Impacts of climate change on work health and safety in Australia: a scoping literature review - Wuersch L, Neher A, Marino FE, Bamberry L, Pope R.
This scoping review explores the extant literature on climate change impacts on Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) in Australia. It maps the coverage of climate hazards, occupations at risk, and health and socio-economic impacts with the aim of identifying ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Risk perception and sense of public health safety: the mediating role of emotional perception - Shi R, Liu Q, Wu G.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused significant economic, social, and cultural impacts, but it has also significantly influenced the public's sense of psychological health and safety. Therefore, this study aimed to explain the theoretical logic of ri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Perception and Communication, Warnings, Operating Instructions Source Type: news
Design for safety in construction in Nigeria: a qualitative inquiry of the critical opportunities - Umeokafor N, Okoro C, Diugwu I, Umar T.
PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to investigate the critical opportunities for design for safety (DFS), the potential statutory (and non-statutory) health and safety (H&S) responsibilities of designers including DFS and its workability in developing co... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Fostering workplace safety: an exploration of the priority given to safety knowledge transmission in occupational environments - Pereira C, Delgoulet C, Santos M.
Literature on occupational safety and knowledge transmission lacks the exploration of safety knowledge transmission in workplaces, including it as a possible strategy to enhance workers' occupational health and safety within professional contexts. To addre... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Caring for domestic minor sex trafficking patients: recommendations for identification, interventions, and resources - Moore JL, Fitzgerald M, Raj A.
Domestic minor sex trafficking has increasingly gained awareness as a social phenomenon that affects adolescent health and safety. Healthcare providers are uniquely positioned to identify and facilitate supportive interventions for adolescents at high risk... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Causal Network Topology Analysis (CaNeTA) as a tool for risk assessment in fire safety engineering - Lin Y, Lange D, Seligmann BJ.
Risk assessment occupies an integral place in a wide range of areas regarding health and safety, and many risk assessment tools have been applied in the field of Fire Safety Engineering (FSE). However, FSE is facing a lack of diversity of risk methods, and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Examining the impact of service quality on passengers' intentions to utilize rail transport in the post-pandemic era: an integrated approach of SERVQUAL and health belief model - Wisutwattanasak P, Champahom T, Jomnonkwao S, Aryuyo F, Se C, Ratanavaraha V.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted railway transportation in developing countries, resulting in reduced passenger demand and economic activity. As a result of the pandemic effect, there is an increased focus on health and safety among potent... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Relentless attacks, collapse of health and safety systems leave Gaza's women and girls facing “unthinkable challenges”
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Source: UNFPA News - October 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Health and safety proposal to reduce risks in the construction of a school - Castro Mej ía PJ, Campos Coronel CS, Ancajima Gaona LE, Delgado Ventura JF, Flores Montero DH, Huilca Alcántara WE.
The purpose of this research was to propose safety measures and enhance worker health in building construction to minimize risks. The methodology followed a basic approach with a non-experimental, cross-sectional, and correlational design at a quantitative... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Watchdog finds 'significant wrongdoing' with inmates' medical care at Alberta jail
A whistleblower's concerns prompted an investigation by Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner that found “significant lapses” in the standard of medical care for inmates at an Edmonton jail. The lapses put patients’ lives, health and safety in danger. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news
U.K. radiography students beset with ‘impostor phenomenon’
This study's findings suggest this occurs before radiography students' second years, and they may benefit from it in their first year before clinical placements. The literature suggests that this does not need to be extensive training and can be done in a one-off workshop provided the information presented is accurate,” the researchers concluded.The full article is available here. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Radiology Education Source Type: news
Safety and academic outcomes of college campus-based advocacy services - Voth Schrag RJ, Baumler E, Hairston D, Jones C, Wood L.
Intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault, and stalking are consequential public health and safety issues with wide reaching impacts on emerging adults, including those on college campuses in the United States. In response to high rates of violence a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
A model proposal for measuring performance in occupational health and safety in forest fires - K üçükarslan AB, Köksal M, Ekmekci I.
This study endeavors to prioritize occupational health and safety (OHS) accomplishments across ten forest management directorates in a specified province of Turkey, utilizing multi-criteria decision-making techniques (MCDMT). In a rigorous evaluation acros... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Occupational health and safety in the Turkish fisheries and aquaculture; a statistical evaluation on a neglected industry - Soykan O.
BACKGROUND: Fisheries and aquaculture are statistically acknowledged to be among the most dangerous occupations. Yet, industrial safety and health precautions against occupational accidents within the sector are not sufficiently implemented in many parts o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Outcomes associated with nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: taking stock at the 5-year mark - Fischer B, Jutras-Aswad D, Hall W.
KEY POINTS
In October 2018, recreational use of cannabis was legalized in Canada with the primary objectives of improving cannabis-related public health and safety, reducing youth access to cannabis, and reducing cannabis-related crime and illegal mark... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
