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Health and safety of the older worker [PDF]
Occupational Medicine, 2011 In the UK, increasing numbers of paid employees are over 60 years with further increases expected as the state pension age rises. Some concern surrounds possible increased work-related illness and accidents for people working beyond the age of 60.To identify the available evidence for health and safety risks of workers over age 60 years with respect to
Farrow, A, Reynolds, F
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Total Worker Health® 2014⁻2018: The Novel Approach to Worker Safety, Health, and Well-Being Evolves. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2019 Background: The objective of this article is to provide an overview of and update on the Office for Total Worker Health® (TWH) program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ...
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Worker safety: zero harm messaging, reporting and the C-suite [PDF]
, 2020 Occupational health and safety (OHS) management has improved over the past 100 years. A focus on worker safety has saved lives, increased productivity and enhanced organisational reputations.
Roberts, Simon Drew
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The performance approach and management attitudes
Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, 2002 Resistance to change is a characteristic feature of human behavior. Several reasons exist for this resistance. Generally people are hesitant to accept change if they played no participative role in initiating and developing it.
Theo C. Haupt
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2008 Summary: In the United States (U.S.), federal legislation requiring the use of safety-engineered sharp devices, along with an array of other protective measures, has played a critical role in reducing healthcare workers’ (HCWs) risk of occupational ...
Janine Jagger +3 more
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The Tension Between Worker Safety and Organization Survival [PDF]
, 2020 This research addresses the fundamental question of whether providing a safe workplace improves or hinders organizational survival, because there are conflicting predictions on the relationship between worker safety and organizational performance.
Louis, Michalis +7 more
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Safety and volunteer construction workers [PDF]
Construction Management and Economics, 2015 The construction industry is dangerous – 39 fatalities were recorded in the UK in 2012/13, with comparable and even larger figures reported worldwide. Yet every year, at least several hundred UK-based people take part in construction activities on a voluntary basis, examples being international development projects using ‘gap-year’ students and the ...
Foster-Smith, Lydia +3 more
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Risk of bloodborne pathogen exposure among Zambian healthcare workers
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2012 Purpose: Understanding the risks of bloodborne pathogen transmission is fundamental to prioritizing interventions when resources are limited. This study investigated the risks to healthcare workers in Zambia. Design: A survey was completed anonymously by
Elayne Kornblatt Phillips +5 more
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Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2011 Most movie enthusiasts were intrigued by the film Slumdog Millionaire. This story reflects, amongst other issues, the survival strategies of kids living on the streets in towns in India and the happy ending for one of them.
Juliet MacDonald, Susan Terblanche
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Psychosocial Factors and Workers’ Health and Safety [PDF]
BioMed Research International, 2015 1Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL, Monte Porzio Catone, 00040 Rome, Italy 2Research Center for Public Health, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy 3Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety, A World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Occupational Health, University of South ...
Sergio Iavicoli +4 more
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