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The importance of extended working hours for work-related injuries
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - August 11, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Causal inference and evidence-based recommendations in occupational health and safety research
In this issue of the Journal, a group of distinguished Nordic researchers, led by Anne Helene Garde and including four of our Associated Editors, present a discussion paper that originated from a workshop and provides detailed recommendations on night shift work (1). The recommendations are very clear: to protect workers ’ health, night shift schedules should have: (i) ≤3 consecutive night shifts; (ii) shift intervals of ≥11 hours; and (iii) ≤9 hours shift duration. For pregnant women, night work should be limited to one shift per week. The authors acknowledge that under circumstances allowing better possibi lities...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - October 2, 2020 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Solar energy industry workers under climate change: A risk assessment of the level of heat stress experienced by a worker based on measured data
Publication date: October 2019Source: Safety Science, Volume 118Author(s): Danyela Samaniego-Rascón, Manuel C. Gameiro da Silva, Almerindo D. Ferreira, Rafael E. Cabanillas-LopezAbstractDue to production requirements, solar facilities are usually located in sunny environments where workers face hot weather. Heat is seen as an environmental and occupational hazard with its physiological effects due to high-temperature exposures. Among the heat-related effects are, dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and death. The heat-related impairments on health could also negatively impact the performance of the workers and simu...
Source: Safety Science - May 11, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Ischemic Stroke
Occupational health nurses play a valuable role in educating workers and supervisors about the risk factors and warning signs of ischemic stroke.
Source: Workplace Health and Safety - September 11, 2016 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Randolph, S. A. Tags: Current Topics Source Type: research