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Types and Health Hazards of Fibrous Materials Used as Asbestos Substitutes

Park SH

Asbestos has been banned in many countries but many countries, including developing countries, are still using asbestos or materials containing asbestos. Substitute materials have been studied and developed over a...
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The Balance Between Safety and Productivity and its Relationship with Human Factors and Safety Awareness and Communication in Aircraft Manufacturing

Karanikas , Melis DJ, Kourousis

BACKGROUND: This paper presents the findings of a pilot research survey which assessed the degree of balance between safety and productivity, and its relationship with awareness and communication of human...
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Behaviour Based Safety Initiative card system at a cement manufacturing company in Zimbabwe

Nunu WN, Kativhu T, Moyo P

BACKGROUND: A behavior-based safety initiative card-issuing system was introduced at a cement-manufacturing company in Zimbabwe in 2008 to try and curb accident occurrence. The purpose of this study was to...
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An Analytic Framework to Assess Organizational Resilience

Patriarca , Di Gravio , Costantino F, Falegnami , Bilotta F

BACKGROUND: Resilience engineering is a paradigm for safety management that focuses on coping with complexity to achieve success, even considering several conflicting goals. Modern sociotechnical systems have to be resilient...
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Exposure Assessment for Toxic Hepatitis Caused by HCFC-123

Kim KW, Park HD, Jang K, Ro J

This case report attempts to present a case of acute toxic hepatitis in fire extinguisher manufacturing workers exposed to 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoro-ethane (HCFC-123) in August 2017 in Korea. Twenty-two-year-old male workers were...
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Assessing Reliability and Validity of an Instrument for Measuring Resilience Safety Culture in Sociotechnical Systems

Shirali G, Shekari M, Angali KA

BACKGROUND: Safety culture, acting as the oil necessary in an efficient safety management system, has its own weaknesses in the current conceptualization and utilization in practice. As a new approach,...
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Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Greek Physiotherapists: Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors

Anyfantis , Biska A

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the health industry are quite common, however, there have only been a few studies regarding physiotherapists, while in Greece, there is an apparent lack of...
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Predicting Employment Status of Injured Workers Following a Case Management Intervention

Awang H, Mansor N

BACKGROUND: The success of an injury intervention program can be measured by the proportion of successful return to work (RTW). This study examined factors of successful return to employment among...
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Assessments of Physical Workload in Sonography Tasks Using Inclinometry, Goniometry, and Electromyography

Simonsen J, Dahlqvist , Enquist H, Nordander , Axmon A, Arvidsson

BACKGROUND: Echocardiography involves strenuous postures of the upper limbs. This study explored the physical workload in the neck and upper limbs in sonographers performing echocardiography, and the extent to which...
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The “Warm Zone” Cases: Environmental Monitoring Immediately Outside the Fire Incident Response Arena by Firefighters

Caban-Martinez AJ, Kropa B, Niemczyk N, Moore KJ, Baum J, Solle NS, Sterling D, Kobetz EN

Hazardous work zones (i.e., hot, warm, and cold) are typically established by emergency response teams during hazardous materials (HAZMAT) callsbut less consistently for fire responses to segment personnel and response...
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Review for Retrospective Exposure Assessment Methods Used in Epidemiologic Cancer Risk Studies of Semiconductor Workers: Limitations and Recommendations

Park D

This article aims to provide a systematic review of the exposure assessment methods used to assign wafer fabrication (fab) workers in epidemiologic cohort studies of mortality from all causes and...
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The Factorial Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire

Babamiri M, Siegrist J, Zemestani

BACKGROUND: With global changes in the current state of work and employment, the role of health-adverse psychosocial work environments has received increasing attention in developed as well as in rapidly...
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Prevalence and Forms of Workplace Bullying Among Health-care Professionals in Cyprus: Greek Version of “Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror” Instrument

Zachariadou T, Zannetos S, Chira SE, Gregoriou , Pavlakis A

BACKGROUND: Workplace bulling is a pervasive phenomenon with negative consequences for the health of victims and the productivity of organizations. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence...
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Multiple Exposures and Coexposures to Occupational Hazards Among Agricultural Workers: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

Nguyen TH, Bertin M, Bodin J, Fouquet N, Bonvallot , Roquelaure Y

BACKGROUND: Workers may be exposed to various types of occupational hazards at the same time, potentially increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes. The aim of this review was to...
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Effects of Shoulder Taping on Discomfort and Electromyographic Responses of the Neck While Texting on a Touchscreen Smartphone

Areeudomwong P, Oapdunsalam K, Havicha Y, Tantai S, Buttagat V

BACKGROUND: Prolonged neck flexion during smartphone use is known as a factor of neck pain and alteration of neck muscle activity. Studies on the effects of shoulder taping on neck...
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A Case Study of the Effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Operational Fire Service Personnel Within the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Khan K, Charters J, Graham TL, Nasriani H, Ndlovu S, Mai J

BACKGROUND: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS), the subject of this evaluative research document employs 1400 people. 80% of employees are operational firefighters and officers whom operate across a range...
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Mesothelioma in Sweden: Dose–Response Analysis for Exposure to 29 Potential Occupational Carcinogenic Agents

Plato N, Martinsen , Kjaerheim , Kyyronen P, Sparen P, Weiderpass E

BACKGROUND: There is little information on the dose–response relationship between exposure to occupational carcinogenic agents and mesothelioma. This study aimed to investigate this association as well as the existence of...
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