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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Workplace Violence in Workers with Multi-Party Employment Arrangements: Results from the Korean National Representative Survey (Original article)
Background: Despite a growing number of investigations exploring the health problems in precarious workers, there is still a paucity of studies investigating workplace violence in workers with multi-party employment arrangements (WMPEAs). This study…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Cohort Profile: Gachon Regional Occupational Cohort Study (GROCS) (Original article)
Background/Aims: The Gachon Regional Occupational Cohort Study (GROCS) is a large-scale longitudinal study of occupational safety and health data (covering Work Environment Monitoring, Workers’ Health
Surveillance, and Occupational Health Service)…
Surveillance, and Occupational Health Service)…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Whole-Body Vibration Exposure vis-à-vis Musculoskeletal Health Risk of Dumper Operators Compared to a Control Group in Coal Mines (Original article)
Background: Whole-body vibration (WBV) exposure of coal mine dumper operators poses numerous health hazards. The case-control study was aimed at assessing the relative musculoskeletal health risk of
dumper operators’ exposure to WBV with reference…
dumper operators’ exposure to WBV with reference…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Comparisons of Core Temperature Between a Telemetric Pill and Heart Rate Estimated Core Temperature in Firefighters (Original article)
Background: Firefighters may experience high environmental temperatures or carry out intensive physical tasks, or both, which leads to increased core body temperature and risk of fatalities. Hence there
is a need to remotely and non-invasively…
is a need to remotely and non-invasively…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Challengeable Legislation Against Fatal Occupational Accidents in Republic of Korea : Serious Accidents Punishment Act of Korea (Editorial)
The fatal occupational accident (injury) rate in Republic of Korea
remains higher than that in the European Union (EU) countries,
although there has been great success in preventing occupational
accidents in the last two decades [1]. In 2021,…
remains higher than that in the European Union (EU) countries,
although there has been great success in preventing occupational
accidents in the last two decades [1]. In 2021,…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Risk Assessment for Toluene Diisocyanate and Respiratory Disease Human Studies” (Letter to the Editor)
To the Editor,
We would like to provide comments on an article by Park [1] that was recently published in Safety and Health at Work. The article describes an alternative method to address healthy worker effect (HWE) bias as it relates to the…
We would like to provide comments on an article by Park [1] that was recently published in Safety and Health at Work. The article describes an alternative method to address healthy worker effect (HWE) bias as it relates to the…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Author’s Response to Letters to the Editor regarding “Risk Assessment for Toluene Diisocyanate and Respiratory Disease Human Studies” (Letter to the Editor)
To the editor,
In response to the comments of [letter by Osman-Sypher] the
healthy worker survivor effect (HWSE) is now recognized as an
important potential source of bias in occupational disease epidemi-
ology [1,2]. It is particularly…
In response to the comments of [letter by Osman-Sypher] the
healthy worker survivor effect (HWSE) is now recognized as an
important potential source of bias in occupational disease epidemi-
ology [1,2]. It is particularly…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: The Psychological Well-Being in a Cohort of Workers of a Multinational Company (Original article)
Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychological well-being (PWB) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in workers of a multinational company.
Methods: Employees (aged 18 years) were recruited from Latin…
Methods: Employees (aged 18 years) were recruited from Latin…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Veterinarians as a Risk Group for Zoonoses: Exposure, Knowledge and Protective Practices in Finland (Original article)
Background: Veterinarians may encounter a variety of zoonotic pathogens in their work.
Methods: We conducted two cross-sectional questionnaire studies among veterinarians in Finland. Participants were recruited during two Annual Veterinary…
Methods: We conducted two cross-sectional questionnaire studies among veterinarians in Finland. Participants were recruited during two Annual Veterinary…