has already been shown [9,[13][14][15][16].…”

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Analysis of occupational injuries in the sea fishing industry according to the type of fishery and the fishing activity

Chauvin

Bouar

Lardjane

2017

International Maritime Health

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“…In studies of the health of Greek small fisheries workers (Frantzeskou, Jensen, & Linos, 2016) and Turkish small-scale fishermen in the Aegean (Percin, Akyol, Davas, & Saygi, 2012), throwing and hauling nets resulted in injuries. Percin and coworkers (2012:149; Table 1) found that 479 of the 1,166 fishermen interviewed reported chronic rheumatism (41%).…”

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Analysis of pathology and activity‐related changes to the patellae of individuals from Tell Abraq

Osterholtz

Harrod

Miller

2019

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The examination of comingled ossuary collections creates unique analytical issues as bones are rarely articulated, requiring that the skeletal elements be examined on an individual basis. A result is that the estimation of crucial demographic information like age at death and sex becomes problematic and attempts to ascertain this information involve a high degree of error. Bearing these issues in mind, however, the focus of this project is to identify and interpret signs of osteoarthritis, osteochondritis dissecans, and osteochondral fracturing, as well as to score for the presence and degree of musculoskeletal markers, on patellae from the ossuary at Tell Abraq. A secondary goal of this project was to utilize the patellae to elicit both estimations of minimum number of individuals and the ratio of sex within the population. Preliminary results indicate a high prevalence of osteoarthritis, osteochondritis dissecans, and enchondral fracture that was not correlated to estimated sex. This lack of correlation may be due to several factors, including difficulty in sex estimation based on metric analysis of a single element, a skewed sex distribution, or an actual lack of correlation. Regardless of the difficulties of estimating sex in a comingled collection, it seems clear that both men and women were exposed to conditions that fostered the development of osteoarthritis and that trauma to the knee was a common occurrence for those ultimately interred in the ossuary.

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Health status and occupational risk factors in Greek small fisheries workers

Cited by 23 publications

References 10 publications

Occupational Exposure on Board Fishing Vessels: Risk Assessments of Biomechanical Overload, Noise and Vibrations among Worker on Fishing Vessels in Southern Italy

Occupational Exposure on Board Fishing Vessels: Risk Assessments of Biomechanical Overload, Noise and Vibrations among Worker on Fishing Vessels in Southern Italy

Analysis of occupational injuries in the sea fishing industry according to the type of fishery and the fishing activity

Analysis of pathology and activity‐related changes to the patellae of individuals from Tell Abraq

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