Ebba Wergeland

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Ebba Wergeland er dr.med., spesialist i arbeidsmedisin og pensjonert overlege i Arbeidstilsynet.

Articles by Ebba Wergeland

Pension reform at the expense of the health of older people

Ebba Wergeland,
Steinar Westin

28.03.2023: Older people who retire early will now be punished with lower pensions. Many will delay retirement to avoid poverty, even when their health is not up to it. The purpose of reforming the Norwegian national insurance state pension scheme was to reduce government spending while also getting people to...

Doctors’ reports of work-related hearing loss

Yogindra Samant,
Kari Lysberg,
Monica Landrø,
Tone Eriksen,
Ebba Wergeland

28.10.2014: Hearing loss caused by noise in the workplace reduces the quality of life of those affected and increases the risk of occupational injuries, since it may reduce the employee’s alertness (1, 2). It has been estimated that in the EU, approximately 13 million employees suffer from hearing loss because...