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Impact of Ceiling Suspended Shield Size on Primary Operator Radiation Dose During Coronary Angiography and Intervention

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
Reducing radiation exposure to staff performing coronary angiography and intervention is an occupational health and safety priority for hospitals. We demonstrate that a larger lead acrylic shield, with lead rubber pleats on the lower edge will reduce radiation exposure to the cardiologist performing the procedure by approximately 40%. We recommend that
James A. Crowhurst, Elizabeth Andersen, Michael Savage, Jason Tse, Dale Murdoch, Darren Walters, Rustem Dautov   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of human factors and ergonomics to the design and delivery of safe future healthcare. [PDF]

Future Healthc J, 2021
Sujan M, Pickup L, Bowie P, Hignett S, Ives F, Vosper H, Rashid N.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How I Do It: A Stepwise Surgical Technique for Fisch Class B Glomus Tympanicum

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
We describe a stepwise retroauricular microsurgical workflow for bulky tympanic paragangliomas, combining circumferential canaloplasty with temporary removal and replacement of the tympanomeatal flap and malleus to optimize exposure and bleeding control.
Stéphane Gargula, Dario Ebode, Denis Ayache, Thomas Radulesco, Mary Daval, Giannicola Ianella, Maria‐Pia Tuset, Ralph Haddad, Justin Michel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational Health and Safety Reporting in the Top 100 Australian Companies: Does Organisational Risk Profile Matter?

Administrative Sciences
Increasingly, good quality and safe working conditions that promote employee health are expected by stakeholders. The aim of this study is to examine the extent and quality of occupational health and safety (OHS) reporting in the Top 100 companies listed
Jodi Oakman, Suzanne Young, Victoria P. Weale, Alison Pattinson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wet-work Exposure: A Main Risk Factor for Occupational Hand Dermatitis

Safety and Health at Work, 2014
Wet-work can be defined as activities where workers have to immerse their hands in liquids for >2 hours per shift, or wear waterproof (occlusive) gloves for a corresponding amount of time, or wash their hands >20 times per shift.
Ali Behroozy, Tessa G. Keegel
doaj   +1 more source

Using cognitive work analysis to explore activity allocation within military domains [PDF]

, 2008
Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) is frequently advocated as an approach for the analysis of complex sociotechnical systems. Much of the current CWA literature within the military domain pays particular attention to its initial phases; Work Domain Analysis ...
Jenkins, D.P., Salmon, P.M., Stanton, N.A., Walker, G.H., Young, M.S.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Self‐Service and Home Delivery Combined: Coordinating the Route of a Mobile Parcel Locker With the Delivery Tasks of Its Human Driver

Networks, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to the increasing volume of parcels, last‐mile delivery innovations are exploring the integration of multiple delivery modes. The most prominent examples are delivery vans that, next to being the base for the delivery tasks of their human drivers, also function as mobile launching platforms for drones or autonomous delivery robots.
Nils Boysen, Dirk Briskorn, Stefan Schwerdfeger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human factors and ergonomics at time of crises: the Italian experience coping with COVID-19. [PDF]

Int J Qual Health Care, 2021
Albolino S, Dagliana G, Tanzini M, Toccafondi G, Beleffi E, Ranzani F, Flore E.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Gender, Social Reproduction and the Construction of Capabilities for Social Sustainability of Agriculture: A Relational Approach

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers' capabilities, a core component of social sustainability, have been largely neglected in sustainable agriculture discourse. Using a relational approach to capabilities and autonomy, this study explores how women farmers translate the opportunity of agricultural innovation into their valued outcomes, and which factors shape their ...
Dawn D. Cheong, Bettina Bock
wiley   +1 more source

Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) applications in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned and considerations for methods. [PDF]

Appl Ergon, 2022
Wooldridge AR, Carman EM, Xie A.
europepmc   +1 more source