Iranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 2022 Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is one of the major causes of disability around the world. We ought to determine the prevalence and risk factors of MSP among construction workers in Karachi, Pakistan.
Natasha Shaukat, Zafar Fatmi
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Effectiveness of Preventive Measures for Reducing Workplace Injuries and Occupational Diseases [PDF]
Управленец, 2018 The paper presents the results of a comparative analysis of the financing of preventive measures for reducing workplace injuries, occupational diseases and the number of cases of industrial injuries.
Yelena A. Alshits, Inna A. Kulkova
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Self-Reported Occupational Exposure to HIV and Factors Influencing its Management Practice: A Study of Healthcare Workers in Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Blood borne infectious agents such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) constitute a major occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs).
Mubyazi, Godfrey M +7 more
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JISR Management and Social Sciences & Economics, 2019 Occupational injuries and safety management at the workplace are among the crucial issues of the developing countries. This study develops index value trends of occupational injuries of internal migrant workers for different characteristics.
Muhammad Umair, Lubna Naz
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Small Scale Enterprise Workers Require Attention: What Predicts the Level of Occupational Injuries?
Environmental Health Insights, 2022 Background: Occupational injuries are among the foremost public health problems that small scale enterprise workers are encountering. Most foregoing occupational injury studies focused on construction or welding industry workers which could underestimate
Chala Daba +2 more
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Occupational morbidity and occupational injury in the food industry
Безопасность техногенных и природных систем, 2022 Introduction. The article considers the problems of occupational morbidity and occupational injuries in the food industry, including factors and causes that form working conditions that contribute to the occurrence of morbidity and accidents.
V. Yu. Kontareva, S. N. Belik
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Occupational exposure to sharp injuries among medical and dental house officers in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: Sharp injuries constitute important occupational exposure in hospital environment, and perhaps the newly graduated medical and dental students, known as House Officers, in the first twelve months of their practice, are the most vulnerable of ...
Aimuamwosa Obarisiagbon +9 more
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Some factors influencing occupational engagement for people with schizophrenia living in the community [PDF]
, 2002 With the emergence of occupational science, there has been renewed interest in the health benefits of occupational engagement and a call for more research into the occupational nature of humans.
Chugg, A, Craik, C
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Muscle & NerveAbstractOccupational nerve injuries span a broad array of pathologies and contribute toward functional limitation, disability, and economic impact. Early and accurate recognition, treatment, and management of workplace factors rely on a thorough understanding of the anatomic and biomechanical factors that drive nerve injury.
Sandra L. Hearn +3 more
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Estimated Risk of HIV Acquisition and Practice for Preventing Occupational Exposure: A Study of Healthcare Workers at Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and other infections via exposure to infectious patients' blood and body fluids.
Hamisi M Malebo +14 more
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