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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Activity Level and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Physical Workload During Working Career (Short Communication)
The increasing prevalence of inactivity and obesity, along with aging, has implications on work capacity
of labor force. This study reports the relationships between activity level and BMI by age with objectively measured physical workload. Data…
of labor force. This study reports the relationships between activity level and BMI by age with objectively measured physical workload. Data…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers (Original Article)
Background: Headache/eyestrain symptoms are common health problems that people experience in
daily life. Various studies have examined risk factors contributing to headache/eyestrains, and physi-
cochemical exposure was found to be a leading risk…
daily life. Various studies have examined risk factors contributing to headache/eyestrains, and physi-
cochemical exposure was found to be a leading risk…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Automated Systems and Trust: Mineworkers’ Trust in Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines (Original Article)
Background: Collisions involving workers and mobile machines continue to be a major concern in underground coal mines. Over the last 30 years, these collisions have resulted in numerous injuries and fatalities. Recently, the Mine Safety and Health…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Biomonitoring of Metal Exposure During Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) (Original Article)
Background: Additive manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly expanding new technology involving challenges to occupational health. Here, metal exposure in an AM facility with large-scale metallic component production was investigated during two consecutive…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Calibration of Portable Particulate Matter-Monitoring Device using Web Query and Machine Learning (Original Article)
Background: Monitoring and control of PM2.5 are being recognized as key to address health issues
attributed to PM2.5. Availability of low-cost PM2.5 sensors made it possible to introduce a number of
portable PM2.5 monitors based on light scattering…
attributed to PM2.5. Availability of low-cost PM2.5 sensors made it possible to introduce a number of
portable PM2.5 monitors based on light scattering…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Long Commute Time and Sleep Problems with Gender Difference in WorkeLife Balance: A Cross-sectional Study of More than 25,000 Workers (Original Article)
Background: There is a lack of statistical analysis investigating the relationship between sleep problems and commute time in Korea. We aimed to analyze the association between representative health symptoms, sleep disturbances, and commute time…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Multimorbidity and Its Impact on Workers: A Review of Longitudinal Studies (Review Article)
Objective: This study investigates the impact of multimorbidity on work through a literature review of longitudinal studies.
Methods: A systematic review was carried out in the databases Lilacs, SciELO, PAHO, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science,…
Methods: A systematic review was carried out in the databases Lilacs, SciELO, PAHO, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science,…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Mystery Shopping and Well-Being of Service Workers in South Korea (Original Article)
Background: Mystery shopping is a method in which a company monitors quality of service and employee conduct and compliance with regulations using an evaluator posing as a customer. It is a
typical tool of customer-centered bureaucratic control…
typical tool of customer-centered bureaucratic control…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Occupational Exposure to Potentially Infectious Biological Material Among Physicians, Dentists, and Nurses at a University (Original Article)
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of accidents with biological material, the level of knowledge, and compliance to standard precautions (SPs) among
dentists, physicians, nurses, and dental and…
dentists, physicians, nurses, and dental and…