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| Environmental Risk Factors for Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism: The Geoparkinson Study Epidemiological study of 959 prevalent cases of parkinsonism and 1,989 controls in five European countries that investigated associations between Parkinson’s disease and other degenerative parkinsonian syndromes and environmental factors, including exposure to solvents, pesticides, iron, copper, and manganese. Using the average annual intensity of exposure analysis, this population-based, case-control study found no association between high or low exposure to manganese and parkinsonism or Parkinson’s disease. The study was conducted by a large group of European researchers and, as set forth in the acknowledgments section, was funded by the European Union. SOURCE: Occupational and Environmental Medicine | HTML |
| New Study Finds No Association Between Welding and Parkinson’s Disease February 2, 2006
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| New Study Finds No Association Between Welding and Parkinson’s Disease May 12, 2005
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| Report of David Garabrant, M.D., M.P.H. In this report filed by the defense in the multi-district litigation, Dr. David Garabrant, Professor of Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, reviews the relevant medical and scientific literature and determines that there does not exist reliable scientific evidence to support an opinion that there exists a link between exposure to welding fume and the development of Parkinson’s disease or parkinsonism.Certain portions of this document have been temporarily edited out in order to comply with a court-imposed confidentiality order. | |
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| ANSI Z49.1, Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes Standards for safety and health in welding SOURCE: American Welding Society | HTML |
| Tox-FAQs for Manganese Facts on Manganese provided by the ATSDR SOURCE: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | HTML |
| Safe Practices Promote Arc Welding Safety Helpful tips for arc welding safety in the workplace. SOURCE: Ken Brown, Project Research Manager, The Lincoln Electric Company | HTML |
| Possible Environmental Occupational and Other Etiologic Factors for Parkinson’s Disease: A Case-Control Study in Germany Case-control study of PD enrolling various patients from German neurologic clinics, neighborhood controls, and regional controls. The authors could not report an association between manganese exposure and PD. SOURCE: Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology | |
| Commonly Asked Questions About Welding Helmets and Eye Protection Safety guide for different helmets and eye-protective gear. SOURCE: Information provided by Jim Harris, Product Manager, The Lincoln Electric Company | HTML |
| Welding Safety Safety guide for different welding processes. SOURCE: Lab Safety Supply, Inc. | HTML |
| Arc-Welding Safety Safety tips for arc welding. SOURCE: University of Arizona, College of Agriculture | |
| Dressing for success and other welding safety tips By-lined article written by past-president of the AWS detailing safety tips for welders and appropriate protective gear. SOURCE: The Fabricator.com | HTML |
| Safe Practices Promote Arc Welding Safety Detailed article on major welding hazards and how to avoid them. SOURCE: The Lincoln Electric Company | HTML |
| Weld Inspection in Confined Spaces Despite the hazards, confined space entries can be performed safely if they are evaluated carefully, proper equipment is at hand, and guidelines are followed. SOURCE: American Welding Society | HTML |
| Keeping an Eye on Safety Article on protecting welders from eye injuries. SOURCE: The Fabricator.com | HTML |
| Health and Safety in Welding and Related Processes Recent article evaluating risks of exposure to particulate fumes. SOURCE: The Welding Institute | HTML |
| NIOSH Strategic Research on Welding Identifies Data Needs, Advanced Studies NIOSH update on exposure to welding fumes and need for more scientific data; clarifies that no data currently exists that shows a causal link between fumes and diseases like Parkinson’s. SOURCE: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | HTML |
| Various Fact Sheets SOURCE: American Welding Society |
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