Skin symptoms in the seafood‐processing industry in north Norway
A survey of occupational skin problems, based on a questionnaire, was carried out among 883 workers in different types of seafood‐processing industries in northern Norway. The prevalence of dry skin, itching, rash/eczema, chapped skin and chronic sores was significantly higher among production worke...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00515.x 2024-06-23T07:55:24+00:00 Skin symptoms in the seafood‐processing industry in north Norway Aasmoe, L. Bang, B. Andorsen, G. S. Evans, R. Gram, I. T. Løchen, M. L. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00515.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0105-1873.2005.00515.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00515.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Contact Dermatitis volume 52, issue 2, page 102-107 ISSN 0105-1873 1600-0536 journal-article 2005 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00515.x 2024-06-11T04:50:28Z A survey of occupational skin problems, based on a questionnaire, was carried out among 883 workers in different types of seafood‐processing industries in northern Norway. The prevalence of dry skin, itching, rash/eczema, chapped skin and chronic sores was significantly higher among production workers (55.6%) in the white fish‐, shrimp‐ and salmon‐processing industries, compared to administrative workers in the same industries (27.5%). Among production workers, there was a significantly higher prevalence of skin symptoms among females (60.2%) compared to males (50.1%). A strong sex division of work tasks rather than sex itself may explain this. There was no sex difference among administrative workers. Several risk factors for skin symptoms to occur are indicated. The workers are exposed to raw materials and a mixture of water and juice from the fish or shrimp, salt, detergents and disinfectants. Gloves may also cause skin problems. Major risk factors believed to cause skin symptoms were contact with raw materials, fish juice, water and gloves. The results also indicate that skin symptoms are of moderate severity and seldom interfere with working capacity. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Norway Northern Norway Wiley Online Library Norway Contact Dermatitis 52 2 102 107 |
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A survey of occupational skin problems, based on a questionnaire, was carried out among 883 workers in different types of seafood‐processing industries in northern Norway. The prevalence of dry skin, itching, rash/eczema, chapped skin and chronic sores was significantly higher among production workers (55.6%) in the white fish‐, shrimp‐ and salmon‐processing industries, compared to administrative workers in the same industries (27.5%). Among production workers, there was a significantly higher prevalence of skin symptoms among females (60.2%) compared to males (50.1%). A strong sex division of work tasks rather than sex itself may explain this. There was no sex difference among administrative workers. Several risk factors for skin symptoms to occur are indicated. The workers are exposed to raw materials and a mixture of water and juice from the fish or shrimp, salt, detergents and disinfectants. Gloves may also cause skin problems. Major risk factors believed to cause skin symptoms were contact with raw materials, fish juice, water and gloves. The results also indicate that skin symptoms are of moderate severity and seldom interfere with working capacity. |
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