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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 14 Issue 1 2023
Cardiac Arrest Management in the Workplace: Improving but Not Enough? (Short Communication)
The aim was to describe out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurring in the workplace of a large emergency network, and compare the evolution of their management in the last 15 years. A retrospective
study based on data from the Northern Alps…
study based on data from the Northern Alps…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 14 Issue 1 2023
Associations between Poorer Mental Health with Work-Related Effort, Reward, and Overcommitment among a Sample of Formal US Solid Waste Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Original article)
Background: Effortereward imbalance (ERI) and overcommitment at work have been associated poorer mental health. However, nonlinear and nonadditive effects have not been investigated previously.
Methods: The association between effort, reward, and…
Methods: The association between effort, reward, and…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 14 Issue 1 2023
Application of Ecological Momentary Assessment in Studies with Rotation Workers in the Resources and Related Construction Sectors: A Systematic Review (Review Article)
Whilst Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) can provide important insights over time and across contexts among rotation workers whose work periods alternate with leave at home, it can also be challenging to implement in the resources and…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 14 Issue 1 2023
A Repository for Publications on Basic Occupational Health Services and Similar Health Care Innovations (Original article)
Background: Occupational health services are not available for more than 80% of the global workforce. This pertains especially to informal workers, workers in agriculture and in small enterprises, and self-employed. Many are working in hazardous…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
ZIMGOBIO - Biomonitoring and Health Data from two ASGM areas in Zimbabwe
Background: ASGM is in an important economic driver in Zimbabwe, especially during the ongoing severe economic crisis of the country, gold mining is an important source of income for a growing part of the population.
Methods: A cross-sectional…
Methods: A cross-sectional…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Worker health and safety in a changing climate
Scientific reports on the advance of climate change signal ‘code red for humanity’ according to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The threats to the health and well-being of workers mirror those faced by the population at large, but with…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
What Kind of Mask Should Workers and the Public Wear for an Aerosol-Transmissible Infectious Disease?
In a Commentary published by the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) in early 2020, I demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 easily fulfills the criteria for biological plausibility of aerosol transmission. Not…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
What Does Reduction of Silica Mean in Terms of Preventing TB?
Introduction: Silica exposure is a substantial risk factor for TB disease: a recent systematic review1 found a pooled relative risk for TB in those with silicosis of 4.01 (95% CI 2.88 e 5.58). The TB risk was lower when silicosis was excluded.…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Video based Modular Training on Occupational Health risks in Informal Work for Primary Care Physicians in India
Introduction: Mission Basic Occupational Health Services of the Indian Association of Occupational Health has been working to accentuate Occupational Health competency of primary health care personnel. Limitations of organizing contact training…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
Tuberculosis and silicosis burden in artisanal and small-scale gold miners in a large occupational health outreach programme in Zimbabwe
Introduction: Artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) labor under archaic working conditions and are exposed to high levels of silica dust. Exposure to silica dust has been associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis and silicosis. ASMs are…