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Authors
Gunnar GuðmundssonKristinn Tómasson
Vilhjálmur Rafnsson
Ásbjörn Sigfússon
Ólafur Hergill Oddsson
Unnur Steina Björnsdóttir
Víðir Kristjánsson
Sigurður Halldórsson
Helgi Haraldsson
Issue Date
2002-12-01
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Diagnosing occupational diseases. Examples from shellfish industryCitation
Læknablaðið 2002, 88(12):909-12Abstract
It is very important to report suspected occupational diseases in Iceland to the Administration of Occupational Safety and Health, so they can be diagnosed, investigated in details and improvements made. This article describes the illness of clam workers at Thornórshöfn, a small village in the northern part of Iceland. It lead to a detailed investigation and the diagnosis of clamworkers hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Many specialists participated in the study that lead to improvement in the factory that has benefitted the workers.Mikilvægt er að tilkynna um atvinnusjúkdóma til Vinnueftirlits ríkisins því þá er hægt að greina þá, rannsaka ítarlega og gera tillögur til úrbóta. Hér er lýst veikindum starfsmanna í kúskelvinnslu á Þórshöfn sem leiddu til mjög yfirgripsmikillar rannsóknar og til greiningar kúfisksóttar sem er tegund ofsanæmislungnabólgu. Margir aðilar tóku þátt rannsókninni sem leiddi til endurbóta á verksmiðjunni sem hafa komið starfsfólki til góða.
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