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Deema Almaskati, Sharareh Kermanshachi, Apurva Pamidimukkala, Karthikeyan Loganathan and Zhe Yin
Hazard identification is a fundamental step in safety management that has the potential to reduce the number and severity of occupational injuries on construction sites. Researchers have identified and evaluated some of the hazards, but few have extensiv...
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Abu Faisal Ahamad, Petra Schneider, Romaza Khanum, Mohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder, Sabrina Jannat Mitu and Md. Mostafa Shamsuzzaman
The ship-breaking industry has become a promising sector in Bangladesh by contributing to the country?s primary steel demand as raw material for re-rolling mills, providing livelihood opportunities for the poor. This paper investigates the livelihood ind...
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Enactment of Occupational Safety and Health Act (1994) and aggressive efforts have been taken to ensure the safety of workers in the construction industry. This study employs an experimental study. Three hundred trainees divided into four groups, and dat...
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AnnMarie Lee Walton and Bonnie Rogers
Nursing assistants (NAs) make up a large share of the healthcare provider workforce and their numbers are expected to grow. NAs are predominantly women who earn a low wage and report financial, work, and family demands. Working as a NA is hazardous; this...
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Priyanka V. Patil, R. K. Kamble
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Solid waste management has important occupational health issues associated with it. Out of 204 solid waste collecting workers of Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, 20 workers were selected (10% of the population) as sample size (15 female and 5 male) and ...
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V. Patil Priyanka, R. K. Kamble
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Street sweepers play an important role in maintaining health and hygiene in cities. They are exposed to road dust and other contaminants while cleaning streets. Exposure of this dust and contaminants irritates respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction....
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Priyanka V. Patil, R. K. Kamble
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About 198 sanitary workers work in Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, out of which 20 workers (10% of the population) was selected as a sample size (all male workers). The study was carried out from November 2015 to January 2016. Occupational health hazar...
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Azionu C. Kingsley, Avwiri O. Gregory, Ononugbo, P. Chinyere
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Fernanda Rodrigues, João Santos Baptista and Débora Pinto
The construction industry has one of the highest occupational accident incidence rates among all economic sectors. Currently, building information modelling (BIM) appears to be a valuable tool for analysing occupational safety issues throughout the const...
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Marta Pedzik, Tomasz Rogozinski, Jerzy Majka, Kinga Stuper-Szablewska, Petar Antov, Lubos Kristak, Richard Kminiak and Martin Kucerka
Wood dust generated during woodworking?particularly from hardwood species during sanding?poses a health and safety hazard to workers in the wood industry. This study aimed to determine the particle-size distribution of selected hardwood species and the c...
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Ermiyati Ermiyati,Fakhri Fakhri,Citra Hockiana
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The implementation of construction activities, especially building construction work, has a high risk of accidents because each stage of the work contains many potential hazards that can be detrimental. This study aims to determine the highest occupation...
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Ermiyati Ermiyati,Fakhri Fakhri,Citra Hockiana
Pág. 69 - 82
The implementation of construction activities, especially building construction work, has a high risk of accidents because each stage of the work contains many potential hazards that can be detrimental. This study aims to determine the highest occupation...
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Aleksandar Sotic, Radenko Rajic
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In accordance with the Serbian legislation, occupational safety is the provision of such working conditions that, to the possible extent, reduce injuries at work. It is further stated that occupational injuries can be caused by exposure of employees to h...
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Jeffrey B. Witter,Pierre Delmelle
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The atmospheric concentrations of the acid gases SO2, HCl, and HF were measured during austral summer 2001 in the summit crater area of Villarrica volcano using 'filter packs'. These data were collected in order to assess the acid gas hazards to tourists...
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Richard Roberts, Teri Slade, Don Voaklander, Sebastian Straube, Liz Dennett, Carol Cancelliere, Christine Guptill, Linda Miller, Danielle Lemay, Melnard De Leon and Douglas P. Gross
Introduction: Musculoskeletal injury (MSI) contributes to global health burdens. Effective MSI prevention is necessary. MSI risk factor screening tools can be used by employers to identify and mitigate occupational hazards. Rigorous synthesis of the effe...
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Bijoy Bepary and Golam Kabir
Wind energy is among the foremost vital renewable energy sources in the world. With the increase in its popularity and use, the requirement for safety measures regarding this type of energy is becoming more prevalent. The development and operation requir...
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Occupational safety in the construction industry still represents a relevant problem at a global level. In fact, the complexity of working activities in this sector requires a comprehensive approach that goes beyond normative compliance to guarantee safe...
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Rachel Nderitu, Peter Mwaura, David Gichuhi
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Contemporary employees spend most of their working lives in the workplace. Work provides economic, social and psychological experiences that promote the mental wellbeing of individuals. The work environment should be devoid of hazards as much as possible...
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Francesco Neri, Andrea Laschi, Cristiano Foderi, Fabio Fabiano, Lucia Bertuzzi and Enrico Marchi
In many activities, chainsaw users are exposed to the risk of injuries and several other hazard factors that may cause health problems. In fact, environmental and working conditions when using chainsaws result in workers’ exposure to hazards such a...
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Mario Fargnoli, Mara Lombardi, Nicolas Haber and Daniele Puri
Recently, standards and regulations concerning occupational safety have become more and more rigorous. Nevertheless, the number of accidents and victims has not decreased significantly, as reported by official statistics. In Italy, the agricultural secto...
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