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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 3 2021
The Chronic Health Effects of Work-Related Stressors Experienced by Police Communications Workers (Original Article)
Background: Law enforcement communications (i.e., 911 dispatch and call takers) is a challenging and stressful occupation. The purpose of this study is to identify the main stressors associated with employment in law enforcement communications, and…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 3 2021
The Factors Affecting Unsafe Behaviors of Iranian Workers: A Qualitative Study Based on Grounded Theory (Original Article)
Background: Some researchers state that they are not yet able to provide a deep understanding of the underlying causes of unsafe behaviors (UBs). Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the attitudes and experiences of Iranian…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 3 2021
The Relationship Between Night Shift Work and the Risk of Abnormal Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone: A Hospital-Based Nine-Year Follow-up Retrospective Cohort Study in Taiwan (Original Article)
Background: Health-care providers typically undergo shift work and are subjected to increased stress. Night shift work may induce disturbed sleep cycles and circadian rhythm. The objective of this study was to explore if night shift workers (NSWs)…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
A Retrospective Comparative Study of Serbian Underground Coalmining Injuries (Original article)
Background: During 2011, a study was undertaken to assess safety conditions in Serbian underground coalmines by analysis of injury data. The study covered all Serbian coalmines, identified week spots from the aspect of safety, and recommended…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
Comments on a Case Study on Engineering Failure Analysis of Link Chain (Letter to the Editor)
The article by Tae-Gu Kim et al. conducted elastic FE modeling, which was inappropriate for fracture of elastic-plastic chain material (11.3% of elongation). FE analysis results and the findings in the fractographic analysis did not tally but…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
Critical Hazard Factors in the Risk Assessments of Industrial Robots: Causal Analysis and Case Studies (Original article)
Background: With the increasing demand for industrial robots and the “noncontact” trend, it is an appropriate point in time to examine whether risk assessments conducted for robot operations are
performed effectively to identify and eliminate the…
performed effectively to identify and eliminate the…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
Defining a “Safe System of Work” (Short Communication)
Providing a “safe system of work” is the essence of the general duties that employers have to their employees under workplace health and safety regulations. Despite this, consistent and appropriate definition of what constitutes a safe system of work…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
Demographic, Lifestyle, and Physical Health Predictors of Sickness Absenteeism in Nursing: A Meta-Analysis (Original article)
Background: Sickness absenteeism is an area of concern in nursing and is more concerning given the recent impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare. This study is one of two meta-analyses that
examined sickness absenteeism in nursing. In this…
examined sickness absenteeism in nursing. In this…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
Development of Korean Version Burnout Syndrome Scale (KBOSS) Using WHO’s Definition of Burnout Syndrome (Original article)
Background: Burnout syndrome (BOS) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. This study aims to create the Korean version burnout…