Blue-collar

Gemne, 6450 women Blue-collar workers (M) in lung 149 1.6 [1.4-1.9] ... 

Nowadays many companies have adopted a policy of continuous improvement of working conditions. Therefore, it is desirable to create target levels for those who want to pursue more efficient control by applying the best available control technologies. There are also endeavors to create optimal working conditions in order to improve the performance and the innovativeness of a staff, and hence enhance productivity. A series of laboratory and case studies show that employee productivity is higher when the work environment is appropriate for the tasks being done.- Such efforts are typical in the advanced sector of industry. One can say that there is a transition from blue-collar to white-collar work. ... 

Ryan CM, Morrow L, Parkinson D, et al. 1987. Low level lead exposure and neuropsychological functioning in blue collar males. Int J Neurosci 36 29-39. 

Methamphetamine use and abuse was traditionally believed to be one of white, blue-collar males. However, that has rapidly shifted in the past decade, with methamphetamine being used by a very diverse population. 

Larger employers with over 100 workers are more likely to adopt restrictive smoking policies, compared to smaller companies. Hospitality, service, and blue-collar workplaces in manufacturing and processing industries are less likely to be smoke-free environments. 

Today s meth (crystal, crank, speed) is as addictive as crack, with highs that can last as long as eight hours. Users tend to be white, blue-collar males. Meth production is believed to be one of the fastest-growing cottage industries in the Midwest. 

To give Merck credit, if it does skimp with its middle managers and blue-collar labor force, it seems to be no more generous with its top brass. Gilmartin tends to come out in the low to middle end of the industry in the executive compensation rankings done hy Forbes, BusinessWeek, and The Wall Street Journal, typically well below Pfizer. 

Presumably, too, mergers save money, through layoffs and economies of scale, that can then be used for more research. You fire the blue-collar people, close plants, it buys you two years, maybe three, sums up Evans, the Sanford Bernstein analyst. Pfizer expected to book 270 million in savings from its acquisition of Warner-Lambert and a further 2.5 billion from Pharmacia. Even before the Pharmacia deal, its R D budget was almost double Merck s with Pharmacia, it would be spending over 7 billion, versus less than 3 billion for Merck. Standing alone, Merck didn t have a prayer of coming close. 

Castellan RM, Sanderson WT, Petersen MR. 1985. Prevalence of radiographic appearance of pneumoconiosis in an unexposed blue collar population. Am Rev Respir Dis 131 684-686. 

Hall NEL, Rosenmann KD. 1991. Cancer by industry Analysis of a population-based cancer registry with an emphasis on blue-collar workers. Am J Ind Med 19(2) 145-159. 

Some other aspects of the epidemiology of meth use arc of interest. In the 80s and 90s, meth was known as a biker drug, and it was associated with blue-collar White males. Today meth is often referred to as a club drug and is increasing in popularity... 

Despite the presence of Duke University, Durham maintains a tough, blue-collar attitude that makes it rough for vegetarians. This is the home, however, of the Triangle Vegetarian Society, one of the more active veggie-friendly organizations on the East coast. 

The sprawling Cincinnati area encompasses three states, multiple counties and countless hills and valleys. It s a bit hard to describe the city American Demographics named it one of America s most typical cities. Cincinnati does seem an average slice of Middle America. Blue-collar workers mixed with white-collar workers. Blacks mixed with whites. A taste of the North mixed with the flavor of the South. One thing is certain this is a city with a focus on its residents. Tourists may very well find themselves bored silly. 

Sorensen G, Barbeau E, Hunt MK, Emmons K. Reducing social disparities in tobacco use a social-contextual model for reducing tobacco use among blue-collar workers. Am J Public Health 2004 94 230—239. 

In each individual case, the particular circumstances must be assessed, for instance the employee s longstanding commitment, but also the type of activity performed. The rule is that the yardstick for a gross breach of contract is more lenient for blue-collar than for white-collar workers. 

Evans, G. W. et al (1987). Type A behaviour and occupational stress A cross-cultural study of blue collar workers. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 52 1002-7. 

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