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Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Effectively detecting the operational fatigue of miners can identify safety risks in mines. As the executors of auxiliary transportation in mines, the operational fatigue status of mining truck drivers deserves particular attention and detection.
Ying Chen +4 more
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Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2017 Background and aims: Occupational accidents and review them in the field of industrial safety are the most important issues. If these accidents are investigated and analyzed, there will be the possibility of reducing their occurrence. This review aims to
seyed shamseddin alizadeh +5 more
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Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Despite its ubiquity, the trucking industry is not well‐understood in social scientific literature. Gathering insight into truckers' worlds is difficult due to the solitary, isolating, and unpredictable nature of the work. An understanding of truckers' work lives and work ideologies is even further limited.
Michael A. Fleming
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Quantifying the financial impact of occupational injuries and illnesses, and the costs and benefits associated with an ergonomic risk control intervention within the Uniprise business segment of UnitedHealth Group [PDF]
, 2002 Plan BThe Uniprise business segment within UnitedHealth Group has experienced considerable direct costs associated with occupational injuries that have impacted overall profitability since 1999, with 44% of the total cost driven by cumulative trauma ...
Warch, Sarah L.
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[Aging and occupational accidents].
La Medicina del lavoro, 2000 Ageing and occupational accidents is an underestimated issue in Italy. This deals both with shortcomings of data and proper studies in the matter and with safety culture and interventions. Nevertheless, some tables are presented showing a relation between ageing and occupational accidents both in frequency and in severity.
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson +2 more
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Health Outcomes Related to Multiple Exposures in Occupational Settings: A Review
Safety and Health at WorkIndividuals are constantly exposed to hazardous factors that can affect their health, the hazards encountered in the workplace can lead to the development of occupational diseases.
Cassandra Barbey +2 more
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Reaching and engaging workers who are reluctant, unwilling, or unable to access relevant information and timely support through their workplace or mainstream avenues is a critical policy issue in Australia and worldwide. Cross‐sector alliances between community organisations, statutory bodies, and healthcare providers can expand the reach of ...
Corina Crisan +3 more
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Applied SciencesAirborne particulate matter (PM) poses a major health risk, yet species selection for vertical greening systems (VGS) is poorly quantified. We evaluated PM retention by seven commercially available shade-tolerant species grown in a modular living wall ...
Caterina Dalsasso +6 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gender segregation in paid care work offers a critical lens for understanding how gender inequality is reproduced in contemporary societies. While much research has explained men's absence from paid care through cultural and identity‐based accounts, less has been done to examine the structural mechanisms that sustain the feminisation of care ...
Steven Roberts +3 more
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