Teaching occupational health and safety in engineering using active learning: a systematic review - Rodeghiero Neto I, Amaral FG.
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) teaching within engineering is complex due to its multidisciplinary and the difficulty of reproducing its definitions in the classroom dynamically and attractively. An alternative to overcome these problems is using act... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Health and safety representatives' perceptions of occupational health and safety policy developments to improve work-related psychological health: applying the theory of planned behaviour - Friebel AG, Potter RE, Dollard M.
National or jurisdictional occupational health and safety (OHS) policy is the foundation of organisational health protection and is required to ensure healthy and safe workers. For the implementation of OHS policy to be most effective, organisational actio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Do safety management system standards indicate safer operations? Evidence from the OHSAS 18001 occupational health and safety standard - Viswanathan K, Johnson MS, Toffel MW.
Problem definition
Given the enormous disruptions and costs of occupational injuries, companies and buyers are increasingly looking to voluntary occupational health and safety standards to improve worker safety. Yet because these standards only require im... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Virtual reality for safety training: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis - Scorgie D, Feng Z, Paes D, Parisi F, Yiu TW, Lovreglio R.
Unsafe behaviour in the workplace and disaster events can lead to serious harm and damage. Safety training has been a widely studied topic over the past two decades. Its primary aim is to save lives and minimise damage but requires regular refreshers. New ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Rethinking paramedic occupational injury surveillance: a systems approach to better understanding paramedic work-related injury - Kearney J, Muir C, Salmon P, Smith K.
Paramedic work occurs in complex, dynamic, uncontrolled, and unpredictable work environments which increase their risk of occupational injury. The complex and multi-factorial nature of paramedic occupational injury requires a holistic systems-based approac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Nurses' attitudes and perceptions regarding suicidal patients: a quasi-experimental study of depression management training - Sela Y, Levi-Belz Y.
This study examines whether depr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Humor and morality in organizations - Yam KC, Min Ye Y.
Successful leaders often use humor to motivate, inspire, and lead. Yet, recent research suggests that the use of humor is risky for leaders. Our review suggests that humor must be morally offensive to some people for it to be perceived as funny. This inher... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Factors affecting intent to perpetrate violence against nurses: Theory of Planned Behavior approach - Aliwa M, Sawarka Y, Amit Aharon A.
BACKGROUND: The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) has been found to predict target behaviors. The literature examining this model lacks attention to violence toward nurses. PURPOSE: To explore the association between the public's exposure to violenc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Changes in challenging behaviors accompanying transition to a new facility in individuals with intellectual disabilities - Kawanaka M, Iwanaga Y, Tokunaga A, Higashi T, Tanaka G, Imamura A, Iwanaga R.
This study investigated how CB changed amo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
How Can I Remember the Progression of Gesell Figures?
Discussion
Observing children in the office setting can provide a wealth of information about the skills, development, health and family. While the office setting may have some limitations, much can be gleaned. For example, the picture above or drawings and writing on a whiteboard in the room can offer lots of possibilities for interacting with the child and also for commenting to the parents about the child’s developmental abilities.
Arnold Gesell, MD, PhD. was a developmental pediatrician who studied and codified how children develop and mature over time. As part of his work, he noticed when certain figures are a...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 12, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Looking beyond the screen: a systematic review of safety in control rooms - Janizadeh R, Choobineh A, Charkhabi SA, Jahangiri M.
As a complex socio-technical system, the Control Room (CR) is central to many industries, such as process, aviation, transportation, and mining. CRs' complexity impacts the safety, operational, engineering, regulatory, and financial performance of the syst... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Fulcrum Health assumes operations of Health Services Management's (HSM's) physical medicine network services
Fulcrum Health will assume management of provider contracting and credentialing in 21 states for chiropractic, occupational and physical therapy, and speech therapy PLYMOUTH, Minn., Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fulcrum Health, Inc., the leading non-profit physical medicine benefit... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news
Severe work-related injuries in the oil and gas extraction industry - 32 federal occupational safety and health administration jurisdictions, United States, January 2015-July 2022 - Parasram V, Socias-Morales C, Reichard A.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) severe injuries reports include work-related injuries from establishments under federal OSHA jurisdiction that result in an amputation, loss of an eye, or inpatient hospitalization. Data from 32 juri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Beyond reporting: proactive strategies for safer scientific fieldwork - Cronin MR, Beltran RS, Zavaleta ES.
Fieldwork is crucial for science but poses heightened risks of gender-based harassment and assault. Current practices prioritize post-incident reporting, despite the demonstrated potential of preventive approaches. We recommend proactive practices, trainin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Workplace violence experienced by personal care workers in a district in Seoul, Republic of Korea: a comparison study with office and service workers - Cho MS, Min KB, Min JY.
This study compared the level of workplace violence experienced by personal healthcare workers in a district in Seoul, Republic of Korea, with those experienced by workers in office or service jobs. We matched 150 personal care workers with 150 office work... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
