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
Urban environment's contributory factors for the adoption of cargo bike usage: a systematic literature review - Chatziioannou I, Bakogiannis E, Karolemeas C, Kourmpa E, Papadaki K, Vlastos T.
The supply chain sector plays a crucial role in driving economic development and globalization. However, the environmental repercussions of logistics and freight transport have become more pronounced. Nowadays, there is an ever-increasing acceptance regard... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Decent NHS pay rise is crucial if both the workforce and the economy are to grow, say health unions
Proper investment in NHS staff is essential for both the UK’s economic success and if there’s to be any hope of filling record staff vacancies, health unions say today (Friday).
A new report, compiled on behalf of 14 unions representing more than a million health workers in England, makes clear rebuilding the NHS workforce will be impossible without the fair, sustained wage rises central to recruiting and hanging on to staff.
The unions also call for action from the government in the 2024/25 pay round to tackle the wage and staffing issues crucial to cutting the treatment backlog and giving patients the qualit...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 9, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release health workers nhs pay Source Type: news
Put pay right and start to solve the NHS’ many problems
A proper pay rise for NHS staff in England this year is essential if there is to be any hope of filling the huge vacancies hole and stopping waiting lists from spiralling, says UNISON today (Friday).
The union – representing ambulance workers, nurses, cleaners, medical secretaries, occupational therapists, porters and a whole host of other NHS staff – has urged Victoria Atkins to convene pay talks.
UNISON says this would be the best way to agree the wage rise due in April, improve the experience of patients and avoid a repeat of last year’s strike action.
UNISON, which is the biggest union in the NHS, has this week...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 9, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News NHS nhs pay pay review body Source Type: news
Everside Health, Marathon Health announce merger
The combined entity will offer primary care, mental health, occupational health, and pharmacy and musculoskeletal services to a combined base of 630 clients. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - February 8, 2024 Category: Information Technology 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
This report describes severe work-related injuries among oil and gas extraction workers. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 8, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 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. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fulcrum Health, Inc., the leading non-profit physical medicine benefit... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news
5 cases of occupational heat illness - Deng HP, Pan HY, Yao JH, Yang YX, Mao J.
OBJECTIVE: Through the analysis of five cases of occupational heat illness caused by high temperature, we expounded the pathogenesis and summarized the clinical characteristics of heat cramp and heat exhaustion of the newly revised diagnostic criteria for ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Occupational accidents involving pesticides notified by SINAN - Machado LP, Machado JMH, Moura BC.
INTRODUCTION: The present article analyzed the number of pesticide accidents registered in Tocantins. In the case of occupational exposure to pesticides, the impact of pesticides on farmers is particularly great during direct handling or improper storage. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Occupational safety and health in the agricultural sector: a bibliographic review - Mendoza Galvis DJ, Vega Molina AL.
In the labor context the agricultural sector has been a little neglected in terms of the implementation of policies and standards that allow maintaining low accident rates, and in the last year strategies have been established to improve this situation. Th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Profile of victims of occupational accidents involving exposure to biological material notified in the city of Palmas, state of Tocantins, Brazil - Mangueira LA, Guedes MO, Guntzel CR, Vasconcelos MS, Neves TV.
INTRODUCTION: An occupational accident involving exposure to biological material is characterized by worker's contact with organic fluids during the working day and in Brazil it is considered a condition of compulsory declaration. OBJECTIVES: To an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Nonprofit Teams With Firefighter Union for Asbestos Ban Campaign
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is teaming with the International Association of Fire Fighters on a new anti-asbestos campaign. In a continued push toward a national ban of the toxic mineral, the organizations have created a 120 foot high and 84 foot wide billboard in New York City’s Times Square.
A firefighter in full gear is the focal point of the advertisement. Written on the picture are the words: “Firefighters Face Risk.” Under that in large red letters it reads: “Ban Asbestos Now.”
The message is expected to make 1.5 million impressions a day and will be seen 4 times every hour for 1...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - February 6, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Awareness/Advocacy Mesothelioma Support/Support Groups/Organizations Source Type: news
Outbreak of lead poisoning from a civilian indoor firing range in the UK - Warsi A, Pucci MR, Bradberry SM, Khan A, Elamin MEMO.
We report a lead poisoning outbreak among staff and their close contacts at a UK civilian indoor 24 m firing range. METHODS: A retrospective review was und... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
The Psychology of the Cold-Weather Shorts Guy
When Tom Holland, a 54-year-old exercise physiologist, shovels snow at home in Connecticut, someone always starts shouting at him. A neighbor—lots of neighbors, actually—will drive by, roll down the window, and ask: “Really? You’re in shorts?”
Holland is, in fact, in shorts, as he is 364 other days of the year. He’s been wearing them in all temperatures since he was a kid—maybe for attention at first, he admits, but now because he runs hot and is simply more comfortable pantsless. He’s in shorts when he walks his two dogs, goes for a run in below-freezing temps, or cleans ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
A retrospective observational study of injury patterns associated with powered circular saw in subjects presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital - Jain M, Radhakrishnan RV, Mohanty CR, Shaji IM, Sahoo S, Sahu A, Mishra NP, Palai PK, Siddique RN.
BACKGROUND: Powered circular saw-related injuries (PCSRIs) are responsible for a sizable proportion of occupational injuries presented to the emergency department (ED). The present study portrays the mechanisms, injury patterns, epidemiological parameters,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
