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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
A Taxonomy of the Common Tasks and the Development of a Risk Index for Physical Load Assessment in Nursing Job (Original Article)
Background: Nursing service is a nonroutine work with an excessive physical load and diverse tasks. This study derived representative common tasks based on the frequently occurring tasks with a high physical load in the nursing workers' daily work…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Work Hours and Cognitive Function: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (Original Article)
Background: Cognitive impairment is a public health burden. Our objective was to investigate associa-
tions between work hours and cognitive function.
Methods: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants (n 1⁄4 2,497; 50.7% men; age…
tions between work hours and cognitive function.
Methods: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants (n 1⁄4 2,497; 50.7% men; age…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Verbal Aggression Against Teacher and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Pain (Original Article)
Background: This study investigated the relationship between verbal aggression against school teachers and upper extremity (neck, shoulder, upper limb, and/or upper back) musculoskeletal pain.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 525…
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 525…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Using Workers’ Compensation Claims Data to Describe Nonfatal Injuries among Workers in Alaska (Original Article)
Background: To gain a better understanding of nonfatal injuries in Alaska, underutilized data sources such as workers’ compensation claims must be analyzed. The purpose of the current study was to utilize workers’ compensation claims data to estimate…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
The association Between Occupational Exposure to silica and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-Analysis (Review Article)
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with systemic inflammatory arthritis. This meta-analysis was conducted to examine the association between occupational exposure to silica and the risk of developing RA among different…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Resilience Engineering Indicators and Safety Management: A Systematic Review (Review Article)
A safe work environment is crucial in high-risk industries, such as construction refurbishment. Safety incidents caused by uncertainty and unexpected events in construction refurbishment systems are difficult to control using conventional safety…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Preventing Shift Work Disorder in Shift Health-care Workers (Short Communication)
The occurrence of the shift work disorder (SWD) in health-care workers (HCWs) employed in 24/7
hospital wards is a major concern through the world. In accordance with literature, SWD is the most frequent work-related disturb in HCWs working on shift…
hospital wards is a major concern through the world. In accordance with literature, SWD is the most frequent work-related disturb in HCWs working on shift…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Preventing Intra-hospital Infection and Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Health-care Workers (Short Communication)
Coronavirus disease 2019 poses an occupational health risk to health-care workers. Several thousand
health-care workers have already been infected, mainly in China. Preventing intra-hospital transmission of the communicable disease is therefore a…
health-care workers have already been infected, mainly in China. Preventing intra-hospital transmission of the communicable disease is therefore a…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Moist and Mold Exposure is Associated With High Prevalence of Neurological Symptoms and MCS in a Finnish Hospital Workers Cohort (Original Article)
Background: Indoor air dampness microbiota (DM) is a big health hazard. Sufficient evidence exists that
exposure to DM causes new asthma or exacerbation, dyspnea, infections of upper airways and allergic alveolitis. Less convincing evidence has yet…
exposure to DM causes new asthma or exacerbation, dyspnea, infections of upper airways and allergic alveolitis. Less convincing evidence has yet…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Moderated Mediation Effect of Mindfulness on the Relationship Between Muscular Skeletal Disease, Job Stress, and Turnover Among Korean Firefighters (Original Article)
Background: This study investigated the effect of increased job stress, caused by musculoskeletal disease (MSD) among firefighters, on a firefighter's intention to leave the profession, henceforth referred to as “turnover intention,” and verified the…