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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Work Reentry After Childbirth: Predictors of Self-Rated Health in Month One Among a Sample of University Faculty and Staff (Original Article)
Background: Childbirth represents a significant transition for women, with physical and psychological sequelae. Reentry to the workplace during the postpartum period is understudied, with implications for maternal well-being and job-related outcomes.…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Occupation Based on Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey From 1998 to 2015 (Original Article)
Background: It is well known that the prevalence of obesity in Korea is increasing over time, however it is not known how the trends among occupational groups and sex differ in such increasing trends. This
study was designed to provide recent trends…
study was designed to provide recent trends…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Spatial Changes in Work Capacity for Occupations Vulnerable to Heat Stress: Potential Regional Impacts From Global Climate Change (Original Article)
Background: As the impact of climate change intensifies, exposure to heat stress will grow, leading to a loss of work capacity for vulnerable occupations and affecting individual labor decisions. This study estimates the future work capacity under…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Operation (Original Article)
Background: The relationship between risk factors and likelihood of occupational injury has been
studied. However, what has been published has only provided a limited explanation of why some of the
employees working in the same environment as other…
studied. However, what has been published has only provided a limited explanation of why some of the
employees working in the same environment as other…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Repeat Auditing of Primary Health-care Facilities Against Standards for Occupational Health and Infection Control: A Study of Compliance and Reliability (Original Article)
Background: The elevated risk of occupational infection such as tuberculosis among health workers in many countries raises the question of whether the quality of occupational health and safety (OHS) and infection prevention and control (IPC) can be…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Prevalence of MSDs and Postural Risk Assessment in Floor Mopping Activity Through Subjective and Objective Measures (Original Article)
Background: Residential and commercial cleaning is a part of our daily routine to maintain sanitation
around the environment. Health care of professionals involved in such cleaning activities has become a major concern all over the world. The…
around the environment. Health care of professionals involved in such cleaning activities has become a major concern all over the world. The…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Patterns of Cancer-Related Risk Behaviors Among Construction Workers in Hong Kong: A Latent Class Analysis Approach (Original Article)
Background: Hong Kong's construction industry currently faces a manpower crisis. Blue-collar workers are a disadvantaged group and suffer higher levels of chronic diseases, for example, cancer, than the wider population. Cancer risk factors are…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Mediating Effects of Burnout in the Association Between Emotional Labor and Turnover Intention in Korean Clinical Nurses (Original Article)
Background: The current lack of the number of nurses and high nurse turnover rate leads to major
problems for the health-care system in terms of cost, patient care ability, and quality of care. Theoretically, burnout may help link emotional labor…
problems for the health-care system in terms of cost, patient care ability, and quality of care. Theoretically, burnout may help link emotional labor…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Evaluation of Short-Term Exposure Levels on Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide During Manure-Handling Processes at Livestock Farms (Original Article)
Background: Ammonia and hydrogen sulfide are harmful gases generated during aerobic/anaerobic
bacterial decomposition of livestock manure. We evaluated ammonia and hydrogen sulfide concentra
tions generated from workplaces at livestock farms and…
bacterial decomposition of livestock manure. We evaluated ammonia and hydrogen sulfide concentra
tions generated from workplaces at livestock farms and…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 1 2020
Evaluation of a New Workplace Protection Factor-Measuring Method for Filtering Facepiece Respirator (Original Article)
Background: This study aims to assess whether the TSI PortaCount (Model 8020) is a measuring
instrument comparable with the flame photometer. This would provide an indication for the suitability
of the PortaCount for determining the workplace…
instrument comparable with the flame photometer. This would provide an indication for the suitability
of the PortaCount for determining the workplace…