Occupational medicine

A presentation of the various projects in Occupational medicine the research group works on.

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The Research group participates in a range of research projects, both nationally and internationally. You can find information about the different projects under the links.

Picture of the coast guard vessel Svalbard

KNM Svalbard

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Forsvarets mediesenter

Dusty industries in developing countries

The projects are funded by The Norwegian Programme for Development, Research and Education (NUFU), and are a co operation between the University of Bergen and Muhimbili University College of Healt Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Project leaders have been professor Bente E. Moen and og ass...

Electromagnetic fields in ships and reproductive health in men

This is a follow-up of Project HMS Sea, concluded 31/12-2006 at the University of Bergen. HMS Sea was a survey of work environment and health in the Navy.

Hair dressers and allergy

Hairdressers are exposed to a large number of chemical factors during work.

Health and safety at sea

The administration in the Royal Norwegian Navy decided in January 2001 to start a project of surveillance of the work environment in the whole navy.

Intervention study to reduce the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders

This is a cooperation with the aluminium industry in Norway.

Hearing conservation methodology offshore

This is a pilot project in cooperation with SINTEF and NACRE. The project's main objective is the development of new methods for monitoring noise exposure of workers offshore to prevent hearing damage.

Øvelse i oljerydding i Nordsjøen. En liten båt, med fire personer, samt utstyr på havet.

Mapping exposure among oil spill response workers

Incidents of oil spills at sea occur from time to time, but so far incidents have mostly comprised of heavier crude or bunker oil.

Occupational health amongst cleaners and office workers in Norway

A questionnaire survey was carried out to study about health and work among cleaners and office workers. Seven cleaning companies and offices participated in the study. One hundred and twenty five cleaners and 130 office workers in total answered the questionnaire.

Respiratory symptoms among Ethiopian flower farm workers

Field work in the flower industry in Ethiopia.

The research project "Noise and Health in the Navy"

In the spring of 2012, the project «Noise and Health in the Navy» started. The background for the start of the project is data from a survey in the Navy performed in 2002/2003, where 38 % of the employees said they were exposed to much or very much noise in their job. Because of this, the Navy has...

Vision, fatigue and safety

”Sitting is bad for your loins and staring is bad for your eyes”

19.12.2014