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Impact of Secondary Prevention on Mortality in the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program: Effectiveness of Occupational High‐Risk Management Open
Background Since 1997 the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered medical exams to construction workers employed in US nuclear weapons facilities. The process consists of two steps: (1) a detailed work histor…
Sheldon W. Samuels, A Champion of Air Pollution Control and Worker Health Open
Sheldon Samuels, a founding contributing editor of this Journal, where in 2022 he published his last paper with us as coauthors [1], died on November 25, 2025. Before he entered occupational safety and health he was a national leader in ai…
Evaluation of Early Lung Cancer Detection in a Population at High Risk due to Occupation Open
Background We assessed the effectiveness of early lung cancer detection (ELCD) in reducing lung cancer mortality in a high‐risk occupational cohort using low‐dose CT (LDCT) with eligibility criteria that included age, smoking, and occupati…
Is Work‐Related Hearing Loss Associated With Dementia? Evidence From a High‐Risk Population Open
Background Age‐related hearing loss is associated with increased dementia risk. We examined the association between hearing loss and dementia in a population at high risk for hearing loss from occupational noise exposures. Methods We condu…
Foreword: Progress in Construction Safety and Health Open
The construction industry has always been a large economic sector that is very hazardous to work in. Over the past 40 years there have been major improvements in safety and health practices driven by increased research and more rapid adopt…
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening in Occupational Health Surveillance Exams Is Associated With Decreased CRC Mortality Open
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended for adults aged 45 to 75. Using data from a national screening program, we examined the impact of CRC screening in a population with occupational exposures. Methods Since 1998, th…
SS56-02 IMPROVEMENTS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN CONSTRUCTION OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS Open
Introduction Construction workers have always had a high risk of occupational illnesses. We used 25 years of data from a medical screening program serving older construction workers to determine how much health outcomes have improved over …
Occupational lung cancer screening: A Collegium Ramazzini statement Open
Lung cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer in the world. It is also the most common lethal work-related cancer. After tobacco smoking, occupational exposures present the most frequent specific cause of lung cancer that is am…
Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites: Follow‐up through 2021 Open
Background To determine if construction and trades workers formerly employed at US Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons sites are at significant risk for occupational diseases, we studied the mortality experience of participants in t…
Restrictive spirometry pattern among construction trade workers Open
Background Spirometry‐based studies of occupational lung disease have mostly focused on obstructive or mixed obstructive/restrictive outcomes. We wanted to determine if restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) is associated with occupation and…
How much have adverse occupational health outcomes among construction workers improved over time? Evidence from 25 years of medical screening Open
Background Construction workers have always had a high risk of occupational illnesses. We used 25 years of data from a medical screening program serving older construction workers to determine how much health outcomes have improved over th…
Beryllium disease among construction trade workers at Department of Energy nuclear sites: A follow‐up Open
Background Construction workers at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities are screened to identify DOE‐related occupational illnesses, including beryllium sensitization (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease (CBD). The stu…
Hearing impairment and tinnitus among older construction workers employed at DOE facilities Open
Background Few studies have defined the risk of hearing impairment and tinnitus after retirement. This report measures hearing impairment and tinnitus prevalence among older construction trades workers. Methods The study cohort included 21…
Ethical thinking in occupational and environmental medicine: Commentaries from the Selikoff Fund for Occupational and Environmental Cancer Research Open
A tribute to Dr. Irving J. Selikoff MD, the founder of this journal, is indeed welcome now more than two decades after his passing. He was known during his lifetime as the US Father of Environmental Medicine which at the time encompassed o…
COPD risk among older construction workers—Updated analyses 2020 Open
Background A 2010 study of construction workers participating in medical screening programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities demonstrated increased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk. The current study of…
Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at department of energy nuclear sites: Follow‐up through 2016 Open
Background To determine if construction and trades workers employed at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites facilities are at significant risk for diseases associated with occupational exposures, we compared the mortality experien…
Early detection of lung cancer in a population at high risk due to occupation and smoking Open
Objective The US National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends two pathways for eligibility for Early Lung Cancer Detection (ELCD) programmes. Option 2 includes individuals with occupational exposures to lung carcinogens, in comb…
Construction Safety and Health in the USA: Lessons From a Decade of Turmoil Open
The construction industry is one of the largest and also most hazardous industries in the USA. It is affected more severely by the business cycle than most other industries. We examined industry trends during the last decade including the …
1594e Why we need<i>vision zero</i>: the ups and downs of construction safety in the usa Open
Between 1990 and 2010, the USA experienced a decline in construction fatality rates of about 40%. By then, as a result of the Great Economic Recession, the industry had lost 25% of all workers and employers. By 2014 the industry was gainin…
1657 Construction safety & health in emerging economies: developing best practices with resource constraints Open
Aim of special session To share experience of improvement efforts in the subject areas where resources are limited 1Ramana KR, 2Somnath Ganguly, 3Krishna Nirmalya Sen, 4Preety Gupta, 5Arijit Chatterjee 1National Academy of Construction, Hy…
1594 Vision zero in construction Open
Aim of special session To introduce Vision Zero, as developed by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) for the construction industry, and to describe its application and impact in developed and developing economies. Presente…
Hearing loss among older construction workers: Updated analyses Open
Background A prior study of this construction worker population found significant noise‐associated hearing loss. This follow‐up study included a much larger study population and consideration of additional risk factors. Methods Data includ…