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Workers’ Awareness in Iron Mines Regarding Occupational Hazards at Bahariya Oasis [PDF]

Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice
Background: Iron mines present several occupational hazards that pose significant risks to the health and safety of miners. One of the primary hazards is exposure to respirable dust, which can lead to respiratory diseases as silicosis and pneumoconiosis.
amr abd el mohsen
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Application of a comprehensive risk assessment method for occupational disease hazards of employers in occupational health classification management of wooden furniture manufacturing factories

环境与职业医学, 2023
BackgroundThe contradiction between science and operability has always existed in the model of classified occupational health supervision and management.
Aihong WANG, Pengbo LENG, Xiaohai LI, Chao GAO, Guochuan MAO, Dandan ZHANG   +5 more
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Occupation-associated health hazards for the gastroenterologist/ endoscopist

Annals of Gastroenterology, 2018
Advances in the field of endoscopy have allowed gastroenterologists to obtain detailed imaging of anatomical structures and to treat gastrointestinal diseases with endoscopic therapies. However, these technological developments have exposed endoscopists and staff to hazards such as musculoskeletal injuries, exposure to infectious agents, and ionizing ...
Ofori, Emmanuel, Ramai, Daryl, John, Febin, Reddy, Madhavi, Ghevariya, Vishal   +4 more
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Nepali Migrant Workers and Their Occupational Health Hazards in the Workplace: A Scoping Review

Sustainability
An increasing number of people are relocating to search for work, leading to substantial implications for both local and global health. Approximately 3.6% of the global population (281 million) migrates annually.
S. Wasti, E. Babatunde, S. Bhatta, Ayushka Shrestha, Pratikshya Wasti, Vijay S. Gc   +5 more
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Indoor concentrations of VOCs in beauty salons; association with cosmetic practices and health risk assessment

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2018
Background The use of cosmetic products in beauty salons emits numerous kinds of toxic air pollutants. The objectives of this study were to measure the concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde in 20 large ...
Mostafa Hadei, Philip K Hopke, Abbas Shahsavani, Mahbobeh Moradi, Maryam Yarahmadi, Baharan Emam, Noushin Rastkari   +6 more
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Factor contributing to Occupational Hazards among Health Workers in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Mbale District. A Cross-sectional Study.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2022
Background:  Health workers are exposed to many occupational hazards because of the kind of environment they work in. Occupational health and safety is an important issue because of the high rates of associated morbidity and mortality of exposed ...
Grace Nambuya, Amiri Were
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Effects of occupational health literacy on occupational stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety among workers in metal products industry in Jiaxing City

环境与职业医学
BackgroundThe mental health problems of workers have become increasingly prominent and have attracted widespread attention. Studies have shown that occupational health literacy (OHL) is associated with the occurrence of occupational stress (OS ...
Pan MENG, Zhihao SHI, Zhehua ZHOU, Zan HU, Genyuan LI, Daming WU   +5 more
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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
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Occupational Health and Hazards among Health Care Workers

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v3i1.9096 International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 3 No 1 (2013) 1 ...
Tirthankar Ghosh
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Effect of Health Education Program on Knowledge and Practice of Workers Regarding Occupational Health Hazards at Sugar Factory

Minia Scientific Nursing Journal, 2019
Background : The workers are exposed to workplace hazards arising from various activities involved in sugar production. Aim : study aims to assess effect of health education program on knowledge and practice of workers regarding occupational health ...
A. Abdelwahab, Soheir Ali, Bader EL-Din, Awatef Abd.El, razek Mohammed   +4 more
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