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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 3 2022
Musculoskeletal Model for Assessing Firefighters’ Internal Forces and Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders During Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Carriage (Original article)
Background: Firefighters are required to carry self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), which increases the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. This study assessed the newly recruited firefighters’ internal forces and potential musculoskeletal…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 2 2022
Working in a Risky Environment: Coping and Risk Handling Strategies Among Small-scale Miners in Ghana (Original article)
Background: It is estimated that about 13 million artisanal and small-scale miners carry out their activities under harsh, precarious, unfriendly, and risky conditions. Yet, our understanding of the extent to
which these workers use personal…
which these workers use personal…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 2 2022
The Evaluation of Personal Protective Equipment Usage Habit of Mining Employees Using Structural Equation Modeling (Original article)
Background: In occupational studies, it is a known situation that technical and organizational attempts are used to prevent occupational accidents. Especially in the mining sector, if these attempts cannot
prevent occupational accidents, personal…
prevent occupational accidents, personal…
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…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
Overview of Legal Measures for Managing Workplace COVID-19 Infection Risk in Several Asia-Pacific Countries (Original article)
Background: Despite the lack of official COVID-19 statistics, various workplaces and occupations have been at the center of COVID-19 outbreaks. We aimed to compare legal measures and governance
established for managing COVID-19 infection risks at…
established for managing COVID-19 infection risks at…