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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Workplace injury"”.
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Measuring Employee Engagement: Are Engaged Employees Less Likely to Sustain a Workplace Injury?
… employees are more likely to sustain an injury while on the job. Specifically, this study analyzes employee engagement with other employees, employee engagement with management, employee engagement with policies and procedures as well as employee's self-initiative. A Likert-scale survey …
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The cost of workplace injury in Mauritius, Barbados, and the Gold Coast, 1925-1943
… liable for compensation to employees in case of workplace injury. Despite Great Britain’s non-ratification of the International Labour Office (ILO) convention on injury compensation (1925), in 1930 the Colonial Office circulated the Mauritius WCO as a model bill to all British colonies, …
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Workplace injuries, early opioid prescribing, and disability in Washington State
… high-risk opioid prescribing and duration of workplace disability among injured workers, and (3) conducted an interrupted time series analysis to measure the effects of recent Washington State guidelines and rules on opioid prescribing among injured workers in a workers’ compensation setting. …
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Effects of Occupational Exoskeletons on Responses to Simulated Slips and Trips
Occupational exoskeletons are designed to reduce workplace injury risk by decreasing work demands. Due to their relatively recent development, there has been limited research into potential unintended and undesirable consequences of wearing them. The goal of this thesis was to investigate the …
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Validation and evaluation of a disability measure for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder screening in the workplace and prognostic factors of long-term disability
… American working population is disabled due to workplace injury or illness. This dissertation addresses prevention of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders and the predictors of long-term disability. Early detection of musculoskeletal disorders is key to successful treatment and to minimize …
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Application of the Traditional Epidemiological Model to Predict Occupational Injury Rates in Manufacturing Industries
… of disease causation in modeling occupational injury rates and the presence of occupational illness in the manufacturing industry. More specifically, this research involved use of the agent, host, and environment constructs of the Traditional Epidemiological Model to examine the effects of five …
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The Relationship Between Workplace Absenteeism and Alcohol Use: A Day-to-Day Examination
… day-to-day relationship between alcohol use and workplace absenteeism among participants (<em>N</em> = 302) employed full-time in one of three large companies located in the northeastern U.S. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather information from employees on their daily use of alcohol …
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Three Studies on Hedging Activities and Managerial Opportunism
… study explores the impact of share pledging on workplace safety. Using establishment-level data on workplace safety from Occupational Safety and Health Administration, I find that firms with insider share pledging exhibit higher workplace injury/illness. The channel analyses suggest that the …
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Three Studies on Hedging Activities and Managerial Opportunism
… study explores the impact of share pledging on workplace safety. Using establishment-level data on workplace safety from Occupational Safety and Health Administration, I find that firms with insider share pledging exhibit higher workplace injury/illness. The channel analyses suggest that the …
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Design and Control of Quasi-direct Drive Actuation for Lightweight and Versatile Wearable Robots
… wearers and disabilities, such as help with workplace injury prevention, pediatric and elderly rehabilitation, home care, and power augmentation.</p> <p>My research focuses on</p> <p>1) Developing an innovative actuation paradigm to design compliant AND high bandwidth lightweight …