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Showing 1 to 20 of 129 for “"Occupational Safety"”.
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Occupational Safety Surveillance Using a Statistical Monitoring Approach
… are detected early, new hazard controls and safety initiatives can be introduced in order to actively reduce or prevent the occurrence of these events. Unfortunately, many safety systems currently monitor and report data that has been aggregated over long time periods, making it difficult to …
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Three Essays on Occupational Safety and Labor Market Outcomes
<p>This dissertation comprises of three papers on occupational safety and health. Occupational injuries and illnesses are prevalent and costly. To reduce workplace injuries and the associated costs, the government uses workplace inspections and the associated penalties as the primary enforcement …
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Study on promote occupational safety and health practices in construction projects
… systematically in the construction industry. Safety is an important issue, but many employers do not feel it is vital to the success of companies. For a long time, the construction industry has been labeled as with poor OSHP and performance, which needs stern attention and in-depth research to …
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Development and evaluation of a safety culture survey for occupational safety
… at four industrial plants, and evaluation of the Safety Culture Survey (SCS). The SCS consists of three scales: the Actively Caring Scale (ACS), the Safety Perception Scale (SPS), and the Risk Propensity Scale (RPS). The ACS measures person factors related to one's propensity to actively care for …
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Occupational safety model in maintenance operations: a case study of a service company
… such as the risk matrix, continuous IPERC, and safety procedures are assigned. The model was implemented in medium and low voltage electrical work, where a higher level of risk was identified through the risk matrix, specifically in the maintenance activities of medium and low voltage electrical …
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Continuous improvement of occupational safety performance in aerospace production systems through collaborative automation
Employee health and safety are a top priority in aerospace manufacturing. As companies increase their production systems capacity in preparation for upcoming rate targets, new opportunities for continuous improvement start becoming evident and time critical. A strong collaboration of Health and …
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Evaluation of learning transfer outcomes of a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (Coss) training course
… “transfer of training” assessment of a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS) certification training course provided by the Alliance Safety Council, a non-profit organization which provides COSS training throughout the United States targeting individuals who work in the safety and health …
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Management Commitment In Occupational Safety And Health As It Relates To Federal Agency Programs
… their OSH programs. Since the inception of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and their revelation that management commitment is critical to OSH program success, senior leadership has struggled exercising this concept. Many safety professionals, such as those cited in the …
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A study of behavioural change in occupational safety in a metal works at Shenzhen, China
… combined behavioural and attitudinal approach in occupational safety in a Hong Kong-based metal house in Shenzhen, China in an attempt to modify the safety behaviours and attitudes of the workers by means of posted feedback plus goal-setting. To the best of the researcher's knowledge, this is the …
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Improving Occupational Safety & Health Interventions: A Comparison of Safety Self-Efficacy & Safety Stages of Change
… a disabling injury every 10 minutes (National Safety Council, 1999). Every year more than 80,000 Americans are permanently disabled as a result of injury to the brain or spinal cord. Thus, unintentional injury represents a serious public health concern, and a theory-driven community, school, …
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An assessment of the impact of the OSHA enforcement program on the occupational safety and health market
… and behavioral conditions that can affect the safety and health of the workers. This dissertation presents an economic analysis which explains the processes which determine the actual safety and health properties of the workplace. Further than this, economic theory is used to predict how …
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Appraising The Current Status Of The National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health's Fatality Assessment Control Evaluation Program
… alarming reality, the government enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. This governmental legislation created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to regulate safety in the workplace; as well as, The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health who was …
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Workplace Explosions: A Comparison of the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
<p>This research compares how the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prevent the occurrence of and respond to incidents of workplace explosions in their industries. This was a qualitative study that utilized interpretivism as …
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A description of the occupational safety of large-scale food service units in the Metropole region under the management of the Provincial Administration Western Cape
… units, an investigation into what kind of occupational accidents most commonly occur and to determine the most common resources which is required. In this mini-thesis a description of the occupational safety in kitchens of hospitals located in the Metropole Region of the Western Cape under …
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The effect of different industrialized building system (IBS) construction methods compared to the conventional method on occupational safety and health (OSH) industry risks in construction
… data was collected through interviews with the safety and health officers, other than observed the operations involved in each type of IBS method to determine the major activities and OSH risks associated throughout the construction process of the IBS. Next, the activities and the risks involved …
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Leveraging Process Mining and Deep Learning to Improve Health and Safety Outcome Predictive Models
… domains: process optimization, healthcare, and occupational safety. The first contribution introduces the Adjacency Matrix Deep Learning Prediction (AXDP) Model, which combines graph theory and deep learning to forecast sequential events. AXDP demonstrated superior performance on eight public …
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An inquiry into significant factors for accident prevention embodied in the Factories Act
… which have been investigated by the Division of Occupational Safety of the Department of Manpower. Identifying features have been omitted. A limited comparison is made between the Factories Act and the British and American occupational safety acts. The proposed Machinery and Occupational Safety …
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Preparation of Immunogens and Antisera Monitoring for Eventual Radioimmunoassay Development of Benzidine.
… been evaluated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and determined to be potential human carcinogens. Several studies show that benzidine-based dyes are associated with animal disease states and human bladder cancer.
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Does facial physiognomy in the context of anoccupational safety and health message predict outcomes?
… or spokesperson as shown in the context of an occupational safety and health promotional message. This study endeavoured to establish to what extent facial presentation, and the evaluation thereof, influences the effectiveness of health promotional images. Five versions of facial physiognomy …
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