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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Biomonitoring of Metal Exposure During Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) (Original Article)
Background: Additive manufacturing (AM) is a rapidly expanding new technology involving challenges to occupational health. Here, metal exposure in an AM facility with large-scale metallic component production was investigated during two consecutive…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Automated Systems and Trust: Mineworkers’ Trust in Proximity Detection Systems for Mobile Machines (Original Article)
Background: Collisions involving workers and mobile machines continue to be a major concern in underground coal mines. Over the last 30 years, these collisions have resulted in numerous injuries and fatalities. Recently, the Mine Safety and Health…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Activity Level and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Physical Workload During Working Career (Short Communication)
The increasing prevalence of inactivity and obesity, along with aging, has implications on work capacity
of labor force. This study reports the relationships between activity level and BMI by age with objectively measured physical workload. Data…
of labor force. This study reports the relationships between activity level and BMI by age with objectively measured physical workload. Data…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 3 2019
The Mental Health and Occupational Characteristic of Horse Stable Hand Workers in Korea (Case Report)
The horse stable hand workers are one of the most important occupations in horse-racing industry.
However, suicide problem of the horse stable hand workers in Korea has raised the necessity of new
study on how these workers experience mental health…
However, suicide problem of the horse stable hand workers in Korea has raised the necessity of new
study on how these workers experience mental health…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 3 2019
The Interaction of Cognitive Interference, Standing Surface, and Fatigue on Lower Extremity Muscle Activity (Original Article)
Background: Performing cognitive tasks and muscular fatigue have been shown to increase muscle activity of the lower extremity during quiet standing. A common intervention to reduce muscular fatigue is to provide a softer shoe-surface interface.…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 3 2019
Supporting Those Who Provide Support: Work-Related Resources and Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Victim Advocates (Original Article)
Background/Aims: Victim advocates are at risk of developing secondary traumatic stress (STS), which can result from witnessing or listening to accounts of traumatic events. This study investigated the relationship between victim status, years of…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 3 2019
Sleep Assessment During Shift Work in Korean Firefighters: A Cross-Sectional Study (Original Article)
Background: This cross-sectional study assessed the sleep quality using the ActiGraph and investigated the relationship between the parameters of sleep assessment and the type of shift work in Korean firefighters.
Methods: The participants were 359…
Methods: The participants were 359…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 3 2019
Screening of Workers with Presumed Occupational Methanol Poisoning: The Applicablility of a National Active Occupational Disease Surveillance System (Original Article)
Background: Methyl alcohol poisoning in mobile phoneemanufacturing factories during 2015e2016 was caused by methyl alcohol use for cleaning in computerized numerical control (CNC) processes. To determine whether there were health complications in…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 3 2019
Occupational Characteristics of Semiconductor Workers with Cancer and Rare Diseases Registered with a Workers’ Compensation Program in Korea (Original Article)
Background: The aim of this study was to describe the types of diseases that developed in semiconductor workers who have registered with the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service (KWCWS) and to identify potential common occupational…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 3 2019
Injury Fear, Stigma, and Reporting in Professional Dancers (Original Article)
Background: Professional dance is a physically demanding career path with a high injury prevalence, yet an ingrained culture of hiding or pushing through injuries. Developing better knowledge surrounding the cultural beliefs and behaviors related to…