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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Field Attenuation of Foam Earplugs (Original Article)
Background: Hearing protection devices (HPDs) are often used in the workplace to prevent hearing
damage caused by noise. However, a factor that can lead to hearing loss in the workplace is improper
HPD fitting, and the previous literature has shown…
damage caused by noise. However, a factor that can lead to hearing loss in the workplace is improper
HPD fitting, and the previous literature has shown…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
In-house Contractors’ Exposure to Risks and Determinants of Industrial Accidents; With Focus on Companies Handling Hazardous Chemicals (Original article)
Background: The series of serious industrial accidents in recent years at contractors to large companies has highlighted risk outsourcing as a real and urgent problem. This study aims to review the difference in the degree of risk exposure and the…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Insufficient Rest Breaks at Workplace and Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Korean Kitchen Workers (Original Article)
Background: The socioeconomic burden of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) is significant, and kitchen work is a high-risk occupation for MSDs due to the intensive manual workload and repetitive movements that are involved. However, there are very few…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Letter to the Editor: Cancer Perceptions Among Smokeless Tobacco Users: A Qualitative Study of US Firefighters (Letter)
Jitnarin et al [1] have confirmed varied perceptions about cancer and smokeless tobacco use in the fire service, warranting further investigation on the effects of smokeless tobacco on cancer risk and the importance of public perception of such risk…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Occupational Health Could be the New Normal Challenge in the Trade and Health Cycle: Keywords Analysis Between 1990 and 2020 (Short Communication)
This brief report aims to establish the keyword content of studies on occupational health and safety -the key framework of the world of work in the trade and health domain. Data were collected from the SCOPUS database, focusing on articles on…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Prevalence and Effect of Workplace Violence against Emergency Nurses at a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study (Original article)
Introduction: Workplace violence (WPV) is a major occupational and health hazard for nurses. It affects
nurses’ physical and psychological well-being and impacts health service delivery. We aimed to assess
the prevalence and describe the…
nurses’ physical and psychological well-being and impacts health service delivery. We aimed to assess
the prevalence and describe the…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Risk Assessment for Toluene Diisocyanate and Respiratory Disease Human Studies (Original article)
Background: Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) is a highly reactive chemical that causes sensitization and has
also been associated with increased lung cancer. A risk assessment was conducted based on occupational epidemiologic estimates for several health…
also been associated with increased lung cancer. A risk assessment was conducted based on occupational epidemiologic estimates for several health…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Safety Culture: A Retrospective Analysis of Occupational Health and Safety Mining Reports (Original Article)
Background: In the mining industry, various methods of accident analysis have utilized official accident investigations to try and establish broader causation mechanisms. An emerging area of interest is identifying the extent to which cultural…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
The Author Response: Cancer Perceptions Among Smokeless Tobacco Users: A Qualitative Study of US Firefighters (Letter)
Dear Drs. Kang and Ko:
We thank Gao and colleagues for their interest in our paper entitled “Cancer Perceptions Among Smokeless Tobacco Users: A Qualitative Study of US Firefighters” [1]. We will now respond to the issues raised in the letter by Gao…
We thank Gao and colleagues for their interest in our paper entitled “Cancer Perceptions Among Smokeless Tobacco Users: A Qualitative Study of US Firefighters” [1]. We will now respond to the issues raised in the letter by Gao…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
The Author Response: Risk of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in Laboratory Workers (Letter)
In response to theletter to the Editor by Dr. Pigatto et al. [1],we want to clarify the following points about methods and results of our article,
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in chemical laboratory workers [2]. The sample of our studyismadeup of…
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in chemical laboratory workers [2]. The sample of our studyismadeup of…