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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
The Association Between Long Working Hours and Infertility (Original article)
Background: This study aimed to investigate whether working long hours was related to infertility among female Korean workers, while taking age into consideration.
Methods: We used data from the 2018 National Survey on Fertility and Family Health…
Methods: We used data from the 2018 National Survey on Fertility and Family Health…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
The Author Response: A Case Study on Engineering Failure Analysis of Link Chain (Letters to the Editor)
The authors thank Dr Yu for his interest in our findings on engi-
neering failure analysis of link chains [1] and his valuable criticism
of our findings [2]. We respond to his comments as follows, focus-
sing on the content of the question (Figs.…
neering failure analysis of link chains [1] and his valuable criticism
of our findings [2]. We respond to his comments as follows, focus-
sing on the content of the question (Figs.…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 12 Issue 4 2021
The Impact of Adverse Employment and Working Conditions on the Risk of Workplace Injury in Canada (Original article)
Background: Employment standards (ES) include having a regular payday, regular breaks, the right to paid sick or vacation time, and paid wages. Inadequate ES contribute to the labour market vulnerability of workers; however, they are not typically…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Acknowledgement of Reviewers
On behalf of the Editorial Board of Safety and Health at Work, the Editors-in-Chief gratefully acknowledge the following professionals for taking their valuable time and contributing their sophisticated knowledge of occupational safety and health to…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Analyzing Safety Culture in Sri Lankan Industrial Chemical Laboratories (Original article)
Background: A laboratory where chemicals are handled can be considered a hazardous environment, and hence, prudent practices should be strictly enforced. If not, deadly accidents and incidents could occur due to a lack of safety practices and poor…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Association Between Work Status and the Use of Healthcare Services Among Women in the Republic of Korea (Original article)
Introduction: Previous studies on occupational health focussed predominately on the occurrence of occupational diseases. Relatively few studies have measured how employment is associated with the use of healthcare services. This study investigates…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Author’s Response to Letters to the Editor regarding “Risk Assessment for Toluene Diisocyanate and Respiratory Disease Human Studies” (Letter to the Editor)
To the editor,
In response to the comments of [letter by Osman-Sypher] the
healthy worker survivor effect (HWSE) is now recognized as an
important potential source of bias in occupational disease epidemi-
ology [1,2]. It is particularly…
In response to the comments of [letter by Osman-Sypher] the
healthy worker survivor effect (HWSE) is now recognized as an
important potential source of bias in occupational disease epidemi-
ology [1,2]. It is particularly…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Bioaerosol Exposure and in vitro Activation of Toll-like Receptors in a Norwegian Waste Sorting Plant (Original article)
Background: The global shift toward greener societies demands new technologies and work operations in the waste-management sector. However, progressive industrial methods do not necessarily consider workers’ health. This study characterized workers’…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 1 2022
Challengeable Legislation Against Fatal Occupational Accidents in Republic of Korea : Serious Accidents Punishment Act of Korea (Editorial)
The fatal occupational accident (injury) rate in Republic of Korea
remains higher than that in the European Union (EU) countries,
although there has been great success in preventing occupational
accidents in the last two decades [1]. In 2021,…
remains higher than that in the European Union (EU) countries,
although there has been great success in preventing occupational
accidents in the last two decades [1]. In 2021,…