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. 2016 Nov 24;74(1):66–71. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2016-103678

Table 2.

Main occupational exposures collected from questionnaires

Lifelong career Current job
Organisational constraints Profession
Going to bed after midnight at least 50 days/year Employer
Getting up before 05:00 at least 50 days/year Job grading, qualification
Not sleeping at night at least 50 days/year Type of contract
Daily work time of more than 10 hours at least 50 days/year Working hours
Working more than one in two Saturdays or two Sundays during the year Size of the company
Having <48 consecutive hours of rest per week Travel time to work
Repetitive and time-constrained job Contact with the public
Alternating times shift-based job Rating of intensity of physical effort
Exposure to noise Standing, repeated actions
Exposure to physically difficult work, carrying heavy loads Kneeling, crouching and leaning
Exposure to chemicals Driving site machinery
Exhaust fumes (excluding during the home to work trip) Driving vehicles
Solvents, diluents, degreasing agents, disinfectants Handling, moving, bearing heavy loads difficult gestures
Dust Using vibrating tools
Oil and grease (cutting fluids, engine oil, hydraulic oils, etc.) Using computer monitor or control screen keyboard
Fuel Using data entry devices
Other: pesticides fertilisers, glues or adhesives asbestos glass or rock wool insulating materials paint, varnish ink, stains, radiation artificial UV Exposure to extreme temperatures
Biological exposure Working in the open air
Infectious risk (microorganisms, viruses, contact with live or dead animals) Effort-reward imbalance scale35
UV, ultraviolet.