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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 131, No. 4: 652-663
Copyright © 1990 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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PERCEPTUAL ACUITY AND THE RISK OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

ANTON W. MOLL VAN CHARANTE1, and PAUL G. H. MULDER2

1Research Department, State Occupational Health and Safety Service for Civil Servants RBB The Hague, The Netherlands
2Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Rotterclani, The Netherlands

Reprint requests to Dr Anton W. Moll van Charante, Research Department, State Occupational Health and Safety Service for Civil Servants RBB. P.O. Box 20012, 2500 EA The Hague, The Nether lands

A case-control study of the risk of injuries incurred by male shipyard workers in Den Helder, The Netherlands, was carried out in 1986–1987. The main focus of interest was factors which can interfere with faculties needed for recognizing warning signals of imminent danger. Three hundred workers who had had at least one injury in the previous 3 years and 300 matched controls were asked about their current use of alcohol, tranquilizers, and cigarettes; the wearing of spectacles and earplugs; taking a nap at noon; engaging in sports during leisure hours; and involvement in a traffic accident during the past year. The hearing acuity of most of the workers involved in the study, as well as the noise load at work, had been recently assessed. Alcohol consumption, hearing loss greater than 20 dB, and loud noise greater than 82 dB(A) were found to be safety hazards. At this shipyard, the risks attributable to noise and hearing loss together ac counted for 43% of the injuries.

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