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Modeling alarm detection in noise for normal and hearing impaired listeners: the effect of elevated thresholds and enlarged auditory filters
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2023 Dec 20:1-30. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2023.2294624. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA model was developed to assess how elevated absolute thresholds and enlarged auditory filters can impede the ability to detect alarms in noisy background, such alarms being of paramount importance to ensure the safety of workers. Based on previously measured masked thresholds of 80 listeners in 5 groups (normal hearing to strongly impaired), the model was derived from Signal Detection Theory (SDT) applied to Glasberg and Moore's excitation pattern model. The model can describe the influence of absolute thresholds and...
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 21, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Ossen El Sawaf Fran çois Effa Jean-Pierre Arz Nicolas Grimault Source Type: research

Safety climate in Pakistani universities' laboratories: An assessment of individual factors
CONCLUSION: Upper management involvement, safety communication, and direct supervision are crucial to improving the safety climate of university laboratories. The study recommends considering the identified significant safety climate dimensions in laboratory safety policy-making at academic institutes.PMID:38124384 | DOI:10.1080/10803548.2023.2298138 (Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 21, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tufail Ahmed Mirza Jahanzaib Muhammad Asad Ali Muhammad Huzaifa Raza Muhammad Jawad Sadaf Zahoor Source Type: research

Relationships among meal time, break time, and workplace characteristics of nurses who work day, evening, and night shifts: A cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS: It was found that nurses were not able to take proper time for meals and breaks while working. A realistic and specific strategy should be prepared to address this issue, with appropriate consideration of the specific characteristics of nurse staffing, patients' conditions, and shifts.PMID:38124390 | DOI:10.1080/10803548.2023.2298116 (Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 21, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hyoung Eun Chang Source Type: research

Exposure-response relationship between work-related hand-arm-vibration exposure and musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities: The German Hand-Arm-Vibration Study
CONCLUSIONS: After adjusting for relevant confounders, statistically significant exposure-response relationships between cumulative hand-arm-vibration exposure and MSDs of the upper extremities were established. A cumulative hand-arm-vibration exposure of Dhv (vibration total value in three measuring directions) = 142,300 (95%CI: 90,600-333,200) m2/s4·day or Dhw (vibration value in the direction along the forearm) = 38,700 (95%CI: 25,400-80,900) m2/s4·day is associated with a doubled risk of MSDs of upper extremities.PMID:38111328 | DOI:10.1080/10803548.2023.2295722 (Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 19, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Yi Sun Frank Bochmann J ürgen Dohlich Winfried Eckert Benjamin Ernst Christian Freitag Uwe Nigmann Nastaran Raffler Christina Samel Christian van den Berg Uwe Kaulbars Source Type: research

The global prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among firefighters: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2023 Dec 17:1-33. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2023.2294627. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTABSTRACTThis systematic review and meta-analysis study aimed to explore the global prevalence of MSDs among firefighters. A systematical search was performed in three international academic databases (Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science). Overall, 31 articles were included in this review. The pooled prevalence of total MSDs in firefighters was identified as 41% (95% CI (33, 50)). The prevalence of MSDs in neck, shoulders, upper back, lower back, upper extremity, and lower extremity was 9% (95% CI (7, 10)), 11% (95% CI ...
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 17, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh Saeid Yazdanirad Saleh Al Sulaie Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani Robin Marc Orr Source Type: research

Mixed-method Usability Investigation of ARROWS: Augmented Reality for Roadway Work Zone Safety
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2023 Dec 14:1-40. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2023.2295660. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAbstractThis paper explores the usability and user experience challenges of ARROWS, a novel Augmented Reality (AR) and Wearable Technology (WT) safety system for roadway work zones, an area with limited existing usability research. We utilized a mixed-method approach with two complementary experiments in indoor and outdoor settings, using the Wizard of Oz methodology and a high-fidelity prototype. We focused on identifying usability challenges, factors contributing to user experience, and the distinct needs of highway...
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 14, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sepehr Sabeti Nichole Morris Omidreza Shoghli Source Type: research

Global prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among sanitary workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
CONCLUSION: The current evidence shows that sanitation workers have a higher prevalence of occupationally associated MSDs, which might be lowered by using ergonomic work design principles.PMID:38083826 | DOI:10.1080/10803548.2023.2293390 (Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 12, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sina T Tolera Nega Assefa Tesfaye Gobena Source Type: research

Framework for the assessment of the safety culture in the oil and gas industry
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2023 Dec 11:1-30. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2023.2293389. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAbstractApproaches to safety culture assessment may have many limits if supported exclusively by quantitative methods. Based on that, a research team developed a quantitative-qualitative approach to assess the maturity of the safety culture on an oil platform. To that end, the team sought to develop and test a method consisting of an initial ethnographic phase followed by 4 other distinct phases: definition of homogeneous groups; production of customized questionnaires; quantitative evaluation; and qualitative assessm...
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 12, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Raoni Rocha Francisco Duarte Francisco P A Lima Marina Mercado Adriana Ara újo Luciano Garotti Magno Campos Source Type: research

Stress influence on real-world driving identified by monitoring heart rate variability and morphologic variability of ECG signals: The case of intercity roads
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that driver stress could be detected with an accuracy of 92% using MV metrics as an accurate physiological index of the driver's state.PMID:38083847 | DOI:10.1080/10803548.2023.2293391 (Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics)
Source: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - December 12, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sajjad Rostamzadeh Alireza Abouhossein Shahram Vosoughi Saeid Bahramzadeh Gendeshmin Rasoul Yarahmadi Source Type: research