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Occupational Health and Safety for Nurses: Literature Review

NSC Nursing, 2021
Introduction: The prevention of occupational accidents in the sphere of occupational health and safety is an important issue in the Italian work setting; health workers, and especially nurses, are continually exposed to the risk of work-related accidents,
Antonio Brusini
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Application of impedance measurement to investigate in vitro inhalation toxicity of bacteria

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2021
Background Workers of agriculture and intensive life stock farming are exposed to highly contaminated workplaces. Bioaerosol exposures are suspected to trigger respiratory health effects of the workers.
Stefanie Klar, Dierk-Christoph Poether, Jessica Reinert, Nicole Hüttig, Gunter Linsel, Udo Jäckel   +5 more
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Occupational safety and health practice: a study at quarry site by using hirarc form [PDF]

, 2020
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) is a discipline with wide scope involving many specialized fields. In other words, occupational health and safety comprises of aspects in terms of social, mental and physical.
Dhat run @ Chat run, Virakphon, Jaat, Norrizam, Khalid, Amir, Oh, Kar Heng, Tan, Jedidiah   +4 more
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Violation of German rest break regulation criteria and health complaints while working in the office and from home

sozialpolitik.ch, 2022
The aim of this survey study (n = 534) was to clarify if work from home (WFH) affects employees’ compliance with six German mandatory rest break regulations and how this relates to health complaints.
Johannes Wendsche, Andrea Lohmann-Haislah, Anika Schulz, Ina Schöllgen   +3 more
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Humidifier disinfectant, sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC): assessment of respiratory effects to protect workers’ health

Scientific Reports, 2021
In South Korea, it has been found that biocides used to control and eliminate harmful organisms are used as humidifier disinfectants and cause lung disease in users.
DongSeok Seo, Yong-Hoon Lee, JiMin Jo
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Work-related olfactory disorder: a case series and review

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2018
Background The olfactory bulb is anatomically exposed and thus can be directly damaged by external stimulation. This can occur as an occupational injury owing to contact with organic solvents or other causes.
Soon Woo Park, Young Joong Kang, Huisu Eom, Hyun-Jin Cho, Jungho Ahn, Sang-Gil Lee   +5 more
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HCFC-123-induced toxic hepatitis and death at a Korean fire extinguisher manufacturing facility: a case series

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2018
Background Exposure to sustained high concentrations of HCFC-123 is known to be hepatotoxic. We report two simultaneous cases of toxic hepatitis related to exposure to 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123), a common refrigerant, at a Korean fire ...
Mu Young Shin, Jong Soo Park, Hae Dong Park, Jihye Lee   +3 more
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Occupational Health and Safety Prevention Plan in Water Treatment Plant [PDF]

, 2018
The research was carried out at the "El Guarumo" drinking water plant located in Santa Ana, province of Manabí, Ecuador. The objective of the investigation was the proposal of a plan of prevention of occupational risks that allows the management of the ...
Landa, A. F. (Andres), Ortiz, D. J. (Denis), Perez, G. L. (Grether), Velasquez, C. A. (Carlos), Velasquez, R. M. (Rosa)   +4 more
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Nanomaterials in Food – Prioritisation & Assessment

EFSA Journal, 2019
Nanomaterials (NMs) are of significant economic interest and have a huge impact on many industries including the food industry. The main application in food industry includes food additives and food packaging.
ANSES‐ French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, France, Eleni Anastasi, Gilles Riviere, Bruno Teste   +3 more
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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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