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Health and safety of the older worker [PDF]
, 2012 This is the author's pre-copyedited accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2012 The Authors.Background - In the UK, increasing numbers of paid employees are over 60 years with further increases ...
Farrow, A, Reynolds, F
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Auditory fatigue among call dispatchers working with headsets
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2018 Objectives To determine whether call center dispatchers wearing headsets are subject to auditory fatigue at the end of a work shift. Material and Methods Data was gathered at times when call centers were busiest. All call operators wore a headset for up
Thomas Venet +8 more
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Workplace Biological Risk Assessment: Review of Existing and Description of a Comprehensive Approach
Atmosphere, 2020 Biological risks potentially affect workers in multiple occupational sectors through their exposure to pathogenic agents. These risks must be carefully assessed to prevent adverse health effects. This article identifies and critically analyzes approaches
Sarah Burzoni +3 more
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Burnout and occupational accident
European Psychiatry, 2017 IntroductionBurn out mainly occurs among healthcare employees. This professional category is exposed to a large load of emotional disturbance.ObjectivesThe aim of this work was to study the levels of burnout syndrome in caregivers who were victims to occupational accident.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted during 2014-2015 in the ...
N. Kotti +6 more
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Unnatural Deaths in South African Platinum Miners, 1992-2008 [PDF]
, 2011 Background: The mortality rate from unnatural deaths for South Africa is nearly double the world average. Reliable data are limited by inaccurate and incomplete ascertainment of specific causes of unnatural death. This study describes trends in causes of
Judith R. Glynn +22 more
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Occupational accidents aboard merchant ships
, 2002 Objectives: To investigate the frequency, circumstances, and causes of occupational accidents aboard merchant ships in international trade, and to identify risk factors for the occurrence of occupational accidents as well as dangerous working situations ...
Hansen, HL, Frydenberg, M, Nielsen, D
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Occupational therapy students’ views of health promotion [PDF]
, 2008 With the increased interest in the contribution of occupational therapists to health promotion, the College of Occupational Therapists (2004a) recommended that pre-registration programmes should prepare graduates for practice which includes health ...
Jones-Phipps, M, Craik, C
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Occupational Accidents in artisanal mining in Katanga, D.R.C. [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: This study focuses on accidents in artisanal mining, to support policies improving miners' employability. Materials and Methods: Based on a questionnaire administered in November 2009 to a sample of 180 miners from the artisanal mining of ...
Levêque, Alain +6 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 ObjectiveTo evaluate the existing evidence on the effect of night-shift work and its subtypes (permanent and rotating) on cardiovascular risk factors: diabetes, lipid disorders, being overweight, hypertension, smoking habits, sedentariness, and ...
Stephanie Boini +5 more
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Analysis of Falls from Height Variables in Occupational Accidents
, 2021 Fall-from-height accidents are linked to severe and fatal consequences for impacted workers. A better understanding of the related variables is necessary to improve worker safety.
Rey-Merchán, María Del Carmen +7 more
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