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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
A Taxonomy of the Common Tasks and the Development of a Risk Index for Physical Load Assessment in Nursing Job (Original Article)
Background: Nursing service is a nonroutine work with an excessive physical load and diverse tasks. This study derived representative common tasks based on the frequently occurring tasks with a high physical load in the nursing workers' daily work…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Application of Fuzzy Logic for Predicting of Mine Fire in Underground Coal Mine (Original Article)
Background: Spontaneous combustion of coal is one of the factors which causes direct or indirect gas and dust explosion, mine fire, the release of toxic gases, loss of reserve, and loss of miners' life. To avoid these incidents, the prediction of…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Business Cycle and Occupational Accidents in Korea (Original Article)
Background: Occupational accidents occur for a variety of reasons, such as unsafe behaviors of workers and insufficient safety equipment at the workplace, but there are also various economic and social factors that can impact working conditions and…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Cancer Perceptions Among Smokeless Tobacco Users: A Qualitative Study of US Firefighters (Original Article)
Background: Prevalence rates of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use among firefighters are remarkably high and substantially higher than similar occupational groups and the general U.S. population. The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Chemical Exposure, Risk of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, and Occupational Safety (Letter)
The study by Pérez-Crespo et al [1] reports interesting results about the prevalence of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) among university researchers in Spain [1]. Surprisingly, they have found no difference in the prevalence of MCS between women…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Cognitive Ability in Midlife and Labor Market Participation Among Older Workers: Prospective Cohort Study With Register Follow-up (Original Article)
Background: The study aimed to determine the association of individual cognitive ability in late midlife with labor market participation among older workers.
Methods: This prospective cohort study estimates the risk of long-term sickness absence,…
Methods: This prospective cohort study estimates the risk of long-term sickness absence,…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
COVID-19 Risk Factors Among Health Workers: A Rapid Review (Review Article)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) poses an important occupational health risk to health workers (HWs) that has attracted global scrutiny. To date, several thousand HWs globally have been reported as infected with the severe acute respiratory…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Developing Concentration Index of Industrial and Occupational Accidents: The Case of European Countries (Original Article)
Background: From only frequency rate of industrial accidents, it is difficult to define the industry
composition of accident statistics in a nation. This study aims to propose and develop a new index for
measuring the degree of concentration of…
composition of accident statistics in a nation. This study aims to propose and develop a new index for
measuring the degree of concentration of…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Do Low Self-Esteem and High Stress Lead to Burnout Among Health-Care Workers? Evidence From a Tertiary Hospital in Bangalore, India (Original Article)
Background: Low self-esteem can be an issue among health-care workers due to the hierarchical medical system. Health-care workers are also in a high pressure environment that can lead to stress and burnout. This study was conducted to estimate the…