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Occupational Vehicular Accidents: A Workers' Compensation Analysis of Oregon Truck Drivers 1990-1997 [PDF]

open access: yes
This study used workers' compensation data from Oregon from 1990-1997 to examine injuries due to vehicular accidents by truck drivers, and calculate rate estimates using baseline data derived from the U.S.
Brian P. McCall, Irwin B. Horwitz
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The costs of poor safety in the workplace [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Over the last two years we have conducted research on the costs of accidents in the workplace, monitoring 14 firms in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) over a 12 week period in 1995, and 11 firms in Northern Ireland (NI) over a 12 week period in 1996. Using
Jacobson, David, Mottiar, Ziene
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Assessment of Dried Plasma Spots (DPS) as an Appropriate Sample Matrix for the Measurement of Circulating Calretinin, a Biomarker for Mesothelioma—A Proof‐Of‐Concept Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
In this proof‐of‐concept study calretinin as a biomarker for mesothelioma was evaluated using filter cards, i.e., dried plasma spots (DPS) as an alternative sample matrix. After drying, calretinin was reconstituted and determined using ELISA. Calretinin could be reliably determined and the performance of calretinin is slightly improved in comparison to
Jan Gleichenhagen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A risk assessment of human-robot interface operations to control the potential of injuries/losses at XYZ manufacturing company [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Plan BThe purpose of this study was to assess the robot palletizing operation at XYZ Manufacturing Company using the risk assessment methodology recommended by the ANSI/RIA R15.06 standard.
Alvarado, Marie L.
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Student Anxiety and Stress Related to Needlestick/Sharps Injuries in Dental Clinics

open access: yesJournal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose/Objective This study explored how the threat of needlestick/sharps injuries affects stress and anxiety among dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting students in accredited US programs. It also aimed to identify contributing factors and assess potential educational interventions.
Lindsey C. Billing, Marisa A. Cornewell
wiley   +1 more source

When Being Stuck in Your Career Has Implications Beyond Your Career: Spillover and Crossover Effects of Career Plateaus

open access: yesJournal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many employees experience a career plateau (CP) with potentially negative consequences. Previous research has established the effects of CPs on well‐being, whereas the potential boundary conditions of these effects and the resulting crossover effects for life partners have been largely neglected.
Rebekka S. Steiner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A retrospective study about the trend analysis of Industrial accidents in Pakistan

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2017
Background: Occupational accidents in developing countries like Pakistan are obvious due to poor occupational health safety infrastructure. Objective: This retrospective study aimed to analyze the industrial accidents in factories of Pakistan during ...
Mohsin Abbas, Balkhyour A Mansour
doaj   +3 more sources

Safety Culture and Issue in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
. This paper highlights the Safety culture and issue in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector and emphasis the high occupational accidents due to lack of safety culture and non-compliance of the requirements of Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994.
Ali Danish, Yusof Yusri, Adam Anbia
doaj   +1 more source

Economic approaches to measuring labor exploitation in agriculture: A systematic literature review of indicators and methodologies

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Agriculture remains highly vulnerable to labor exploitation, affecting almost two million workers worldwide and drawing increasing attention, particularly within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 8 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. However, the informal nature of exploitation and fragmented data complicate its analysis.
Claudio Mirabella   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Road traffic accidents and injuries through the analysis of the Italian hospital discharge records: preliminary results

open access: yesSafety and Health at Work, 2022
Agnese Martini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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