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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
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
A Hierarchical Solution Approach for Occupational Health and Safety Inspectors' Task Assignment Problem (Original article)
Background: Occupational health and safety (OHS) is a significant interest of all governments to prevent workplace hazards. Although appropriate legislation and regulations are essentials for the protection of workers, they are solely not enough.…
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
A Comparative Study of the Methods to Assess Occupational Noise Exposures of Fish Harvesters (Original Article)
Background: Noise-induced hearing loss is a well-known occupational disease that affects many fish
harvesters from many fisheries worldwide, whose risk factor is prolonged exposure to hazardous noise
levels. To date, academic research activities…
harvesters from many fisheries worldwide, whose risk factor is prolonged exposure to hazardous noise
levels. To date, academic research activities…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Workers' Exposure to Indium Compounds at the Electronics Industry in Republic of Korea (Original article)
Objectives: The aim of this study was to provide baseline data for the assessment of exposure to indium and to prevent adverse health effects among workers engaged in the electronics and related industries in Republic of Korea.
Methods: Total (n 1⁄4…
Methods: Total (n 1⁄4…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Compliance with Recommendations on Work Schedule for Shift Nurses in South Korea (Original article)
Background: A well-designed shift schedule has been reported to have a positive effect on improving health problems associated with shift work. This study aimed to identify compliance with the 17 recommendations on work schedule (WSRs) for shift…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Determining Potassium Bromate in the Inhalable Aerosol Fraction in Workplace Air with Ion Chromatography (Original article)
Background: The article presents the results of studies performed in order to develop a new method of airborne potassium bromate(V) determination at workplaces.
Methods: The method is based on a collection of the inhalable fraction of potassium…
Methods: The method is based on a collection of the inhalable fraction of potassium…
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…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 2 2021
Factors that Affect Depression and Anxiety in Service and Sales Workers Who Interact With Angry Clients (Original article)
Introduction: We evaluated depression and anxiety in service and sales workers from Korea who
interacted with angry clients to identify factors that mediated and moderated depression and anxiety in
these workers.
Methods: This was a secondary…
interacted with angry clients to identify factors that mediated and moderated depression and anxiety in
these workers.
Methods: This was a secondary…