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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 1 2019
The Relationship between Firefighters’ Work Demand and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Moderating Role of Task Characteristics (Original article)
Background: Emergency workers such as firefighters are cataloged within the most demanding and injurious professions globally. Considering the health and safety implications in firefighting, a lot of research needs to be conducted to examine how…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 2 2019
An Analysis of Individual and Social Factors Affecting Occupational Accidents (Original Article)
Background: Workforce health is one of the primary and most challenging issues, particularly in industrialized countries. This article aims at modeling the major factors affecting accidents in the workplace, including general health, workefamily…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 2 2019
Analysis of Injuries in the Ghanaian Mining Industry and Priority Areas for Research (Original Article)
Background: Despite improvements in safety performance, the number and severity of mining-related injuries remain high and unacceptable, indicating that further reduction can be achieved. This study examines occupational accident statistics of the…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 2 2019
Comparison of the Impact of an Optimized Ice Cooling Vest and a Paraffin Cooling Vest on Physiological and Perceptual Strain (Original Article)
Background: Ice cooling vests can cause tissue damage and have no flexibility. Therefore, these two
undesirable properties of ice cooling vest were optimized, and the present study was aimed to compare the impact of the optimized ice cooling vest…
undesirable properties of ice cooling vest were optimized, and the present study was aimed to compare the impact of the optimized ice cooling vest…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 2 2019
Contributors to Fatigue of Mine Workers in the South African Gold and Platinum Sector (Original Article)
Background: Mine workers in South Africa face challenges relating to poor health and safety, including fatigue risks, and poor socioeconomic and living conditions. Fatigue results in impaired mental and physical performance. The aim of this study was…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 2 2019
Crashes and Traffic Signal Violations Caused by Commercial Motorcycle Couriers (Original Article)
Background: Motorcycles are one of the important members of commercial transportation because of the convenient use during congested traffic conditions and the ease of parking in narrow streets. This study investigates the characteristics of crashes…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 2 2019
Evaluation of Matrix Effects in Quantifying Microbial Secondary Metabolites in Indoor Dust Using Ultraperformance Liquid ChromatographeTandem Mass Spectrometer (Original Article)
Background: Liquid chromatographyetandem mass spectrometry (LC-MSMS) for simultaneous analysis
of multiple microbial secondary metabolites (MSMs) is potentially subject to interference by matrix components.
Methods: We examined potential matrix…
of multiple microbial secondary metabolites (MSMs) is potentially subject to interference by matrix components.
Methods: We examined potential matrix…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 2 2019
Expectations for “SHAW” and its Perspectives (Editorial)
The Safety and Health at Work, SHAW, was established in 2010 and emerged with the Science Citation Index Expanded in 2018. Hitherto, the SHAW has contributed to the development of both it-self as a research journal and research on occupational health…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 2 2019
Exposure to Atmospheric Particulates and Associated Respirable Deposition Dose to Street Vendors at the Residential and Commercial Sites in Dehradun City (Original Article)
Background: Street vendors spend relatively more time near roadways and are vulnerable to air pollution related health disorders. However, there is limited information on the quality of the air they breathe. The objectives of this present study were…