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Obesity and other risk factors: The National Survey of U.S. Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury by Sieber, W. Karl, Robinson, Cynthia F., Birdsey, Jan, Chen, Guang X., Hitchcock, Edward M., Lincoln, Jennifer E., Nakata, Akinori, Sweeney, Marie H.

“…Background Drivers of heavy and tractor‐trailer trucks accounted for 56% of all production and nonsupervisory employees in the truck transportation industry in…”
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Occupational Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica During Hydraulic Fracturing by Esswein, Eric J., Breitenstein, Michael, Snawder, John, Kiefer, Max, Sieber, W. Karl

“…This report describes a previously uncharacterized occupational health hazard: work crew exposures to respirable crystalline silica during hydraulic…”
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NIOSH national survey of long-haul truck drivers: Injury and safety by Chen, Guang X., Sieber, W. Karl, Lincoln, Jennifer E., Birdsey, Jan, Hitchcock, Edward M., Nakata, Akinori, Robinson, Cynthia F., Collins, James W., Sweeney, Marie H.

“…•35% of long-haul truck drivers reported at least 1 crash in their career as an LHTD.•68% of non-crash injuries involving days away from work were not…”
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Truck driver reported unrealistically tight delivery schedules linked to their opinions of maximum speed limits and hours-of-service rules and their compliance with these safety laws and regulations by Chen, Guang X., Sieber, W. Karl, Collins, James W., Hitchcock, Edward M., Lincoln, Jennifer E., Pratt, Stephanie G., Sweeney, Marie H.

“…•Tight delivery schedules were common in U.S long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs).•Tight delivery schedules associated with LHTDs’ low opinions of safety…”
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A Pilot Study of Healthy Living Options at 16 Truck Stops Across the United States by Lincoln, Jennifer E., Birdsey, Jan, Sieber, W. Karl, Chen, Guang-X., Hitchcock, Edward M., Nakata, Akinori, Robinson, Cynthia F.

“…Purpose: There is a growing body of evidence that the built environment influences diet and exercise and, as a consequence, community health status. Since…”
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A Descriptive Study of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Long-Haul Truck Drivers: A NIOSH National Survey by Combs, Bryan, Heaton, Karen, Raju, Dheeraj, Vance, D. E., Sieber, W. Karl

“…Long-haul truck drivers are significantly affected by musculoskeletal injuries with incidence rates 3.5 times higher than the national average. Yet, little is…”
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National Survey of US Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury: Health Behaviors by Birdsey, Jan, Sieber, W. Karl, Chen, Guang X., Hitchcock, Edward M., Lincoln, Jennifer E., Nakata, Akinori, Robinson, Cynthia F., Sweeney, Marie H.

“…OBJECTIVE:To compare selected health behaviors and body mass index (modifiable risk factors) of US long-haul truck drivers to the US working population by sex…”
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Research gaps and needs for preventing worker fatigue in the transportation and utilities industries by Sieber, W. Karl, Chen, Guang X., Krueger, Gerald P., Lincoln, Jennifer E., Menéndez, Cammie C., O'Connor, Mary B.

“…Background The transportation and utilities industries include establishments engaged in the movement of passengers and freight, or the provision of public…”
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Hearing protector use in noise-exposed workers: a retrospective look at 1983 by Davis, Rickie R, Sieber, W Karl

“…Although hearing protectors have been available for more than 60 years, little field surveillance has been done to assess their appropriate wear in noisy…”
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Meeting summary and closing remarks by Karl Sieber, W.

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Environmental risk factors and work-related lower respiratory symptoms in 80 office buildings: An exploratory analysis of NIOSH data by Mendell, Mark J., Naco, Gina M., Wilcox, Thomas G., Sieber, W. Karl

“…Background We evaluated relationships between lower respiratory symptoms and risk factors for microbiological contamination in office buildings. Methods The…”
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Vital Signs: Seat Belt Use Among Long-Haul Truck Drivers — United States, 2010 by Chen, Guang X., Collins, James W., Sieber, W. Karl, Pratt, Stephanie G., Rodríguez-Acosta, Rosa L., Lincoln, Jennifer E., Birdsey, Jan, Hitchcock, Edward M., Robinson, Cynthia F.

“…Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of occupational fatalities in the United States in 2012, accounting for 25% of deaths. Truck drivers accounted for…”
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Development, use, and availability of a job exposure matrix based on national occupational hazard survey data by Sieber, Jr, W K, Sundin, D S, Frazier, T M, Robinson, C F

“…A job exposure matrix has been developed based on potential exposure data collected during the 1972-1974 National Occupational Hazard Survey (NOHS). The survey…”
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Preface by Sieber, W. Karl

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Preface by Sieber, W. Karl

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Preface by Sieber, W. Karl

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Evaluation of diesel exhaust controls by Roegner, Kevin, Sieber, W Karl, Echt, Alan

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Occupational exposure to noise and ototoxic organic solvents by Morata, T C, Dunn, D E, Sieber, W K

“…The objectives of this study were to review the literature on the effects of occupational exposure to organic solvents on the auditory system and to identify…”
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Trends in hearing protector usage in American manufacturing from 1972 to 1989 by Davis, R R, Sieber, W K

“…This study investigated the trends in hearing protector use in United States manufacturing industries. Using data from the National Institute for Occupational…”
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Elevated lead contamination in homes of construction workers by Piacitelli, G M, Whelan, E A, Sieber, W K, Gerwel, B

“…National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health investigators studied lead exposures among 37 families of construction workers; 22 neighborhood families…”
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