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Ethics and Occupational Health in the Contemporary World of Work

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
The last two decades have seen increasing attention to professional ethics in the field of occupational health in industrialized and developing countries, partly reflecting the changing world of work, demographic shifts and new technologies.
S. Iavicoli, A. Valenti, D. Gagliardi, J. Rantanen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recommended Practices: Protecting Temporary Workers [PDF]

, 2014
[Excerpt] Workers employed through staffing agencies are generally called temporary or supplied workers. For the purposes of these recommended practices, “temporary workers” are those supplied to a host employer and paid by a staffing agency, whether or ...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Walking as a meaningful leisure occupation: the implications for occupational therapy [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction: In response to growing interest in leisure in occupational therapy and the importance of understanding how occupations maintain, enhance and promote health and wellbeing, a qualitative phenomenological study was conducted to explore the ...
Christiansen CH, College of Occupational Therapists, College of Occupational Therapists, Dawson J, Fenech A, Johnson JA, Kielhofner G, Molineux M, Mosey AC, Pope C, Smith JA, Turner A, Wilcock A, Yerxa EJ   +13 more
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Active Seizures Predict Worse Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Normal Cognition and Dementia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Cognitive disorders are common in older persons with seizures (PWS). Cognitive disorders are often associated with impaired Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). However, the effects of seizures on IADLs remain unexplored.
Ifrah Zawar, Jaideep Kapur, Meghan M. Mattos, Carol Manning, Syeda Amrah Hashmi, Mark Quigg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of frontline nursing staff on workplace safety and occupational health hazards in two psychiatric hospitals in Ghana

BMC Public Health, 2018
BackgroundPsychiatric hospitals need safe working environments to promote productivity at the workplace. Even though occupational health and safety is not completely new to the corporate society, its scope is largely limited to the manufacturing ...
R. Alhassan, K. Poku
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recommendation of occupational exposure limits (2024–2025)

Environmental and Occupational Health Practice
The Japan Society for Occupational Health (JSOH) recommends the Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) as reference values for preventing adverse health effects on workers caused by occupational exposure to chemical substances, continuous or intermittent ...
The Japan Society for Occupational Health May 22, 2024
doaj   +1 more source

Basic occupational health services – “Occupational Health for All” [PDF]

Healthline, 2011
Occupational health is the area of medicine dedicated to the prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness and disability, and the promotion of health and productivity of workers, their families and ...
Niraj Pandit, Ashish Trivedi
doaj  

Occupational cooling practices of emergency first responders in the United States: A survey [PDF]

, 2018
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Temperature on 29/07/2018, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2018.1493907 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.©
ASTM International, Bonauto D, Cadarette BS, Carter R, House JR., International Organisation for Standardisation. ISO, McLellan TM, Michaels D, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Prudhomme J, Taiwo OA, Watkins ER   +12 more
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Global Trends in Risk Factors for Low Back Pain: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study Data From 1990 to 2021

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The increasing burden associated with low back pain (LBP) is a critical issue. This is a novel analysis of trends in risk factors for LBP aiming to identify risk factors that require further attention or consideration in global policies to reduce the burden of LBP.
Katharine E. Roberts, Manuela L. Ferreira, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Sneha Nicholson, Lyn March, Paulo H. Ferreira   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The occupational health and safety dimension of Industry 4.0

La Medicina del lavoro, 2018
Background: In recent years, an increase in the worldwide demand for consumer goods and the need for a sustainable type of manufacturing have led to the so-called “fourth industrial revolution” or Industry 4.0. This 4.0 technological revolution, designed
V. Leso, L. Fontana, I. Iavicoli
semanticscholar   +1 more source