Managing workplace violence against health care workers: education alone is not enough - Kynoch K, Liu XL, Cabilan CJ, Ramis MA.
Health care workers are constantly faced with the possibility of occupational violence from patients, visitors, and others. Occupational violence encompasses any physical or verbal aggressive behavior, including abuse, threats, or assault, occurring in the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Forty years of struggle in North Carolina: workplace segregation and fatal occupational injury rates - McClure ES, Martin AT, Ranapurwala SI, Nocera M, Cantrell J, Marshall S, Richardson DB.
OBJECTIVE: To assess workplace segregation in fatal occupational injury from 1992 to 2017 in North Carolina. METHODS: We calculated occupational fatal injury rates within categories of occupation, industry, race, age, and sex; and estimated expecte... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Heat and health of occupational workers: a short summary of literature - Chandra NSVS, Xu Z.
Globally, occupational workers suffer various health impacts due to extreme heat. In this short review, we examined the literature discussing health impacts of heat on occupational workers, and then discussed certain individual and institutional measures n... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Occupational injury prevalence and predictors among small-scale sawmill workers in the Sokoban Wood Village, Kumasi, Ghana - Opoku FA, Opoku DA, Ayisi-Boateng NK, Osarfo J, Sulemana A, Agyemang S, Amponsah OKO, Asiedu MT, Gyebi R, Agyei-Baffour P.
BACKGROUND: Sawmill workers are at increased risk of occupational injuries due to their exposure to workplace hazards. However, little is known about the burden of occupational injuries among them in Ghana. Understanding its prevalence and associated facto... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
The impact of allocation of hazard management resources in port system on occupational safety - Wang W, Wang J, Lei B.
This study analyzes the correlation between hazard management resource allocation and occupat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
An urgent call to address work-related psychosocial hazards and improve worker well-being - Schulte PA, Sauter SL, Pandalai SP, Tiesman HM, Chosewood LC, Cunningham TR, Wurzelbacher SJ, Pana-Cryan R, Swanson NG, Chang CC, Nigam JAS, Reissman DB, Ray TK, Howard J.
Work-related psychosocial hazards are on the verge of surpassing many other occupational hazards in their contribution to ill-health, injury, disability, direct and indirect costs, and impact on business and national productivity. The risks associated with... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Stress, interpersonal and inter-role conflicts, and psychological health conditions among nurses: vicious and virtuous circles within and beyond the wards - Vallone F, Zurlo MC.
BACKGROUND: The increasing costs of nurses' occupational-stress, conflicts, and violence within healthcare services have raised international interest. Yet, research/interventions should consider that perceived stress and conflicts- but also potential reso... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Comparison of four machine learning methods for occupational accidents based on national data on metal sector in Turkey - Özkan EK, Ulaş HB.
Occupational accidents are one of the main problems in production system especially in metal sector. The aim of this study is to develop a predictive framework using machine learning (ML) to identify the causes of fatalities and amputations in the metal se... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Professions, power and paradox in occupational safety and health in the 21st century - Walters D.
Analysis of the development of professions and professional institutions in occupational safety and health is somewhat neglected. While there are some accounts of the development of professional practice in occupational medicine and a discourse on its ethi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Sustainability, business responsibility and occupational health, safety and wellbeing in the future of work - Jain A, Zwetsloot G, Torres L.
Taking care of the workforce and developing its capacity (mentally, physically, socially, etc.) has strategic importance for organizations and society alike, and an active healthy workforce is therefore a key determinant to sustainable economic and huma... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Workplace accidents and the probabilities of injuries occurring in the civil construction industry in Brazilian Amazon: a descriptive and inferential analysis - Moreira FGP, Pereira de Oliveira C, Farias CA.
The Civil Construction Industry (CCI) is a globally recognized industry with a high incidence of workplace accidents and fatalities. Despite extensive research, few studies have focused on this subject in less developed regions of Brazil, such as the Amazo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Raising psychosocial risks in real-world work environments: a proposal for a detailed and quick questionnaire with direct application by workers - Bolis I, Sigahi TFAC, Morioka SN.
Companies are focusing their efforts on minimizing the presence of psychosocial risks, with benefits for workers and organizations. A critical phase is identifying these risks, which can be accomplished using existing tools (questionnaires or scales) const... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Deep learning for detection of proper utilization and adequacy of personal protective equipment in manufacturing teaching laboratories - Ludwika AS, Rifai AP.
Occupational sectors are perennially challenged by the potential for workplace accidents, particularly in roles involving tools and machinery. A notable cause of such accidents is the inadequate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), essential in prev... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
A tool for self-evaluation of a successful occupational health and safety risk assessment - Rantala M, Lindholm M, Kivist ö-Rahnasto J, Nenonen N, Tappura S.
Previous studies present that insufficient risk assessment skills or limitations of processes and tools may weaken risk identification and control. Therefore, workplaces need practical tools to systematically analyse and develop their occupational safety a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
NIH: Occupational radiation dose to RTs needs careful monitoring
fluoroscopically-guided interventional procedures was 0.65 mSv, with higher doses associated with close proximity to patients (that is, less than three feet, for a median annual dose of 1.20 mSv) and performing more than 20 of the procedures per month (median 0.75 that "expanded use of interventional radiology in cardiology, orthopedics, oncology, and other specialties," the group explained. And although these procedures benefit patients by reducing recovery time compared with conventional surgery, they expose medical staff to significant radiation.Milder and colleagues assessed radiation dose to technologists assisting wi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Radiologic Technologist Interventional Radiology Source Type: news
