ABSTRACT
The authors relate an half-year of antitetanic vaccination activity of the Health Office of Italian Railways in Milano. The operating protocol provided a preliminary dosage of tetanic toxoid in lack of information about previous vaccination. The results have underlined a good percentage of subjects who don't require further vaccination.
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Antibodies/blood , Occupational Health , Tetanus Toxoid/immunology , Tetanus/prevention & control , Vaccination , Humans , Italy , RailroadsABSTRACT
This article shows a concise description of working specific cycles of each section of railway transport. In order are described: Stations and railway lines; Engine-drivers; Ticket collectors; Ticket offices; Maintenance shops.
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Occupational Health , Occupations , Railroads , Circadian Rhythm , Humans , Risk Assessment , Technology , Work Schedule ToleranceABSTRACT
Loss of hearing due to chronic noise exposition is a well-known pathology and many nations have regulations for the protection of workers with periodical audiometry and ONT check-ups. For the last 15 years, the authors have followed state railway workers of the Milan area who were professionally exposed to noise. All were periodically examined by ONT specialists and submitted to audiometry. The findings underscore the importance of these periodical examinations and their efficacy for the prevention of hearing loss due to noise.